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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention provides a contact lens design method in which the thickness around the lens is precisely controlled.
    公开号:KR20030045190A
    申请号:KR10-2003-7006532
    申请日:2001-11-13
    公开日:2003-06-09
    发明作者:필리페 쥬빈
    申请人:존슨 앤드 존슨 비젼 케어, 인코포레이티드；
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    专利说明:

    Method for designing contact lenses}
    [2] It is well known to use contact lenses for visual acuity correction and cosmetic purposes. It is important to provide a contact lens design that is easy to handle, comfortable, and provides good concentration and orientation. Each of these lens characteristics is highly dependent on the thickness profile around the lens.
    [3] Conventional methods of controlling the thickness around the lens include using one or more lenticular zones, bevels, chamfers, and the like. However, these methods cannot accurately control the difference in thickness around the lens. In addition, these methods do not provide a means to design a non-rotating symmetric lens. Therefore, there is a need for a contact lens design method that overcomes these disadvantages.
    [1] The present invention is directed to a contact lens design method. In particular, the present invention provides a contact lens design method that accurately controls the peripheral thickness of the lens.
    [4] 1 is an illustration of a coarse mesh used in the method of the present invention.
    [5] FIG. 2 is a diagram of variations in thickness of some parallels of FIG. 1.
    [6] 3 is an illustration of the point of entry between the intersections of the mesh of FIG. 1 and the latitudes and meridians of the mesh;
    [7] 4 is a diagram of using the method of the present invention.
    [8] The present invention provides a method for designing an article, preferably an ophthalmic lens, and a lens made using the method, which can precisely control the thickness of the surroundings. Therefore, the present invention provides precise control over the thickness difference of the perimeter and the location of the difference in the perimeter. Finally, the method of the present invention provides ready means for designing a non-rotating symmetrical article.
    [9] In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a method of designing an eye lens, which method is substantially; a.) creating a thickness map for at least a portion of the periphery of the lens; b.) deriving a geometry for at least a portion of the periphery of the lens from the thickness map. In another preferred embodiment, the present invention provides an ophthalmic lens produced by this method.
    [10] "Eye lens" means spectacle lens, contact lens, intraocular lens, onlay lens, and the like. Preferably, the lens designed using the method of the present invention is a contact lens. For the purposes of the present invention, "periphery of a lens" or "periphery of that lens" means a lens portion outside the optical area.
    [11] For the lens of the present invention, the base curve and the optical properties of the optical regions can be designed in any conventional manner. The reference curve and the optical curve can be drawn in any way as long as a given diameter D of the reference curve and its corresponding sag can be derived.
    [12] In a preferred method, at least a portion, preferably all of the periphery of the lens is first drawn using latitude lines and meridians as shown in FIG. 1 to form a coarse mesh. All positions of the intersections of the mesh are recorded as Cartesian, Cylindrical, or Spherical coordinate systems and stored as matrices. The greater the number of points used, the greater the precision of lens peripheral thickness control.
    [13] In addition, the intersections are divided into at least three classes of arrays: optical area array points located at the peripheral innermost boundary; Outer array points located at a peripheral outermost boundary; Mid-array points located between the innermost and outermost points. Representative portions of each of these arrays are illustrated in FIG. 1.
    [14] Then, the thickness difference, or preferably the thickness deviation, is defined for each latitude line of the mesh. Preferably, this is done by one of two methods. First, a series of functions can be used to determine the thickness deviation along each latitude line. The deviations can be a function of either or both of a rectangular coordinate system, a cylindrical coordinate system, and a spherical coordinate system. For example, the deviation may be a function of the rotation angle θ. Referring to FIG. 2, the lens thickness along the three latitude lines is shown. The function may be in any form. Preferably, the function provides a means to form a smooth surface, form a non-axisymmetric lens with thin zones to improve centering, and be reasonably easy to visualize. . Suitable functions include, but are not limited to, the following types of functions.
    [15]
    [16] The number of functions that need to be defined is equal to Nr, or the number of latitude lines. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in addition to trigonometric functions, other suitable functions may be used, including, without limitation, exponents, series, logarithmic, polynomial, step functions, and the like. Preferably, trigonometric functions are used, more preferably trigonometric functions are used in conjunction with the step function. Alternatively, the thickness differences can be set manually at every point. In this way, the thickness of the lens is specified at all points. However, this method is disadvantageous due to its hassle. The number of points equivalent to Nr * Nθ (where Nθ is the number of meridian) and the resulting thickness for each intersection are calculated and recorded.
    [17] In a second step of the invention, the geometry around the lens is derived from the thickness map. This step is first performed by refining the coarse mesh to the desired precision in order to more precisely form the lens periphery. Fine or fine mesh depicts the same lens geometry, but uses a larger number of points than the coarse mesh. For example, referring to FIG. 1, the coarse mesh has Nr * Nθ intersections, or 60 intersections. In a fine mesh, there may be 3600 points, for example. The exact number of points used, along with the fact that the lathes used to cut the tool for the lens, may not be cut to the level of precision required for a large number of points, for the computation time and storage space required for that information, The combination of using as many points as possible to define the lens more accurately is determined.
