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50 results about "Peripheral retina" patented technology

Peripheral retinal degenerations usually start in the mid peripheral retina of the eye, in an area surrounding the central retina. Later during the course of the changes peripheral retina may lose its function. Eventually only the central retina functions, the person has tunnel vision.

Out-of-focus glasses for treating hyperopia

The invention belongs to the technical field of glasses, and discloses a pair of out-of-focus glasses for treating hyperopia, which comprises hyperopia out-of-focus glasses lenses, the hyperopia out-of-focus glasses lenses are convex lenses, a central vision far optical area is arranged at the circle center of each convex lens, hyperopia out-of-focus micro lenses are uniformly distributed on the periphery of each central vision far optical area, and the micro lenses are arranged in the central vision far optical area. Peripheral micro-concave lenses are added on the basis of previous hyperopia glasses, so that an object image forms hyperopia defocus on peripheral retina, after the peripheral retina recognizes a hyperopia defocus signal, in order to form a clear object image on the retina, eyeballs can start a sclera and choroid compensation mechanism by the brain, abnormal growth of the eyeballs is caused, and the hyperopia defocus effect is improved. And the speed of reducing the hyperopia degree is further increased.
Owner:SHANXI PROVINCIAL EYE HOSPITAL

Peripheral visual area defocused long-distance imaging optical system

ActiveCN119620391AAchieve myopia defocusing effectTo achieve the purpose of myopia prevention and controlOptical elementsEyepieceOphthalmology
The invention discloses a peripheral visual area defocused long-distance imaging optical system, and the system comprises a defocus panel which is located right above an observed object, and comprises a flat plate region and a micro-lens array region; the flat plate area is used for directly transmitting light emitted by an observed object; the micro-lens array area is used for carrying out first imaging on the peripheral area of an observed object to form a real image; the objective lens is positioned right above the defocus panel, and is used for performing first imaging on the observed object to form a virtual image of the observed object, receiving a real image of a peripheral area of the observed object, and performing second imaging to form a virtual image of the peripheral area of the observed object; the eyepiece is located right in front of the human eyes and used for conducting secondary imaging on the observed object, forming an amplified long-distance virtual image in front of the human eyes, receiving a virtual image of the peripheral area of the observed object and forming a real image in front of the peripheral retina in the human eyes. And the purpose of preventing and controlling myopia is better achieved.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Myopia progression treatment

A ophthalmic lens for inhibiting progression of myopia includes a central zone and an annular zone. The annular zone includes subsurface optical elements formed via laser-induced changes in refractive index of a material forming the annular zone. The subsurface optical elements are configured to modify distribution of light to the peripheral retina of a user so as to inhibit progression of myopia.
Owner:CLERIO VISION INC

Contact lens for viewing integrated with spreader

PendingCN120417830ASurgeryOthalmoscopesCorneal dryingPeripheral retina
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an integrated contact lens device for ophthalmoscopy and methods of use thereof. The integrated contact lens device includes a lens portion, an upper spreader portion, and a lower spreader portion. The integrated contact lens device helps to improve visualization of peripheral retinas, including upper and lower half retinas, via both manual examination and wide angle cameras that can be viewed with the contact lens. The integrated contact lens device further prevents or reduces corneal dryness and patient discomfort during examination.
Owner:ALCON INC

Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function

Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing symmetric or asymmetric optic with aspheric surface which redirects and / or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The intraocular lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the intraocular lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the intraocular lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles.
Owner:AMO GRONINGEN

Myopia prevention and control effect prediction system and equipment

The invention discloses a myopia prevention and control effect prediction system and equipment. The system comprises a data acquisition module, a prediction module and a result output module, data of gender (X1), age (X2), corneal eccentricity (X3), relative peripheral retina diopter (X4) and spherical aberration (X5) of a myopia prevention and control object are collected through a data acquisition module, then a prediction module inputs the data acquired by the data acquisition module into a regression equation to predict an eye axis growth amount (Y), and finally a prediction result of the eye axis growth amount (Y) is output through a result output module. According to the system, through mutual cooperation of the data acquisition module, the prediction module and the result output module, the myopia control effect of a myopic child can be predicted before the myopic child fits the orthokeratology lens, and the child with a poor myopia prevention and control effect can be screened out, so that the problem that the ideal myopia prevention and control effect cannot be achieved due to expense is avoided; and auxiliary guidance is provided for estimating the myopia prevention and control effect of myopia children wearing the orthokeratology lens in the early stage.
Owner:HUNAN AIER INST OF OPTOMETRY +2

