CA2175650A1 - Concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs - Google Patents
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Abstract
Concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs are disclosed which use a combination of an aspheric front surface, which results in aberration reduction and contrast vision enhancement, along with a concentric multifocal back surface, to produce a lens design which affords clear vision at a distance and also near without a loss in contrast which is generally typical of prior art simultaneous vision, concentric multifocal lens designs. The aspheric surface improves the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens eye combination which improves the focus and contrast of both distance and near images. The design form is valid for contact lenses and intraocular lenses.
Description
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention In a first general aspect, the present invention improves the functionality of multifocal concentric annular ring lens designs. The present invention combines the beneficial characteristics of aspheric and concentric lens designs, and combines aspheric front curves with concentric back curves to provide simultaneous vision which approaches the continuous range of focus found on young, nonpresbyopic subjects. The design form is valid for contact lenses and intraocular lenses.
The aspheric surface improves the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens eye combination.
The improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both distance and near images.
The concentric surface provides an optical pupil split of the incoming light into near and distant foci. In addition, the power in the alternating lens zones need not be constant, but can vary by several mathematical functions. This concept allows the designer to produce lens designs that tune the add and its location on the lens to fit a patient's particular visual requirements.
The present invention relates in a second general aspect to concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs, and more particularly pertains to concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs which use a combination of an aspheric surface, which results in a reduction in 3o 2~5~5~
aberrations and an enhancement in contrast, along with a concentric multifocal surface, to produce a lens design which results in clear vision at a distance and also clear vision near without a loss in contrast, which is generally typical of prior art simultaneous vision, concentric multifocal lens designs.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art Prior art concentric multifocal lens designs divide the lens into a central area and surrounding concentric areas, some of which have a distance power and some of which have a near power, wherein the near power is calculated based upon the standard near add specified in an ophthalmic prescription. In such concentric multifocal contact lens designs, the pupil area is divided between distance power areas and near power areas, and the effective power at any one power is reduced due to the division of area.
Patent application Serial No. 07t988,088 (attorney docket VTN 56), entitled PUPIL TUNED
MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS, discloses a multifocal concentric ophthalmic lens designed for presbyopic patients which is constructed with three general annular lens portions in a multifocal design. A central circular portion of the lens has only the patient's distance corrective power, and is surrounded by a first inner annular portion, which can consist of multiple annular rings having an inner radial portion which enhances the patient's near focal power encircled by radial portions of substantially equal cumulative amounts of distance and near optical power focal 2l75650 correction for the patient. This is surrounded by a second outer annular portion, which can consist of one or more annular rings having additional distance focal power near the periphery of the optical area of the ophthalmic lens. Each annular ring has either a near or distance optical power and works in combination with other lens portions to yield the desired focal ratio in that portion of the lens.
Patent application Ser. No. 07/988,071 (VTN
57) discloses a pair of ophthalmic, one for each eye, wherein each lens has at least two optical powers, one for near vision and one for distance vision. The center portion of the lens is provided with the distance optical power, and is surrounded by near optical power and distance optical power annular rings to provide the desired combined, cumulative ratio of near and distance focal length areas at each pupil diameter. The patient's dominant eye is given a lens having more than 50% of distant optical power and the non-dominant eye is given a lens having more than 50% of near optical power.
Conventional multifocal contact lens designs have employed either translating/alternating power designs, or a host of simultaneous vision designs, such as aspherics, concentrics, diffractive, etc. Concentric designs are known to be able to provide both distance and near power in specific zonal splits. This enables the wearer to see clearly at both distances, and works especially well in high contrast/high luminance environments. There is some loss of contrast and visual acuity for lower lllm;n~nce/contrast objects. Front -- 2 ~ 0 1 aspheric surface designs provide an extended depth of field with an enhancement of contrast sensitive visual acuity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs which use a combination of an aspheric surface, which results in aberration reduction and vision contrast enhancement, along with a concentric multifocal surface, to produce a lens design 10 which affords clear vision at a distance and also near without a loss in contrast which is generally typical of prior art simultaneous vision, concentric multifocal lens designs.
The present invention combines the beneficial 15 characteristics of aspheric and concentric designs, and combines aspheric front curves with concentric back curves to provide simultaneous vision which approaches the continuous range of focus found on young, nonpresbyopic subjects. The aspheric surface improves 20 the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens eye combination. This improves the focus and contrast of both distance and near images. The concentric surface provides an optimal split of the incoming light into near and distant foci. The design form is valid for 25 contact lenses and intraocular lenses.
The present invention improves the functionality of simultaneous vision concentric multifocal designs. In such designs, the power in the alternating concentric zones need not be constant, but 30 can vary by several mathematical functions. This 2175~5~
1 concept allows the designer to produce lens designs that tune the add and its location on the lens to fit a patient's visual needs.
In accordance with the teachings herein, the 5 present invention provides an aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring lens design which reduces aberrations and enhances contrast to provide improved visual acuity. The front surface of the lens has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer 10 function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast. The back surface of the lens comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and 15 contrast of both the distance image and the near image and produces a lens design which results in clear vision at a distance and also clear vision near without a loss of contrast.
In greater detail, in several preferred 2 embodiments the plurality of annular rings surround a central area comprising a circular disc having a spherical surface corresponding to a patient's basic prescription Rx distance optical power. Moreover, the plurality of annular rings include at least one annular 25 ring having a basic prescription Rx spherical distance optical power, and at least one second spherical annular ring having a prescription Rx spherical near optical power. In alternative embodiments, the central disc can have the patient's prescription Rx spherical near 3o -- 2~L75~S~
1 optical power. The lens can be a contact lens, such as a soft hydrogel contact lens, or an intraocular lens.
