Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 04/06

20060087614 - Adaptive optic lens system and method of use: An lens for correcting human vision, for example an IOL, contact lens or corneal inlay or onlay, that carries and interior phase or layer comprising a pattern of individual transparent adaptive displacement structures. In one embodiment, the displacement structures are actuated by a shape memory polymer (SMP) material or other...

20060087615 - Ophthalmological measuring apparatus: A mask that determines an imaging range of an ocular fundus is disposed in the optical system at the position conjugate to the fundus. The size of the mask on the ocular fundus is calculated in accordance with the optical imaging parameters of the optical system and the diopter of...

20060087616 - Method and apparatus using optical coherence tomography based on spectral interference, and an ophthalmic apparatus: A method and an apparatus using optical coherence tomography based on spectral interference where depth information of an object can be speedily obtained and an information acquisition range in a depth direction can be enlarged by removing noise, and to provide an ophthalmic apparatus. The method includes the steps of...

20060087617 - Method and apparatus for using adaptive optics in a scanning laser ophthalmoscope: A scanning laser ophthalmoscope incorporates adaptive optics to compensate for wavefront aberrations in the eye. Light from a light source is scanned onto the retina. Light reflected from the retina is detected for imaging and is also used for wavefront sensing. The sensed wavefront aberrations are used to control an...

20060087618 - Ocular display apparatus for assessment and measurement of and for treatment of ocular disorders, and methods therefor: An ocular display apparatus (10) having image presentation means adapted to display a first image (17) to one eye only of a subject, and a second, different, image (18) to the subject's other eye only, the first and second images being presented to the subject so that they perceive a...

20060082722 - Glasses and fixing device: Spectacles comprise a bridge connecting two lenses, and side pieces mounted on the lenses for carrying spectacle bows, the lenses being connected to the side pieces and to the bridge by an attachment means (1). The invention is characterized in that at least one attachment means (1) comprises a U-shaped...

20060082723 - Eyeglasses with alternative supports: Eyeglasses, with alternative supports for maintaining the bridge of the glasses off the nasal bone or other parts of the bridge, useful for patients of rhinoplasty. In one embodiment, the bridge of a conventional pair of glasses is supplemented with extensions to below the outer half of each lens and...

20060082724 - Eyeglasses having magnetically coupled primary lens frame and auxiliary frame: Eyeglasses comprising a primary lens frame having a first pair of lens holders separated by a bridge portion having a major magnetic member disposed therein, said major magnetic member disposed within the bridge portion on a rear side of the bridge portion such that a surface of the major magnetic...

20060082725 - Method and apparatus for measurement and correction of refractive power distribution data: Optical performance in a case where not only higher order aberrations but also lower order aberrations are added, are evaluated, lower order aberration quantities in which for example, a Strehi ratio is large and/or a phase shift is decreased, is calculated, and correction data, such as S, C and A,...

20060082726 - Ophthalmic photography apparatus: A photographic stop with two apertures is disposed at a position substantially conjugate to the anterior ocular segment of the eye being examined and at a position on the object-side focal surface of an image-forming lens. An eye fundus image is guided via a lattice barrier disposed on the image-side...

20060082727 - Method and apparatus for monitoring eye tremor: An apparatus consistent with the present invention comprises a sensor for receiving a signal representing eye tremor and a processor for monitoring eye tremor while receiving the signal. A method consistent with the present invention includes receiving a signal representing eye tremor, comparing the received signal representing eye tremor to...

20060082728 - Ophthalmic image pickup apparatus: To provide an ophthalmic image pickup apparatus capable of setting a fixation target in a position suitable for image pickup in accordance with a selection of an image pickup purpose (group medical examination such as an adult disease examination or a glaucomatous examination). In addition, it can be determined whether...

20060082729 - Method of optical treatment: A method for treating progression of a refractive disorder in a human eye. The method includes the steps of producing a first image on a retina of the human eye and producing a second image to generate a defocus....

20060077337 - Holding structure of spectacle lens,method of repairing the spectacles: A taper pin 21 is provided projecting on a lens holding member (endpiece 4 and bridge 5) for holding a spectacle lens 10, and a taper hole 11 having approximately the same size as the taper pin is provided on the spectacle lens, and the taper pin is directly press-fitted...

20060077338 - Composite frame for spectacles: A composite frame for spectacles includes two fronts, a bridge, a pair of nose brackets, two coupling modules and two temples. Each of the fronts has two sides extended transversely to form a first pin and a second pin. The bridge has two transverse ends each has a first cavity...

