Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 09/09

20090237611 - Optical apparatus: The present invention relates to optical apparatus. The optical apparatus (10) comprises: a support configured for location and use of the optical apparatus near an eye of a user of the optical apparatus; and an optical device (12) supported by the support such that, in use, the optical device (12)... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090237612 - Corneal-sclera orthokeratology lens with asymetric blends: A corneal-scleral orthokeratology contact lens is formed of rigid gas permeable material with uniform arc lengths in the treatment area even when the corneal curvature varies and asymmetric blends or splines called minor zones, where the portion of the blend or spline is shorter toward the lens center and broader... Agent: Law Offices Of Douglas W. Rudy, LLC

20090237613 - Peripheral filtering optical eyeglasses: A filter or lens for common optical apparatus includes a clear center portion and an attenuating peripheral portion where the peripheral portion attenuates off-axis images and passes on-axis images with high signal to noise ratios yet not completely blocking the off-axis images, which lens is well suited for reducing off-axis... Agent: The Aerospace Corporation

20090237614 - Apparatus and method for assessing retinal damage: The invention administers an objective clinical test to an eye that measures the visual sensitivity of the superior retina and the inferior retina, by alternately presenting a stimulus pair comprising a shaped superior light stimulus and a shaped inferior light stimulus that are horizontal mirror images of one another and... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20090237615 - Correction of surgically-induced astigmatism during intraocular lens implants: In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of designing an ocular implant (e.g., an IOL), which comprises establishing corneal topography of a patient's eye, e.g., by performing one or more wavefront aberration measurements of the eye, prior to an ocular surgery. The method further includes ascertaining an astigmatic... Agent: Alcon

20090231538 - Shelter frame for spectacles: A shelter frame includes two shelter lenses, two lens holders provided at two outer sides of the shelter lenses respectively, and a retractable arm extended between two inner sides of the shelter for applying a retractable force therebetween to adjust the control distance. When the shelter lenses are pulled away... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090231539 - Shelter frame for spectacles: A shelter frame includes two shelter lenses, two lens holders provided at two outer sides of the shelter lenses respectively, and a retractable arm extended between two inner sides of the shelter for applying a retractable force therebetween to adjust the control distance. When the shelter lenses are pulled away... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090231540 - Spectacle with an illumination device: A spectacle with an illumination device is disclosed. The spectacle comprises a body and a clipping device, and the front section of the body is provided with an illumination device. The interior of the body contains batteries connected to the illumination device. The lateral side of the body has protrusion... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090231541 - Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer: An eyeglass lens and manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wavefront aberrations. The present invention further provides a method to... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090231542 - Bifocal contact lens: A contact lens having near vision and distance vision portions, the lens being movable on the eye between first and second positions, those positions corresponding with aligning the wearer's vision through the near vision and distance vision portions respectively. The lens is positionally stable on the eye in each of... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20090231543 - Ocular light stimulus apparatus: A stimulus light from a stimulus light source is projected to the retina of an ocular fundus under examination to stimulate the retina in localized fashion to generate a bioelectric signal from the retina. The stimulus light source is mounted on a movable block, and an operating lever is used... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090231544 - Affordable eyeglass fitting method and system: A method for providing eyeglasses for persons of limited means which includes the steps of providing an eyeglass frame including left and right circular lens support rims, a width-adjustable bridge and a pair of adjustable temples and a plurality of plastic preformed circular lenses, each fitting into the lens support... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090231545 - Ocular centration of visual axis and evaluation of retinal funciton: A method and device to assess centration of a visual axis, evaluate retinal function, foveal function, and/or visual field.... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090231546 - Wavefront propagation frome one plane to another: The present invention provides methods, systems and software for scaling optical aberration measurements of optical systems. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye. The method comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. Aberration data from the transmitted... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090225271 - Eyeglasses: A lens and eyeglasses component assembly, the lens and eyeglasses component assembly comprising: a lens, the lens defining a lens first surface, a substantially opposed lens second surface and a lens peripheral surface extending therebetween, the lens also defining a lens aperture extending between the lens first and second surfaces,... Agent: Louis Tessier

20090225272 - Watchband eyeglasses: Watchband eyeglasses including a combination of flexible Pince-Nez reading glasses that rest securely on the wearer's nose, and a wrist-worn case for housing the reading glasses when not in use. Various embodiments of the case are disclosed including: (1) a bracelet or, (2) a universal attachment for any existing metal,... Agent: Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver Royal W. Craig