In one preferred embodiment, the front surface aspheric curve comprises a simple elliptical, parabolic 5 or hyperbolic curve, and the multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve has a pupil intelligent design similar to patent application (VTN
56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, 10 regardless of the pupil size.
In alternative embodiments, the aspheric surface curve can comprise a spherical central area which is preferably less than 2.0 mm in diameter, to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, 15 and a surrounding aspheric annulus which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve; or a central spherical or aspheric center zone surrounded by multiple aspheric annuli having increasing k values; or has a progressive continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a 20 spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function; or has a spherical central area, having a diameter of preferably less than 2.00 mm, to ease in vitro parameter 25 measurement and in vivo fitting, with a surrounding aspheric curve with a progressive, continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an 3o 2 ~ 7 5 6 S l~
1 elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function.
In different embodiments, the multifocus annular ring back surface curve can have a pupil 5 intelligent design similar to patent application (VTN56); or a pupil intelligent design wherein the annular zones are different for the left and right eyes similar to patent application (VTN57); or pupil design with a peaking add power function which peaks in the mid 10 range of the pupil; or a design wherein the add power changes with pupil size with a defined linear or polynomial function wherein alternative embodiments, the add power can increase with pupil size or decrease with pupil size; or wherein the annular rings are aspheric.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing objects and advantages of the present invention for concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs may be more readily understood by one skilled in the art with reference being had to the following detailed description of several preferred embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like elements are designated by identical reference numerals throughout the several views, and in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of an exemplary concentric multifocal contact lens or intraocular lens design having a central round area surrounded by n annular zones;
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1 Figure 2 illustrates exemplary function curves for Functions A, D, E and F wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i);
Figure 3 illustrates exemplary function curves 5 for Functions A, B and C wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i);
Figure 4 is in the form of a chart illustrating only the optic zone of different types of exemplary front curves and different types of back 10 curves for a lens pursuant to the present invention;
Figure 5 illustrates the retinal focus ' distributions for four different types of lenses, wherein columns A, B and C represent prior art lens designs, and column D represents lens designs pursuant 15 to the present invention;
Figure 6 shows several graphs which illustrate how the use of combined aspheric curve/concentric curve designs desensitize patient variability, for three patients A, B and C whose near (N) and distance (D) 20 vision is improved by the designs of the present invention, sometimes significantly;
Figure 7 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a distance vision case; and Figure 8 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a near vision case.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For concentric multifocal lens designs (variable add versions), consider a concentric 21~56~0 g l multifocal contact lens or intraocular lens design 10 having a central round area 12 surrounded by n annular zones as illustrated in Figure 1. If rD = the radius of curvature for distance correction, and rN = the radius 5 of curvature for near correction, then according to the present invention, the optical power (Pi) of the i th annular zone, at ri, is given by:
(1) i ll ¦ ¦ f1(i)Pd (1 f 2 ( i ) ) PN I
lO (hereinafter the left part) +
1-(-1) ¦ ¦ (1-f3(i))Pd + f4(i) N I
(hereinafter the right part).
where Pi is the optical power at ring i, in diopters, Pd is the distance optical power i, in diopters, and PN is the near optical power i, in diopters.
In the above equation, the optical surface power can be changed into an equivalent radius by the known equation (n-1)k r where n = the refractive index of the lens material, k = a constant for the units involved, 25 for mm for example, k = 1000.
Substituting various functionalities for f,(i) f2(i), f3(i) and f~(i) in equation (1) allows one to generate different variable add embodiments, some of which are shown below.
3o 2~56~0 1 The general equation tl) can be thought of as a pair of binary switches, with the left and right parts of the equation being toggled by "i". In equation ~1), the leading term in the left and right parts of the equation is either zero or one as illustrated below:
1 - (-l)Ai 1 - (-l)~i-l left part right part i P(i) P(i) 7 l 0 The values of fn(i) toggle the "polarity" of the general equation (1).
In a first exemplary embodiment, wherein fl(i) = f2(i) = f3(i) = f4(i) = 1, the general equation 20 simplifies as below:
i P(i) 1 d 2 n 3 d 4 n d 6 n 7 d 8 n 9 d n 3o 1 In this exemplary embodiment the combination of the two toggles, the first due to i, the second due to f(n), allows the function to toggle selectively for Pd or Pn with a center distance polarity. This 5 exemplary embodiment equates to a concentric multifocal lens with distance in the center and alternating near and distance concentric rings as shown in the above table wherein the power of all near rings are equal and constant, and the power of all distance rings are equal 10 and constant.
In a second exemplary embodiment, fl(i) =
f 2 ( i ) = f 3 ( i ) = f 4 (i) = 0. This simplifies the general equation as below: Equation 1 then simplifies to equation 3, near center.
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1 i P(i) 1 n 23 dn 4 d 6 d 7 n 8 d d This exemplary embodiment equates to a 10 concentric multifocal lens with near in the center and alternating distance and near concentric rings as shown in the above table wherein the power of all distance rings are equal and constant, and the power of all near rings are equal and constant.
A third class of exemplary embodiments has a constant Pd, with the center and odd rings being Pd, and even rings Pn; with Pn nonconstant because f4(i) is nonconstant. In the third class of exemplary embodiments, fl(i) = f2(i) = f3(i) = 1, and f4(i) is a 20 defined function, as in the following examples A through F. The functions modify the normalized near power (Pn=l) as follows. In this case, the near power, Pn, only acts at the even annuli even though the odd rings are calculated and shown.
The following table illustrates the third class of exemplary embodiments wherein fl(i) = f2(i) =
f3(i) = 1, and f4(i) is the function described at the top of the table for f4(i), with the constraints as noted, for the columnar examples A, B, C, D, E and F.
