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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Jagdish M. Jethmalani, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, Pasadena, CA (US);
Christian A. Sandstedt, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jagdish M. Jethmalani, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, Pasadena, CA (US);
Christian A. Sandstedt, Pasadena, CA (US);
Calhoun Vision, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to lenses that are capable of post-fabrication power modifications. In general, the inventive lenses comprise (i) a first polymer matrix and (ii) a refraction modulating composition that is capable of stimulus-induced polymerization dispersed therein. When at least a portion of the lens is exposed to an appropriate stimulus, the refraction modulating composition forms a second polymer matrix. The amount and location of the second polymer matrix may modify a lens characteristic such as lens power by changing its refractive index and/or by altering its shape. The inventive lenses have a number of applications in the electronics and medical fields as data storage means and as medical lenses, particularly intraocular lenses, respectively.