Bimodal method for detection and measurement of macular pigments in retina tissue

A system and method are provided for bimodal detection and / or imaging of macular pigments. Fundus autofluorescence spectroscopy is applied in a first and a second region of an eye to measure fluorescence values from the fluorescing pigment (e.g., lipofuscin). The first region can be a macula, which has a higher density of macular pigments, and the second region can be in the peripheral retina, which has a lower density of macular pigments. Fundus reflection spectroscopy is applied in the first and a second region of an eye, as a baseline image, to determine absorptions due to other pigments (e.g., melanin) than the macular pigments and the fluorescing pigment. The density of macular pigments is determined using the measures fluorescence values and the absorptions due to other pigments.
Owner:MUCUVU INC

Spectacle lens and design method thereof

The invention discloses a spectacle lens and a design method thereof. The spectacle lens comprises a lens body, wherein the lens body comprises a first surface arranged towards the retina of a human eye; the lens body is provided with an optical center which coincides with the geometric center of the first surface. The first surface comprises a retina refraction area, a retina periphery refraction area and a refraction correction area which are sequentially arranged from the optical center to the edge of the lens body; the retinal diopter, the peripheral retina diopter, and the diopter correction region are disposed around the optical center, respectively, and cooperate together to intervene in retinal imaging quality within the pupil range. According to the retina peripheral characteristics of the wearer, the micro-structure lens more adaptive to the retina of the human eye is designed, the retina peripheral diopter of the human eye can be more accurately obtained, and the progress of ametropia is efficiently intervened according to the characteristics of the retina peripheral diopter of the human eye.
Owner:SUZHOU MASON OPTICAL CO LTD

Spectacle lens with hexagonal cylindrical microstructure on surface

The invention discloses a spectacle lens with a hexagonal cylindrical microstructure on the surface, and relates to the technical field of optical lenses, and the spectacle lens comprises a lens main body which is divided into a central optical area, a hexagonal cylindrical microstructure distribution area and a peripheral optical area from inside to outside in sequence by taking the geometric center of the lens main body as a circle point, the hexagonal cylindrical surface microstructure is arranged on the surface of the lens main body and comprises a plurality of regular girdle cylindrical surface microstructures and inverse girdle cylindrical surface microstructures which are concentrically arranged, the regular girdle cylindrical surface microstructures and the inverse girdle cylindrical surface microstructures are alternately arranged in the radial direction, and irregular astigmatism generates high-order disturbance on incident wave surfaces of human eyes. The method is mainly suitable for teenagers with fast myopia development, and low-order and high-order aberrations and myopia defocus can be alternately introduced into the peripheral retina view field, so that the effect of preventing and controlling the myopia of the teenagers is improved.
Owner:THE EYE HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Sclera lens with prevention and control functions

The utility model relates to the technical field of contact lenses, in particular to a sclera lens with a prevention and control function, which comprises an optical prevention and control area, a middle transition area and an edge landing area. The optical prevention and control area comprises a central area, a vision changing area and a peripheral point diffusion area. The central area is a smooth lens, the variable vision area is arranged on the periphery of the central area and is annular, and the peripheral point diffusion area is arranged on the periphery of the variable vision area and is annular. The vision changing area and the peripheral point diffusion area are both provided with light diffusion points, the atomization effect is achieved, the periphery of the retina is subjected to fuzzy imaging, and the light diffusion points are hole-shaped structural parts. A vision changing area is arranged in an optical prevention and control area, light diffusion points are formed in the vision changing area and a peripheral point diffusion area, light rays are diffused softly through the light diffusion points, the diffused light rays enable the signal difference of adjacent cone cells on the retina to be reduced, meanwhile, an atomization effect is presented, the periphery of the retina is blurred to be imaged, and the retina imaging effect is improved. The purposes of reducing the retina contrast and slowing down myopia growth are achieved.
Owner:BEIJING TONGREN HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIV +1

Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function

Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing symmetric or asymmetric optic with aspheric surface which redirects and / or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The intraocular lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the intraocular lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the intraocular lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles.
Owner:AMO GRONINGEN