3o ~75~0 1 ex. A] ex. ~] ex. C] ex. D] ex. E] ex. F]
f(4)(1)=~=Pn=l f4(1)=(z~ k f4(1)= f4(1)= f4(1)= f4(1)=
(z-l) (l~ k q~-a(l-l)~k eA-a(z~ k (z/2-¦z/2-l¦)~k whereln z= (z-l) where a= deflne~ 2z total no. of deflnes an arbltrary exponentlal deflne~ llnear annuli and k= lncreaslng con~tant, increase lncreaHe and arbltrary functlon deflne~ then llnear con~tant, exponentlal decrease deflne~ decrease d . -l-y function 1 Pn Pn Pn Pn Pn Pn 1 1.00 1.50 0.50 1.60 0.67 0.60 2 1.00 1.39 0.61 1.34 0.69 0.80 0 3 1.00 1.28 0.72 1.15 0.72 1.00 4 1.00 1.17 0.83 1.01 0.77 1.20 1.00 1.06 0.94 O.go 0.82 1.40 6 1.00 .94 1.06 0.82 o.go 1.20 7 1.00 .83 1.17 0.77 1.01 1.00 8 1.00 .72 1.28 0.72 1.15 0.80 9 1.00 .61 1.39 0.69 1.34 0.60 1.00 .50 1.50 0.67 1.60 0.40 Ic 0.00 .50 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.4 e 2.71828 2.71828 a 0.30 0.30 The examples A] through F] are shown plotted in Figures 2 and 3.
Some function examples for f4(i):
A] f4(i) = k = PN
25 B] f4(i) = z-i + k where Z = total # of annuli z-l k = arbitrary constant C~ f4(i) = i-l + k z--1 D] f4(i) = e~~(i~l)+k where a = arbitrary constant E] f4(i) = e~~(Z~l)+k F] f4(i) = Z/2 - ¦ Z/2-i¦ + k ~7S~50 1 Figure 2 illustrates exemplary function curves for Functions A, D, E and F wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i).
Figure 3 illustrates exemplary function curves 5 for Functions A, B and C of optical power versus lens function (i).
In a second general aspect, the present invention combines in specific fashions the best characteristics of aspheric and concentric designs by 10 combining an aspheric surface with a concentric surface.
In general, it is preferred that the concentric be on the base or back curve side of the lens, with the aspheric on the front curve side. The aspheric surface improves the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the 15 lens eye combination. This improves the focus/contrast of both the distance image as well as the near split image. The concentric surface provides the pupil intelligence split of the pupil into near and distant powers.
20 A general conic equation which describes all conics, including spheres, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbola is:
x2 y _ r + ~r' - (k+l)xZ
where k = 0 for a sphere, k = -1 for a parabola, 0 > k > -1 for an ellipse, k < -1 for a hyperbola.
General Classes of Lens:
30 type A] Front Asphere with Back Concentric ~1 ~56~0 -k value, for D or N
l center MTF enhancement type B] Front Asphere with Back Concentric -k value, for N center MTF enhancement or variable power type C] Front Asphere with Back Concentric +k value, for D center variable power In the MTF enhancement model, the -K value enhances any lO geometric pupil split.
Figure 4 is in the form of a chart illustrating only the optic zone of different types of exemplary front curves and different types of exemplary back curves, pursuant to the teachings of various 15 embodiments of the present invention.
Figures 4A and 4F combined illustrate a preferred embodiment having a front aspheric curve 40, which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve, in combination with a multifocal 20 concentric spherical annular ring back curve 42, which can be a pupil intelligent design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, regardless of the pupil size.
Figure 4B illustrates a front curve 44 having a spherical central area 46 approximately 2.00 mm in diameter to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, with a surrounding aspheric annulus 48 which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or 30 hyperbolic curve.
~175650 1 Figure 4C illustrates a front curve 54 having a central spherical or aspheric center zone 56 surrounded by multiple aspheric annuli 58 having differing or increasing k values.
Figure 4D illustrates a front aspheric curve with a progressive, continuous aspheric 63 having a k value (pursuant to the above equation) which varies from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or 10 parabolic curve, by a defined function such as a linear function 64 or a polynomial or quadratic function 65.
Figure 4E illustrates a front curve 70 having a spherical central area 72 about 2.00 mm in diameter to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, 15 with a surrounding aspheric curve 74 with a progressive, continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function such as a linear function or a 20 polynomial or quadratic function, in combination with a multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve 76.
Figure 4F illustrates a multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve 42, which can be a pupil intelligent design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, regardless of the pupil size.
Figure 4G illustrates a multifocal concentric 30 spherical annular ring back curve, which can be of a ~1756~0 l design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 57) wherein the contact lens for the right eye 50 has a different concentric annular ring pattern than the contact lens for the left eye 52.
Figure 4H illustrates a back surface 60 having a pupil design with a peaking add power function 61, which peaks in the mid range of the pupil.
Figure 4I illustrates a multifocal concentric annular ring back surface 66 wherein the add power lO either increases 67 or decreases 68 with pupil size with either a linear 67 or polynomial 68 function.
Figure 4J illustrates a multifocal concentric aspheric annular ring back curve 76.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the advantages of 15 combining aspherical front curve designs with concentric (or radial) spherical back curve designs in a single lens.
Figure 5 illustrates the retinal focus distributions for:
column A (spherical front and back surfaces, single vision design, as in the prior art);
column B (aspheric multifocal front and spherical back surfaces, design, as in the prior art);
column C (spherical front, and concentric spherical 25 back surface, bifocal design, as in the prior art); and column D (aspheric front, and concentric spherical back surface, multifocal design, present invention).
