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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Melissa Bailey, Gahanna, OH (US);
Joseph T. Barr, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/049 (2013.01); G02C 7/047 (2013.01); G02C 7/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a soft contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens wherein the contact lens attaches to an upper eyelid of a wearer by the lenticular interacting with an upper tarsal plate of the upper eyelid of a wearer, wherein the contact lens is configured to provide one or more of an enhanced tear exchange, a greater tear layer thickness, or increased oxygen uptake of a cornea of a wearer.