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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Xin Hong, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James Hoffman, Garland, TX (US);
Jihong Xie, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael Hamlin, Bedford, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xin Hong, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James Hoffman, Garland, TX (US);
Jihong Xie, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael Hamlin, Bedford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aspheric toric intraocular lens (IOL) having toricity and asphericity in a single lens. The toricity and asphericity may be provided on separate surfaces, such as an anterior surface and a posterior surface, or the toricity and asphericity may be combined onto a single surface. The edge thickness may be varied sinusoidal to maintain equal edge thickness at 45 degree meridian.