Figure 5 illustrates that the intensity of light focusing on the retina at both a near and a distance 30 focus is increased for designs of the present invention 2 L7~5~
1 (example D) when compared to conventional prior art spheric designs (example A), or conventional prior art aspheric multifocal designs (example B), or conventional prior art concentric designs (example C). In the 5 illustration, spherical optics (in example A) provide a reference intensity of 1.0 which is equally split for concentric designs (example C) to a value of 0.5; In contrast thereto, the aspherical front and concentric spherical back designs of the present invention in 10 Example D produce an intensity significantly greater than 1.0 for both near and distance vision and an increased depth of focus.
Figure 6 illustrates how the use of combined aspheric curve/concentric curve designs desensitize 15 patient variability. In this illustration, three patients A, B and C are shown whose near (N) and distance (D) focus are shifted slightly with respect to a conventional concentric multifocal curve design 80.
Note that patient A has significantly improved near N
20 and distance D vision. Note also that if patients B and C were fitted with only a concentric multifocal curve, as illustrated on the left sides of Figure 6, patient B
suffers a loss of distance D vision, while patient C
suffers a loss of near N vision. When the same 25 concentric multifocal curve is combined with an aspheric curve, as illustrated by curves 82 on the right sides of Figure 6, both near N and particularly distance D vision by patient B are improved significantly, and both the near N in particular and the distance D vision by 30 patient C are also improved significantly. In summary, - ~17~GS~
1 vision is improved significantly because of the improved depth of field obtained by the combination of an aspheric front surface with the concentric multifocal back surface since the distribution is bimodal.
Ray tracing was performed for a typical front aspheric/back concentric combination. The ray trace model was the axial myopic human eye derived using the Super-OSLO computer program, at an entrance pupil diameter of 5.50 mm.
Data shown is spot size diameter, in mm.
Other models have been tried with similar results.
SPOT SIZE
Spherical Front Aspheric Reduction Distance .031 .019 38%
Near .028 .016 43%
For the near distance, the object distance was 20 moved to 40 cm, and the model was changed to reflect a limited amount of anatomical accommodation available to a patient in their late 40's in age. The field of view was on axis at 0 elevation.
Figure 7 illustrates graphs of sphere and 25 asphere radial energy distribution for a distance vision case, and Figure 8 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a near vision case.
This method characterizes an image by 30 encircling the energy with increasing diameter circles, 2~7~6~
1 and normalizing the "detected~' energy. This results in larger radii than the spot size discussed above, since those spot sizes are rms deviations from the spot centroid. Others will be more obvious by the Radial 5 Energy Distribution (circle of focus) method. However, it can readily be seen that the asphere/concentric out performs the pure spherical concentric at both distance and near.
One object of the present invention is to start 10 with aspheric and multifocal concentric annular ring lens designs as disclosed herein, and then use in vivo image quality analysis equipment, such as an aberroscope or MTF point spread apparatus, to evaluate, identify and quantify any residual aberrations. These residual 15 aberrations can then be reduced further by redefining the aspherization of preferably the nonconcentric surface of the lens, or alternatively by aspherization of the concentric surface of the lens, to improve visual performance and acuity. Thus, the present invention 2 provides an improvement in the performance of designs for spherical ametropia, presbyopia, or astigmatism which is accomplished by a reduction of aberrations of the combination of the lens and the eye system. The reduction in aberrations does not correct the ametropia by itself. First, a subject (or population) is fitted with a concentric lens, and then the subject (or population) is tested with an in vivo image quality device to determine residual aberrations with the lens in place on the eye. Next, the lens is redesigned as 3o .175650 1 indicated above to decrease the measured residual aberrations.
Obviously, many different embodiments of the present invention are possible, with alterations of the 5 type of aspheric curve, the number of annular rings, the widths and arrangement of the annular rings, and the optical powers assigned to each of the annular rings.
While several embodiments and variations of the present invention for concentric aspheric multifocal 10 lens designs are described in detail herein, it should be apparent that the disclosure and teachings of the present invention will suggest many alternative designs to those skilled in the art.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention In a first general aspect, the present invention improves the functionality of multifocal concentric annular ring lens designs. The present invention combines the beneficial characteristics of aspheric and concentric lens designs, and combines aspheric front curves with concentric back curves to provide simultaneous vision which approaches the continuous range of focus found on young, nonpresbyopic subjects. The design form is valid for contact lenses and intraocular lenses.
The aspheric surface improves the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens eye combination.
The improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both distance and near images.
The concentric surface provides an optical pupil split of the incoming light into near and distant foci. In addition, the power in the alternating lens zones need not be constant, but can vary by several mathematical functions. This concept allows the designer to produce lens designs that tune the add and its location on the lens to fit a patient's particular visual requirements.
The present invention relates in a second general aspect to concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs, and more particularly pertains to concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs which use a combination of an aspheric surface, which results in a reduction in 3o 2~5~5~
aberrations and an enhancement in contrast, along with a concentric multifocal surface, to produce a lens design which results in clear vision at a distance and also clear vision near without a loss in contrast, which is generally typical of prior art simultaneous vision, concentric multifocal lens designs.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art Prior art concentric multifocal lens designs divide the lens into a central area and surrounding concentric areas, some of which have a distance power and some of which have a near power, wherein the near power is calculated based upon the standard near add specified in an ophthalmic prescription. In such concentric multifocal contact lens designs, the pupil area is divided between distance power areas and near power areas, and the effective power at any one power is reduced due to the division of area.
