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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Xin Hong, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Drew Morgan, Apalachicola, FL (US);
Inventors:
Xin Hong, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Drew Morgan, Apalachicola, FL (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B23B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides an intraocular lens (IOL) that includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a plurality of diffractive zones disposed on one of those surfaces. The surface having the diffractive zones has a profile characterized by a combination of aspheric and toric components.