Clinical observation method for postoperative retina change of idiopathic macular pore patient

The invention discloses an idiopathic macular pore patient postoperative retina change clinical observation method, which comprises the following steps: S1, collecting patient data, S2, carrying out an operation, S3, carrying out statistical analysis, S4, comparing data, and S5, concluding, and collecting 32 idiopathic macular pore patients to be included in the group for research. All patients are divided into two groups according to different operation modes, main observation indexes are central retina light sensitivity and peripheral retina light sensitivity, and other observation indexes comprise optimal corrected vision, retina superficial layer blood flow density, retina deep layer blood flow density and macular central depressed choroid thickness. The differences of the observation indexes between the two groups are compared, it is obtained through observation that after the idiopathic macular hole is treated through the vitreous body operation, the retina light sensitivity of the center of the macular part is obviously improved in the early stage of the operation, and improvement of the retina light sensitivity of the center of the macular part is closely related to changes of the retina blood flow density.
Owner:WUHAN AIER EYE HOSPITAL CO LTD

Myopia prevention and control lens and glasses

The myopia prevention and control lens comprises a substrate and a diffractive optical structure, the substrate comprises a correction area and a prevention and control area, the correction area has correction diopter, the prevention and control area is located on the periphery of the correction area, and the diffractive optical structure is located in the prevention and control area. Comprising a plurality of diffraction rings with the correction area as the center, and the diffraction rings are used for controlling phase distribution generated when light signals pass through the prevention and control area, so that after the light signals pass through the diffraction optical structure and the prevention and control area, the difference of imaging signals generated in front of and behind peripheral retinas is reduced, and myopia deepening is delayed.
Owner:BRIGHTVIEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES (NANJING) CO LTD

Gradient out-of-focus hyperopia correction glasses and design method thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and particularly relates to gradient out-of-focus hyperopia correction glasses and a design method thereof.The gradient out-of-focus hyperopia correction glasses are each provided with a lens structure with three functional partitions, each lens structure comprises a base lens, and the central portion of each base lens is a central correction area; the annular transition stimulation area is located outside the central correction area, and the peripheral strengthening area is located on the outer side of the transition stimulation area. The design of the gradual-change hyperopia defocusing amount conforms to the effect that the hyperopia defocusing amount is increased in a stepped mode due to the fact that the retina form is transited to the peripheral retina from the macular area, and the good vision correction and hyperopia treatment effects are achieved, it is guaranteed that a clear object image is formed in the central area, and amblyopia training of a patient is not affected; a relatively clear central side view field range is provided, and the visual quality is ensured; peripheral retina hyperopia defocus is formed, and eye axis growth and hyperopia degree reduction are promoted.
Owner:PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL (THE THIRD CLINICAL MEDICAL SCHOOL OF PEKING UNIVERSITY)

Wide-area slit-lamp microscope based on deflection liquid lens and control method thereof

The invention discloses a wide-area slit-lamp microscope based on a deflection liquid lens and a control method of the wide-area slit-lamp microscope, and belongs to the technical field of ophthalmic medical equipment. The system comprises a deflection zooming module and an intelligent lighting module, view field deflection and zooming are achieved through an electric control liquid lens, a slit light source is controlled in combination with synchronous servo, and the control method comprises wide area scanning, dynamic zooming deflection, intelligent lighting optimization and data archiving. The method is suitable for wide-area examination of the microscopic structure of the eye, and is especially beneficial to examination of peripheral retina conditions. The wide-area slit-lamp microscope disclosed by the invention can break through the limitation of small view field of a traditional slit lamp, and can effectively overcome the invasive operation risk faced by means of a contact type lens in order to enlarge the view field. According to the invention, the examination range can be expanded in a non-contact, non-invasive, efficient, clear and visual manner in the whole examination process, great advantages are provided in the aspect of comprehensive observation of eye tissues, the acquisition of a more comprehensive microscopic structure of eyes is facilitated, and faster and more accurate diagnosis of eye diseases is facilitated.
Owner:WEST CHINA HOSPITAL SICHUAN UNIV