Patent application Serial No. 07t988,088 (attorney docket VTN 56), entitled PUPIL TUNED
MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS, discloses a multifocal concentric ophthalmic lens designed for presbyopic patients which is constructed with three general annular lens portions in a multifocal design. A central circular portion of the lens has only the patient's distance corrective power, and is surrounded by a first inner annular portion, which can consist of multiple annular rings having an inner radial portion which enhances the patient's near focal power encircled by radial portions of substantially equal cumulative amounts of distance and near optical power focal 2l75650 correction for the patient. This is surrounded by a second outer annular portion, which can consist of one or more annular rings having additional distance focal power near the periphery of the optical area of the ophthalmic lens. Each annular ring has either a near or distance optical power and works in combination with other lens portions to yield the desired focal ratio in that portion of the lens.
Patent application Ser. No. 07/988,071 (VTN
57) discloses a pair of ophthalmic, one for each eye, wherein each lens has at least two optical powers, one for near vision and one for distance vision. The center portion of the lens is provided with the distance optical power, and is surrounded by near optical power and distance optical power annular rings to provide the desired combined, cumulative ratio of near and distance focal length areas at each pupil diameter. The patient's dominant eye is given a lens having more than 50% of distant optical power and the non-dominant eye is given a lens having more than 50% of near optical power.
Conventional multifocal contact lens designs have employed either translating/alternating power designs, or a host of simultaneous vision designs, such as aspherics, concentrics, diffractive, etc. Concentric designs are known to be able to provide both distance and near power in specific zonal splits. This enables the wearer to see clearly at both distances, and works especially well in high contrast/high luminance environments. There is some loss of contrast and visual acuity for lower lllm;n~nce/contrast objects. Front -- 2 ~ 0 1 aspheric surface designs provide an extended depth of field with an enhancement of contrast sensitive visual acuity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs which use a combination of an aspheric surface, which results in aberration reduction and vision contrast enhancement, along with a concentric multifocal surface, to produce a lens design 10 which affords clear vision at a distance and also near without a loss in contrast which is generally typical of prior art simultaneous vision, concentric multifocal lens designs.
The present invention combines the beneficial 15 characteristics of aspheric and concentric designs, and combines aspheric front curves with concentric back curves to provide simultaneous vision which approaches the continuous range of focus found on young, nonpresbyopic subjects. The aspheric surface improves 20 the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens eye combination. This improves the focus and contrast of both distance and near images. The concentric surface provides an optimal split of the incoming light into near and distant foci. The design form is valid for 25 contact lenses and intraocular lenses.
The present invention improves the functionality of simultaneous vision concentric multifocal designs. In such designs, the power in the alternating concentric zones need not be constant, but 30 can vary by several mathematical functions. This 2175~5~
1 concept allows the designer to produce lens designs that tune the add and its location on the lens to fit a patient's visual needs.
In accordance with the teachings herein, the 5 present invention provides an aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring lens design which reduces aberrations and enhances contrast to provide improved visual acuity. The front surface of the lens has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer 10 function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast. The back surface of the lens comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and 15 contrast of both the distance image and the near image and produces a lens design which results in clear vision at a distance and also clear vision near without a loss of contrast.
In greater detail, in several preferred 2 embodiments the plurality of annular rings surround a central area comprising a circular disc having a spherical surface corresponding to a patient's basic prescription Rx distance optical power. Moreover, the plurality of annular rings include at least one annular 25 ring having a basic prescription Rx spherical distance optical power, and at least one second spherical annular ring having a prescription Rx spherical near optical power. In alternative embodiments, the central disc can have the patient's prescription Rx spherical near 3o -- 2~L75~S~
1 optical power. The lens can be a contact lens, such as a soft hydrogel contact lens, or an intraocular lens.
In one preferred embodiment, the front surface aspheric curve comprises a simple elliptical, parabolic 5 or hyperbolic curve, and the multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve has a pupil intelligent design similar to patent application (VTN
56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, 10 regardless of the pupil size.
In alternative embodiments, the aspheric surface curve can comprise a spherical central area which is preferably less than 2.0 mm in diameter, to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, 15 and a surrounding aspheric annulus which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve; or a central spherical or aspheric center zone surrounded by multiple aspheric annuli having increasing k values; or has a progressive continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a 20 spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function; or has a spherical central area, having a diameter of preferably less than 2.00 mm, to ease in vitro parameter 25 measurement and in vivo fitting, with a surrounding aspheric curve with a progressive, continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an 3o 2 ~ 7 5 6 S l~
1 elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function.
In different embodiments, the multifocus annular ring back surface curve can have a pupil 5 intelligent design similar to patent application (VTN56); or a pupil intelligent design wherein the annular zones are different for the left and right eyes similar to patent application (VTN57); or pupil design with a peaking add power function which peaks in the mid 10 range of the pupil; or a design wherein the add power changes with pupil size with a defined linear or polynomial function wherein alternative embodiments, the add power can increase with pupil size or decrease with pupil size; or wherein the annular rings are aspheric.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing objects and advantages of the present invention for concentric aspheric multifocal lens designs may be more readily understood by one skilled in the art with reference being had to the following detailed description of several preferred embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like elements are designated by identical reference numerals throughout the several views, and in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of an exemplary concentric multifocal contact lens or intraocular lens design having a central round area surrounded by n annular zones;
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1 Figure 2 illustrates exemplary function curves for Functions A, D, E and F wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i);
Figure 3 illustrates exemplary function curves 5 for Functions A, B and C wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i);
Figure 4 is in the form of a chart illustrating only the optic zone of different types of exemplary front curves and different types of back 10 curves for a lens pursuant to the present invention;
Figure 5 illustrates the retinal focus ' distributions for four different types of lenses, wherein columns A, B and C represent prior art lens designs, and column D represents lens designs pursuant 15 to the present invention;
Figure 6 shows several graphs which illustrate how the use of combined aspheric curve/concentric curve designs desensitize patient variability, for three patients A, B and C whose near (N) and distance (D) 20 vision is improved by the designs of the present invention, sometimes significantly;
Figure 7 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a distance vision case; and Figure 8 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a near vision case.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For concentric multifocal lens designs (variable add versions), consider a concentric 21~56~0 g l multifocal contact lens or intraocular lens design 10 having a central round area 12 surrounded by n annular zones as illustrated in Figure 1. If rD = the radius of curvature for distance correction, and rN = the radius 5 of curvature for near correction, then according to the present invention, the optical power (Pi) of the i th annular zone, at ri, is given by:
(1) i ll ¦ ¦ f1(i)Pd (1 f 2 ( i ) ) PN I
lO (hereinafter the left part) +
1-(-1) ¦ ¦ (1-f3(i))Pd + f4(i) N I
(hereinafter the right part).
