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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Hendrik A. Weeber, Groningen, NL;
Scott J. Catlin, Orange, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hendrik A. Weeber, Groningen, NL;
Scott J. Catlin, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/02 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1618 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1645 (2013.01); A61F 2/1654 (2013.01); G02C 2202/20 (2013.01); G02C 7/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ophthalmic lens, such as an intraocular lens (IOL), a phakic IOL or a corneal implant, and a system and method relating to same, having coupled thereto and/or integrated thereon at least one rotationally asymmetric diffractive structure. The lens of the present invention may include a single or limited number of rotationally asymmetric diffractive echelettes that provides an extended depth of focus.