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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Jack W. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jerry Dukes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Karin D. Mccarthy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Angie Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jack W. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jerry Dukes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Karin D. McCarthy, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Angie Bowers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides tinted contact lenses that include a limbal ring that serves to enhance the definition of the wearer's iris resulting in the iris appearing larger to viewer's of the lens wearer. The lens also incorporates a plurality of tapered spokes that overlie a portion or all of the of the wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention may be used as cosmetic lenses for enhancing or altering an individual's iris.