where Pi is the optical power at ring i, in diopters, Pd is the distance optical power i, in diopters, and PN is the near optical power i, in diopters.
In the above equation, the optical surface power can be changed into an equivalent radius by the known equation (n-1)k r where n = the refractive index of the lens material, k = a constant for the units involved, 25 for mm for example, k = 1000.
Substituting various functionalities for f,(i) f2(i), f3(i) and f~(i) in equation (1) allows one to generate different variable add embodiments, some of which are shown below.
3o 2~56~0 1 The general equation tl) can be thought of as a pair of binary switches, with the left and right parts of the equation being toggled by "i". In equation ~1), the leading term in the left and right parts of the equation is either zero or one as illustrated below:
1 - (-l)Ai 1 - (-l)~i-l left part right part i P(i) P(i) 7 l 0 The values of fn(i) toggle the "polarity" of the general equation (1).
In a first exemplary embodiment, wherein fl(i) = f2(i) = f3(i) = f4(i) = 1, the general equation 20 simplifies as below:
i P(i) 1 d 2 n 3 d 4 n d 6 n 7 d 8 n 9 d n 3o 1 In this exemplary embodiment the combination of the two toggles, the first due to i, the second due to f(n), allows the function to toggle selectively for Pd or Pn with a center distance polarity. This 5 exemplary embodiment equates to a concentric multifocal lens with distance in the center and alternating near and distance concentric rings as shown in the above table wherein the power of all near rings are equal and constant, and the power of all distance rings are equal 10 and constant.
In a second exemplary embodiment, fl(i) =
f 2 ( i ) = f 3 ( i ) = f 4 (i) = 0. This simplifies the general equation as below: Equation 1 then simplifies to equation 3, near center.
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1 i P(i) 1 n 23 dn 4 d 6 d 7 n 8 d d This exemplary embodiment equates to a 10 concentric multifocal lens with near in the center and alternating distance and near concentric rings as shown in the above table wherein the power of all distance rings are equal and constant, and the power of all near rings are equal and constant.
A third class of exemplary embodiments has a constant Pd, with the center and odd rings being Pd, and even rings Pn; with Pn nonconstant because f4(i) is nonconstant. In the third class of exemplary embodiments, fl(i) = f2(i) = f3(i) = 1, and f4(i) is a 20 defined function, as in the following examples A through F. The functions modify the normalized near power (Pn=l) as follows. In this case, the near power, Pn, only acts at the even annuli even though the odd rings are calculated and shown.
The following table illustrates the third class of exemplary embodiments wherein fl(i) = f2(i) =
f3(i) = 1, and f4(i) is the function described at the top of the table for f4(i), with the constraints as noted, for the columnar examples A, B, C, D, E and F.
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f(4)(1)=~=Pn=l f4(1)=(z~ k f4(1)= f4(1)= f4(1)= f4(1)=
(z-l) (l~ k q~-a(l-l)~k eA-a(z~ k (z/2-¦z/2-l¦)~k whereln z= (z-l) where a= deflne~ 2z total no. of deflnes an arbltrary exponentlal deflne~ llnear annuli and k= lncreaslng con~tant, increase lncreaHe and arbltrary functlon deflne~ then llnear con~tant, exponentlal decrease deflne~ decrease d . -l-y function 1 Pn Pn Pn Pn Pn Pn 1 1.00 1.50 0.50 1.60 0.67 0.60 2 1.00 1.39 0.61 1.34 0.69 0.80 0 3 1.00 1.28 0.72 1.15 0.72 1.00 4 1.00 1.17 0.83 1.01 0.77 1.20 1.00 1.06 0.94 O.go 0.82 1.40 6 1.00 .94 1.06 0.82 o.go 1.20 7 1.00 .83 1.17 0.77 1.01 1.00 8 1.00 .72 1.28 0.72 1.15 0.80 9 1.00 .61 1.39 0.69 1.34 0.60 1.00 .50 1.50 0.67 1.60 0.40 Ic 0.00 .50 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.4 e 2.71828 2.71828 a 0.30 0.30 The examples A] through F] are shown plotted in Figures 2 and 3.
Some function examples for f4(i):
A] f4(i) = k = PN
25 B] f4(i) = z-i + k where Z = total # of annuli z-l k = arbitrary constant C~ f4(i) = i-l + k z--1 D] f4(i) = e~~(i~l)+k where a = arbitrary constant E] f4(i) = e~~(Z~l)+k F] f4(i) = Z/2 - ¦ Z/2-i¦ + k ~7S~50 1 Figure 2 illustrates exemplary function curves for Functions A, D, E and F wherein the curves are of optical power versus lens function (i).
Figure 3 illustrates exemplary function curves 5 for Functions A, B and C of optical power versus lens function (i).
In a second general aspect, the present invention combines in specific fashions the best characteristics of aspheric and concentric designs by 10 combining an aspheric surface with a concentric surface.