    [18] The thickness and coordinate values of the coarse mesh points are used to derive the thickness and z coordinate values of the fine mesh points. For precise mesh points located on one of the latitude lines, a function corresponding to the latitude line is used to derive the thickness of that point. For mesh points entering one of the meridian, an approximation is used to derive the lens thickness. Appropriate approximations can be made by selecting a function type and deriving a curve from that function type that best fits the data points. Examples of useful function types include, but are not limited to, polynomial functions, cone functions, exponential functions, rational functions, logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, and the like. Additionally, and preferably, a cubic spline approximation, or a series of special polynomials can be used.
    [19] In the case of precise mesh points coming in between the meridians and latitude lines, adjacent points entering the meridian and latitude lines may be used to characterize the fine mesh point. Referring to FIG. 3, points n1 to n4 are shown with fine mesh point P. FIG. The distances from n1 to n4 to point P are d1, d2, d3, d4, respectively. The thickness at point P may be calculated by any suitable method, including but not limited to bilinear interpolation, bicubic interpolation, bicubic spline, and the like. The fast but less precise method is as follows:
    [20]
    [21] Alternatively, a three-dimensional cubic spline approach can be used to estimate the location of precise mesh points. The three-dimensional cubic spline approach and its use are described in Numerical Methods Using Fortran 77: Scientific Computing Technology, Cambridge Press (1996) .
    [22] Once the thicknesses for all the fine mesh points have been calculated, the z coordinate values (or ρ of the spherical coordinate system) can be derived. 4, Pf (Zf, Rf) is the point on the front surface from which the z coordinate value is derived, Rbc is the reference curve radius, (Zctr, Rctr) is the center coordinate of the reference curve, and Thck is Thickness at Pf. Zf is obtained using the following equation:
    [23]
    [24] If the reference curve is not spherical, the procedure may be more complicated, but can be summarized as follows: a.) Offset the reference curve by Thck; b.) The offset curve intersects the line r = Rf, where r = Rf is the equation for the line containing all points of the y-coordinate value Rf in the Cartesian coordinate system; c.) If there is more than one solution, find the correct solution. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the exact solution may vary depending on the form of the equation of the offset curve.
    [25] In this way, all or part of the geometry around the lens can be drawn completely as point cloud. The lens periphery designed according to the invention can be used for the design of any type of eye lens, but is preferably used for the design of contact lenses, more preferably spherical, multifocal, toric or a combination thereof. Used in the design of one lens. However, the method of the present invention finds the greatest use in the design of toric contact lenses.
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    Claims (16)
    [1" claim-type="Currently amended] a.) forming a thickness map for at least a portion of the periphery of the lens;
    b.) inducing a geometric shape for at least a portion of the periphery of the lens from the thickness map.
    [2" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    And said lens is a contact lens.
    [3" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 2,
    An eye lens design method that is a non-rotating symmetric lens.
    [4" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 2,
    Step a.)
    i.) drawing at least a portion of the periphery of the lens using a plurality of latitude and meridian to form a coarse mesh;
    ii.) recording the intersections of latitude and meridian according to one of orthogonal, cylindrical or spherical coordinate systems;
    iii.) determine thickness deviations for each of the plurality of latitude lines; Calculating a thickness for each intersection, further comprising:
    Step b.) Further comprises subdividing the coarse mesh by deriving coordinate values and thicknesses for a plurality of points in addition to the intersections of the coarse mesh.
    [5" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    Sub-step iii.) Is performed by determining the thickness deviation using a function selected from the group consisting of trigonometric, exponential, series, logarithm, polynomial, step function and combinations thereof.
    [6" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    Sub-step iii.) Is performed by determining the thickness deviation using a trigonometric function.
    [7" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    Sub-step iii.) Is an eye lens design method performed by determining thickness deviation using trigonometric and step functions.
    [8" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    In step b.), The coordinate values are derived using the following equation:

    Wherein Rbc is the reference curve radius, Zctr and Rctr are the center coordinates of the reference curve, and Thck is the thickness at the point on the front from which the coordinate values are derived.
    [9" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    Step b.)
    i.) offsetting the reference curve by the thickness at the point on the surface from which the coordinate values are derived;
    ii.) intersecting a reference curve offset by a line;
    iii.) an eye lens design method further comprising the step of selecting one solution.
    [10" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 4, wherein
    Step b.) Is performed by estimating the position for precise mesh points using a three-dimensional cubic spline approach.
    [11" claim-type="Currently amended] An eye lens designed according to the method of claim 1.
    [12" claim-type="Currently amended] An eye lens designed according to the method of claim 2.
    [13" claim-type="Currently amended] An eye lens designed according to the method of claim 3.
    [14" claim-type="Currently amended] A contact lens designed according to the method of claim 4.
    [15" claim-type="Currently amended] A contact lens designed according to the method of claim 7.
    [16" claim-type="Currently amended] A contact lens designed according to the method of claim 9.
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    公开号 | 申请日 | 公开日 | 申请人 | 专利标题
    法律状态:
    2000-11-15|Priority to US09/713,461
    2000-11-15|Priority to US09/713,461
    2001-11-13|Application filed by 존슨 앤드 존슨 비젼 케어, 인코포레이티드
    2001-11-13|Priority to PCT/US2001/047090
    2003-06-09|Publication of KR20030045190A
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