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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Henry Welling Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Ronald L. Underwood, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for shielding a human eye of a patient while allowing the human eye contact with the air. A lens of the apparatus is fashioned to one or both of the eyes and is optically clear and optically correct in that it does not distort the patient's vision. The optically correct aspect of the lens is achieved by either polishing a mold for the lens or alternatively, by die-cutting the lens from an optically correct material. The lens may be held in place by an adjustable strap. A plurality of vents to allow the eye contact with the air are a plurality of apertures in the lens or a plurality of spaces or holes in a cushioning structure, where the cushioning structure is coupled to the perimeter of the surface of the lens facing the eye.