Novel wet chamber glasses with out-of-focus lens frame

The utility model discloses a pair of novel wet room out-of-focus lens frame glasses, which comprises a glasses frame, and a closed ring is attached and connected to the surface of the glasses frame, and relates to the technical field of glasses frames. According to the utility model, the lens is designed into a honeycomb-shaped multi-focus lens structure through the defocus lens, so that an object image is ensured to present relative myopic defocus on the peripheral retina, the eye axis extension and the myopic progress can be inhibited, and after the defocus lens is combined with the improved wet chamber glasses, the myopic development is controlled, and the myopic effect of the improved wet chamber glasses is improved. Dry eyes and allergic conjunctivitis are effectively prevented, the wearing comfort and the long-term use safety are improved by improving the material of the closed ring of the wet chamber glasses and setting the closed ring into TPE, the glasses frame and the closed ring can be quickly fixed, disassembled and assembled by arranging a mortise and tenon joint structure on the face-close side surface of the glasses frame, the nose pad is adopted for bearing, and the wearing comfort and the long-term use safety are improved. The lower end of a traditional wet chamber mirror can be prevented from bearing load, pressure is applied to skin of the lower eyelid and the upper jaw, and eversion of the eyelid is further avoided.
Owner:FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF KUNMING MEDICAL UNIV

Tilted and / or overmolded optical assemblies for myopia management

The present disclosure relates to methods of managing ocular axis length related diseases such as myopia. The present invention includes an ophthalmic lens for myopia management wherein the ophthalmic lens is configured with an optical region comprising a central remote region and at least one peripheral treatment region configured with optical components to increase the intensity of light diffusing throughout a focal retinal image. The central distal region of the ophthalmic lens provides foveal correction, and an optical component within the at least one peripheral treatment region provides directional guidance to the peripheral retina of the myopic eye as an optical stop signal to decelerate, control, suppress, or reduce the rate of myopia progression.
Owner:NTHALMIC HLDG PTY LTD +1

A telescopic imaging optical system with peripheral visual area defocusing

The present invention discloses a long-distance imaging optical system with peripheral visual zone defocusing, comprising: a defocusing panel: located directly above an observed object, comprising a flat panel area and a microlens array area; the flat panel area is used to directly transmit light emitted by the observed object; the microlens array area is used to perform a first imaging of the peripheral area of ​​the observed object to form a real image; an objective lens: located directly above the defocusing panel, used to perform a first imaging of the observed object to form a virtual image of the observed object, and to receive the real image of the peripheral area of ​​the observed object and perform a second imaging to form a virtual image of the peripheral area of ​​the observed object; an eyepiece: located directly in front of a human eye, performing a second imaging of the observed object to form a magnified long-distance virtual image in front of the human eye, and to receive the virtual image of the peripheral area of ​​the observed object to form a real image in front of the peripheral retina of the human eye. The present application can better achieve the effect of myopic defocusing in the peripheral visual zone and better achieve the purpose of myopia prevention and control.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Optical element and optical wearing device

This application discloses an optical element and an optical wearable device. The optical element includes a substrate with a visible field of view and a control area surrounding the visible field of view. The control area has multiple recessed structures, each with an opening and an optical functional surface. The optical functional surface and the opening together define the recessed structure. The optical functional surface and the surface of the substrate have an angle, so that incident light rays can be deflected when passing through the optical functional surface along the thickness direction, thereby forming a blurred image in the peripheral retina, reducing the imaging quality of the peripheral retina and suppressing the abnormal development of refractive errors.
Owner:SUZHOU MASON OPTICAL CO LTD

Myopia progression treatment

An ophthalmic lens for inhibiting myopia progression includes a central region and an annular region. The annular region includes a sub-surface optical element formed via a laser-induced change in the refractive index of the material forming the annular region. The sub-surface optical element is configured to modify the distribution of light to the peripheral retina of the user in order to inhibit the progression of myopia.
Owner:CLERIO VISION CO LTD

Optical designs of electronic apparatus to decrease myopia progression

A soft contact lens comprises a plurality of light sources coupled to a plurality of optical elements. The plurality of light sources and the plurality of optical elements are embedded in a soft contact lens material. Each of said plurality of optical elements generates an image focused in front of a peripheral retina of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the images is focused at a distance in front of the peripheral retina at a location, and each of the images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The depth of focus can be less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the peripheral retina at the location.
Owner:ACUCELA INC

