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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Beautieyes, Llc, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
Ronald D. Blum, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
BeautiEyes, LLC, Roanoke, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/049 (2013.01); G02C 7/046 (2013.01); G02C 7/047 (2013.01); A61B 3/1005 (2013.01); G02C 2202/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis capable of being worn on the eye of a wearer having a convex surface and a concave surface. The prosthesis is configured to widen the natural palpebral fissure of a wearer's eye. The prosthesis may have an aperture widening zone located on the convex surface and including an area of increased surface friction. A method of widening the natural palpebral fissure of a wearer's eye is also provided.