20090225273 - Rotationally stabilized contact lenses and methods for their design: The invention provides dual stabilization zones that interact with an individual's eyelids so that at least the upper eyelid strikes both stabilization zones of a lens at the same time. The stabilized lenses of the invention maintain their on-eye orientation better as compared to conventionally stabilized lenses.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090225274 - Method and device for working the edges of spectacle lenses: For machining lenses by a CNC lens cutting machine, relevant data in regard to eyes, spectacle frame, and lenses are entered in the computer that compares the optical data of lenses and frame openings. When the lens is too small, it is moved by calculation relative to the shape of... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090225275 - Vision recovery training apparatus: In a vision recovery training apparatus 1 for training an image formation adjustment function of an eye, the vision recovery training apparatus of the invention comprises a display part 4 for displaying an image for vision recovery, and a main controller 11 which calculates a new training parameter based on... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090225276 - Ophthalmic photography apparatus: To observe interference stripes produced by tear fluid, a low magnification light source 10 is turned on to illuminate the outermost layer of a tear film on the cornea Ec of a subject's eye. Light reflected from the cornea Ec forms an image on a CCD 16, and an interference... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20090225277 - Snapshot spectral imaging of the eye: Obtaining spectral images of an eye includes taking an optical system that images eye tissue onto a digital sensor array and optically fitting a multi-spectral filter array and the digital sensor array, wherein the multi-spectral filter array is disposed between the digital sensor array and an optics portion of the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090225278 - Eyeball locating method and system: An eyeball locating system includes a display panel, an application program and a matrix optical sensor. The matrix optical sensor is disposed in the display panel. The application program controls the matrix optical sensor, executing an eyeball locating method to measure the movement of an eyeball including an eye white... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090225279 - Suspended slit lamp: A slit lamp apparatus is suspended from a support structure such that no examination table is required in front of a patient during an examination. Accordingly, a patient's interaction with the slit lamp apparatus is unobstructed. Individual components of the slit lamp apparatus are optionally movable such that they may... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090219479 - Eyeglasses assembly: An eyeglasses assembly comprises a primary lens frame combined with lenses having a primary function, a protective strip, and a secondary lens frame combined with lenses having a secondary function. The protective strip and the secondary lens frame each have a middle section formed with a forwardly protruding, resilient clamp... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090219480 - Eyeglasses: The invention concerns rimless glasses where each lens (20) is provided with connecting pins (23, 24), projecting from the nose (21) and temple sides, and where the nose bridge and each end bracket (22′) of the bars (22) of the eyeglasses, in order to connect to the lenses have a... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090219481 - Eyewear with adjustable temples: An eyewear comprising a frame with lens and temples mounted to the frame. Each of the temples comprises a branch having a proximal end, a distal end and an internal wall defining an aperture extending longitudinally along the branch. The internal wall has a first curved portion with a first... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090219482 - Vision testing apparatus and method: A testing device and method are presented for detecting binocular vision problems in patients. The testing device includes a body with a flat portion disposed along one side. Extending outwardly from the top of the body is an actuating means. The device further includes a first set of lights disposed... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20090219483 - Front-lens attachment for an optical observation device: The present invention, among other things, relates to a front-lens attachment (20) for an optical observation device (10), in particular for a microscope. The front-lens attachment (20) has a retaining element (38) that has a retaining element (32), on which at least one lens element (33, 34) is disposed. Further,... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090219484 - View point detecting device: A gaze point detecting device 1 detects a gaze point of an object person by projecting a display image displayed by an LCD 8 to outside via a finder 4 and capturing an eye image of the object person by a CCD 11 in response to illumination light irradiated toward... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090219485 - Ocular wavefront system: The present invention generally relates to systems for measuring aberrations of the eye and more specifically to an ocular wavefront system adapted to measure aberrations of the eye for vision correction.... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090219486 - Method for optimizing and/or manufacturing eyeglass lenses: A method for determining an optimal eyeglass lenses design for a viewer (1) comprising the successive steps of: showing the viewer (1) a stereoscopic scene including optical effects of a first lens design;—introducing a relative movement between the viewer (1) and the shown stereoscopic scene, said scene being shown with... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP