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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Yan Yin Tse, Hong Kong, HK;
Chi Ho to, Hong Kong, HK;
Siu Yin Lam, Hong Kong, HK;
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
A method for retarding the progression of myopia in a human eye, the method comprising: providing () a concentric annular multi-zone refractive lens including: at least one correcting zone of optical power for correcting () refractive error, and at least one defocusing zone for projecting () at least one non-homogenous defocused image in front of at least a part of retina to inhibit myopic eye growth, the at least one defocusing zone having at least one less negative power; wherein the correcting and defocusing zones are alternated () in the lens and the zones are connected () to each other through integrated progressive transition curves.