20060077339 - Eyeglass frames with lateral supports: A pair of eyeglasses with additional lateral supports for elevating the bridge of the eyeglasses above the nasal bone of the wearers. These supports permit the use of eyeglasses by persons recovering from rhinoplasty. In one embodiment, a support member attaches at one end to the underside of the rear...

20060077340 - Apparatus, system and method for fastening articles to face or head: The present invention is an apparatus, system or method for attaching one or more articles to the human head which is adapted, in one or more embodiments, to substantially reduce or eliminate human ailments associated with the use of frames in the face area of the human head. Accordingly, in...

20060077341 - Pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses: The invention provides a method for producing colored contact lenses with high quality color images. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) providing a water based ink in at least one cliche wherein a pattern to be printed on the contact lens has been created; (b) transferring...

20060077342 - Device and method for determining the height of the middle of the pupil in relation to the lowest part of a pair of eyeglasses: A measurement instrument and its associated method of use to record a pupil center position of a person's eye. The instrument has a chassis and a free swinging assembly that is pivotably attached to the chassis. The swinging assembly has alignment points that remain in a horizontal plane as the...

20060077343 - Ophthalmic image sensing apparatus: An area having a diameter in which a peripheral area of an eye fundus image is covered with a mask is displayed on a monitor. When a region which may be abnormal is found in the vicinity of a boundary between the mask and the eye fundus image during image...

20060077344 - Ophthalmic image sensing apparatus: In a case of right and left eye fundus image sensing in a mass health examination, the alignment of an anterior segment of an eye to be examined is performed first (S101). When the alignment of the anterior segment of eye is completed, image sensing light intensity is set (S102)....

20060077345 - Ophthamoscope: An ophthalmoscope has illuminating optics (10) for projecting a beam of light into an eye under examination and imaging optics (14) for creating an image of said eye for viewing by a user. The imaging optics comprises an objective lens system (16) and an eye piece lens system (20). Two...

20060077346 - Ophthalmic image sensing apparatus: A focusing unit (11) is constituted of a prism base (11a), deflection prisms (11b and 11c), and a slit chart (11e) having a slit opening (11d), and the deflection prisms (11b and 11c) are arranged so that deflecting directions may become reverse. The slit opening (11d) is made equally to...

20060077347 - Fundus camera having scanned illumination and pupil tracking: An apparatus (100) for obtaining an image of the eye, has an alignment section (160) for aligning the pupil of the eye along an optical axis and a pupil sensor (170) for identifying pupil location and dimensions. An illumination section (112) has a light source (114) for providing an illumination...

20060077348 - Method and apparatus for screening for retinopathy: A method of screening for retinal disease including directing a first light at a first portion of the retina, directing a second light at a second portion of the retina, measuring a first pupillary response of the eye as a result of the first light and a second pupillary response...

20060077349 - Ophthalmic image pickup apparatus, ophthalmic image pickup method and ophthalmic image processing system: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an ophthalmic image pickup apparatus that can separate and display image segments, where the image segments are assigned various priority levels for display, of an ophthalmic image according to the various priority levels....

20060072068 - Eye covers: An eye cover for use as sunglasses, eye shields, eye glasses or other eye wear, is formed of an elongated and flexible sheet of transparent plastic material adapted to extend horizontally over both eyes and temples of a wearer, to a location forward of the ears of the wearer. The...

20060072065 - Eyecup for glasses: An eyecup for glasses designed to substantially fit against the face of the wearer. The eyecup may also comprise a lens therein....

20060072067 - Eyeglass with mp3 player: Disclosed is an eyewear retention system, which may include any of a variety of electronics, including telecommunications receivers, transmitters, electronic storage devices, and head-up display driving circuitry....

20060072066 - Eyewear with movable protective lens and method of operation: Goggles having handless pivotable lenses are provided. The goggles include at least one pair of lenses and a frame. The frame has a chin strap attached thereto. The chin strap enables a wearer to rotate the lenses such that the wearer may maintain the goggles placed on his or her...

20060072069 - Wettable hydrogels comprising reactive, hydrophilic, polymeric internal wetting agents: The present invention relates to wettable silicone hydrogels comprising the reaction product of at least one siloxane containing component and at least one reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent. The present invention further relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising at least one oxygen permeable component, and an amount of...

20060072070 - Manufacturing of lens elements: A method of the manufacture of an optical lens element. The method comprises providing a fixable liquid (A) separated from a different liquid (B) by a meniscus (12); varying a curvature of the separating meniscus (12) and fixing the shape of the fixable liquid when the curvature has a desired...