Eyeglass for regulating and controlling growth of ocular axis

The invention discloses an ocular axis growth regulation spectacle lens, and relates to the technical field of optical lenses. The spectacle lens is suitable for frame glasses and corneal contact lenses and is provided with a central optical area and a peripheral filtering area, the central optical area is located in the middle of the spectacle lens, the peripheral filtering area is arranged around the central optical area, the central optical area is an area where all visible light wavelengths penetrate, and the peripheral filtering area is located in the middle of the spectacle lens. The peripheral filtering area is an area for selectively transmitting or blocking the target wavelength light, and the peripheral filtering area is used for filtering or blocking the target wavelength light to the peripheral retina so as to adjust the growth of the ocular axis. All visible light wavelengths can penetrate through the central optical area to ensure normal visual experience of a wearer, and the peripheral filtering area selectively penetrates through or blocks light rays with specific wavelengths, so that the spectacle lens can accurately adjust illumination conditions around the retina and inhibit light with unsuitable wavelengths under the condition that normal vision is not interfered, and the quality of the spectacle lens is improved. The effect of adjusting the growth rate of the ocular axis is achieved.
Owner:EYE & ENT HOSPITAL SHANGHAI MEDICAL SCHOOL FUDAN UNIV +1

Observation contact lenses with integrated eye speculum

PendingJP2026501532ASurgeryOthalmoscopesCorneal dryingInferior eyelid
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an integrated contact lens device for ophthalmoscopic examination, including a lens portion, an upper lid speculum portion, and a lower lid speculum portion, and methods of use thereof. The integrated contact lens device facilitates improved visualization of the peripheral retina, including the upper and lower hemi-retina, both via manual examination and via a wide-angle camera, which may utilize the contact lens for viewing. The integrated contact lens device also prevents or reduces corneal dryness and patient discomfort during the examination.
Owner:ALCON INC

Enhanced toric lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function

Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing an enhanced toric lens which redirects and / or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The intraocular lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the intraocular lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the intraocular lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles.
Owner:AMO GRONINGEN

Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function

Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing symmetric or asymmetric optic with aspheric surface which redirects and / or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The intraocular lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the intraocular lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the intraocular lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles.
Owner:AMO GRONINGEN

Myopia Control Treatments

Methods of inhibiting progression of myopia apply myopia inhibiting wavefront corrections to light incident on the peripheral retina. A method of inhibiting progression of myopia includes applying a myopia inhibiting wavefront correction to light from a peripheral vision region. An annular sector of an ophthalmic lens is configured so that light from the peripheral vision region forms an image on an annular region of the peripheral retina. The myopia inhibiting wavefront correction is configured to reduce a circumferential-to-radial aspect ratio of the image.
Owner:CLERIO VISION INC

Piggyback intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function

Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing a piggyback lens which in combination with the cornea and an existing lens in the patient's eye redirects and / or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The piggyback lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the piggyback lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the piggyback lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface to reduce optical errors in an image produced at a peripheral retinal location by light incident at oblique angles.
Owner:AMO GRONINGEN

Myopia control therapy

The ophthalmic lens includes one or more annular sectors configured to provide one or more off-axis corrections to light incident on the peripheral retina to suppress myopia progression. An ophthalmic lens includes a central region and an annular region including an annular sector configured to provide myopia suppression wavefront correction for light from a peripheral visual region of a peripheral field of view used. The first annular sector is configured such that light from the peripheral visual region passes through the first annular sector to form an image of the peripheral visual region on an annular region of the peripheral retina. The myopia suppression wavefront correction reduces circumferential and radial aspect ratios of an image of the first peripheral vision region.
Owner:CLERIO VISION INC

Bimodal method for detection and measurement of macular pigments in retina tissue

A system and method are provided for bimodal detection and / or imaging of macular pigments. Fundus autofluorescence spectroscopy is applied in a first and a second region of an eye to measure fluorescence values from the fluorescing pigment (e.g., lipofuscin). The first region can be a macula, which has a higher density of macular pigments, and the second region can be in the peripheral retina, which has a lower density of macular pigments. Fundus reflection spectroscopy is applied in the first and a second region of an eye, as a baseline image, to determine absorptions due to other pigments (e.g., melanin) than the macular pigments and the fluorescing pigment. The density of macular pigments is determined using the measures fluorescence values and the absorptions due to other pigments.
Owner:MUCUVU INC