In general, it is preferred that the concentric be on the base or back curve side of the lens, with the aspheric on the front curve side. The aspheric surface improves the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the 15 lens eye combination. This improves the focus/contrast of both the distance image as well as the near split image. The concentric surface provides the pupil intelligence split of the pupil into near and distant powers.
20 A general conic equation which describes all conics, including spheres, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbola is:
x2 y _ r + ~r' - (k+l)xZ
where k = 0 for a sphere, k = -1 for a parabola, 0 > k > -1 for an ellipse, k < -1 for a hyperbola.
General Classes of Lens:
30 type A] Front Asphere with Back Concentric ~1 ~56~0 -k value, for D or N
l center MTF enhancement type B] Front Asphere with Back Concentric -k value, for N center MTF enhancement or variable power type C] Front Asphere with Back Concentric +k value, for D center variable power In the MTF enhancement model, the -K value enhances any lO geometric pupil split.
Figure 4 is in the form of a chart illustrating only the optic zone of different types of exemplary front curves and different types of exemplary back curves, pursuant to the teachings of various 15 embodiments of the present invention.
Figures 4A and 4F combined illustrate a preferred embodiment having a front aspheric curve 40, which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve, in combination with a multifocal 20 concentric spherical annular ring back curve 42, which can be a pupil intelligent design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, regardless of the pupil size.
Figure 4B illustrates a front curve 44 having a spherical central area 46 approximately 2.00 mm in diameter to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, with a surrounding aspheric annulus 48 which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or 30 hyperbolic curve.
~175650 1 Figure 4C illustrates a front curve 54 having a central spherical or aspheric center zone 56 surrounded by multiple aspheric annuli 58 having differing or increasing k values.
Figure 4D illustrates a front aspheric curve with a progressive, continuous aspheric 63 having a k value (pursuant to the above equation) which varies from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or 10 parabolic curve, by a defined function such as a linear function 64 or a polynomial or quadratic function 65.
Figure 4E illustrates a front curve 70 having a spherical central area 72 about 2.00 mm in diameter to ease in vitro parameter measurement and in vivo fitting, 15 with a surrounding aspheric curve 74 with a progressive, continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function such as a linear function or a 20 polynomial or quadratic function, in combination with a multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve 76.
Figure 4F illustrates a multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve 42, which can be a pupil intelligent design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 56) in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, regardless of the pupil size.
Figure 4G illustrates a multifocal concentric 30 spherical annular ring back curve, which can be of a ~1756~0 l design as disclosed in patent application (VTN 57) wherein the contact lens for the right eye 50 has a different concentric annular ring pattern than the contact lens for the left eye 52.
Figure 4H illustrates a back surface 60 having a pupil design with a peaking add power function 61, which peaks in the mid range of the pupil.
Figure 4I illustrates a multifocal concentric annular ring back surface 66 wherein the add power lO either increases 67 or decreases 68 with pupil size with either a linear 67 or polynomial 68 function.
Figure 4J illustrates a multifocal concentric aspheric annular ring back curve 76.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the advantages of 15 combining aspherical front curve designs with concentric (or radial) spherical back curve designs in a single lens.
Figure 5 illustrates the retinal focus distributions for:
column A (spherical front and back surfaces, single vision design, as in the prior art);
column B (aspheric multifocal front and spherical back surfaces, design, as in the prior art);
column C (spherical front, and concentric spherical 25 back surface, bifocal design, as in the prior art); and column D (aspheric front, and concentric spherical back surface, multifocal design, present invention).
Figure 5 illustrates that the intensity of light focusing on the retina at both a near and a distance 30 focus is increased for designs of the present invention 2 L7~5~
1 (example D) when compared to conventional prior art spheric designs (example A), or conventional prior art aspheric multifocal designs (example B), or conventional prior art concentric designs (example C). In the 5 illustration, spherical optics (in example A) provide a reference intensity of 1.0 which is equally split for concentric designs (example C) to a value of 0.5; In contrast thereto, the aspherical front and concentric spherical back designs of the present invention in 10 Example D produce an intensity significantly greater than 1.0 for both near and distance vision and an increased depth of focus.
Figure 6 illustrates how the use of combined aspheric curve/concentric curve designs desensitize 15 patient variability. In this illustration, three patients A, B and C are shown whose near (N) and distance (D) focus are shifted slightly with respect to a conventional concentric multifocal curve design 80.
Note that patient A has significantly improved near N
20 and distance D vision. Note also that if patients B and C were fitted with only a concentric multifocal curve, as illustrated on the left sides of Figure 6, patient B
suffers a loss of distance D vision, while patient C
suffers a loss of near N vision. When the same 25 concentric multifocal curve is combined with an aspheric curve, as illustrated by curves 82 on the right sides of Figure 6, both near N and particularly distance D vision by patient B are improved significantly, and both the near N in particular and the distance D vision by 30 patient C are also improved significantly. In summary, - ~17~GS~
1 vision is improved significantly because of the improved depth of field obtained by the combination of an aspheric front surface with the concentric multifocal back surface since the distribution is bimodal.
Ray tracing was performed for a typical front aspheric/back concentric combination. The ray trace model was the axial myopic human eye derived using the Super-OSLO computer program, at an entrance pupil diameter of 5.50 mm.
Data shown is spot size diameter, in mm.
Other models have been tried with similar results.
SPOT SIZE
Spherical Front Aspheric Reduction Distance .031 .019 38%
Near .028 .016 43%
For the near distance, the object distance was 20 moved to 40 cm, and the model was changed to reflect a limited amount of anatomical accommodation available to a patient in their late 40's in age. The field of view was on axis at 0 elevation.
Figure 7 illustrates graphs of sphere and 25 asphere radial energy distribution for a distance vision case, and Figure 8 illustrates graphs of sphere and asphere radial energy distribution for a near vision case.
This method characterizes an image by 30 encircling the energy with increasing diameter circles, 2~7~6~
1 and normalizing the "detected~' energy. This results in larger radii than the spot size discussed above, since those spot sizes are rms deviations from the spot centroid. Others will be more obvious by the Radial 5 Energy Distribution (circle of focus) method. However, it can readily be seen that the asphere/concentric out performs the pure spherical concentric at both distance and near.
One object of the present invention is to start 10 with aspheric and multifocal concentric annular ring lens designs as disclosed herein, and then use in vivo image quality analysis equipment, such as an aberroscope or MTF point spread apparatus, to evaluate, identify and quantify any residual aberrations. These residual 15 aberrations can then be reduced further by redefining the aspherization of preferably the nonconcentric surface of the lens, or alternatively by aspherization of the concentric surface of the lens, to improve visual performance and acuity. Thus, the present invention 2 provides an improvement in the performance of designs for spherical ametropia, presbyopia, or astigmatism which is accomplished by a reduction of aberrations of the combination of the lens and the eye system. The reduction in aberrations does not correct the ametropia by itself. First, a subject (or population) is fitted with a concentric lens, and then the subject (or population) is tested with an in vivo image quality device to determine residual aberrations with the lens in place on the eye. Next, the lens is redesigned as 3o .175650 1 indicated above to decrease the measured residual aberrations.
Obviously, many different embodiments of the present invention are possible, with alterations of the 5 type of aspheric curve, the number of annular rings, the widths and arrangement of the annular rings, and the optical powers assigned to each of the annular rings.
While several embodiments and variations of the present invention for concentric aspheric multifocal 10 lens designs are described in detail herein, it should be apparent that the disclosure and teachings of the present invention will suggest many alternative designs to those skilled in the art.
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Claims (26)
1. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring lens design which reduces aberrations and enhances contrast to provide improved visual acuity, comprising:
a. said lens having a front surface and a back surface, wherein one of the front and back surfaces has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast; and b. the other of the front and back surfaces comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings providing both a distance image and a near image, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both the distance image and the near image.
a. said lens having a front surface and a back surface, wherein one of the front and back surfaces has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast; and b. the other of the front and back surfaces comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings providing both a distance image and a near image, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both the distance image and the near image.
2. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front surface has the aspheric curve.
3. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front surface has the multifocal curve.
4. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of annular rings surround a central area comprising a circular disc.
5. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 4, wherein the circular disc has a spherical surface corresponding to a patient's basic prescription Rx distance optical power.
6. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 4, wherein the plurality of annular rings include at least one annular ring having a basic prescription Rx spherical distance optical power, and at least one second spherical annular ring having a prescription Rx spherical near optical power.
7. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aspheric curve comprises a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve.
8. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aspheric curve comprises a spherical central area, and a surrounding aspheric annulus which can be a simple elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic curve.
9. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 8, wherein the spherical central area is less than 2.00 mm in diameter.
10. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aspheric curve comprises a central spherical or aspheric center zone surrounded by multiple aspheric annuli having increasing k values.
11. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front aspheric curve has a progressive continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function.
12. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aspheric curve has a spherical central area to ease in vitro parameters and in vivo fitting, with a surrounding aspheric curve with a progressive, continuous aspheric k value from 0 for a spherical curve in the center of the lens to a defined end point in the form of an elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic curve, by a defined function.
13. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 12, wherein the spherical central area is less than 2.00 mm in diameter.
14. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multifocal concentric spherical annular ring back curve has a pupil independent design in which the pupil receives substantially the same ratio of distance optical power to near optical power, regardless of the pupil size.
15. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multifocal concentric spherical annular ring curve on the lens for the right eye has a different concentric annular ring pattern than the lens for the left eye.
16. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back surface curve has a pupil design with a peaking add power function which peaks in the mid range of the pupil.
17. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the multifocal concentric annular ring back surface, the add power changes with pupil size with a defined linear or polynomial function.
18. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 17, wherein the add power increases with pupil size.
19. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 17, wherein the add power decreases with pupil size.
20. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the concentric annular rings have an aspheric surface.
21. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens is a contact lens.
22. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 21, wherein the contact lens is a soft hydrogel contact lens.
23. An aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring design as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens is an intraocular lens.
24. A method of designing an aspheric multifocal concentric annular ring lens design which reduces aberrations and enhances contrast to provide improved visual acuity, comprising:
a. said lens having a front surface and a back surface, wherein one of the front and back surfaces has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast and;
b. the other of the front and back surfaces comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings providing both a distance image and a near image, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both the distance image and the near image;
c. performing an in vivo image quality analysis, with an in vivo quality analysis instrument, of the lens on the eye to measure any residual aberrations, d. reducing the measured residual aberrations by redesigning the lens to improve visual acuity and performance.
a. said lens having a front surface and a back surface, wherein one of the front and back surfaces has an aspheric curve which improves the modulation transfer function of the lens and results in reduced aberrations and enhanced contrast and;
b. the other of the front and back surfaces comprises a multifocal curve having a plurality of concentric spherical annular rings providing both a distance image and a near image, wherein the improved modulation transfer function improves the focus and contrast of both the distance image and the near image;
c. performing an in vivo image quality analysis, with an in vivo quality analysis instrument, of the lens on the eye to measure any residual aberrations, d. reducing the measured residual aberrations by redesigning the lens to improve visual acuity and performance.
25. A method of designing a lens as claimed in claim 24, wherein redesigning the lens includes redesigning the aspheric curve.
26. A method of designing a lens as claimed in claim 24, wherein redesigning the lens includes aspherizing the concentric annular rings.
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