Patent ID: 9740026
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G02C

Claim:
1. An ophthalmic lens for correcting a refractive error of an eye, the eye having a cornea with a refractive shape extending across an optical region of the cornea, the ophthalmic lens comprising: an inner optic portion configured to be disposed over the optical region of the cornea and deformable when the eye blinks; a posterior surface extending along the inner optic portion and configured so that engagement of the ophthalmic lens against the eye provides one or more lenticular volumes between the posterior surface of the inner optic portion and the cornea; an anterior surface extending along the inner optic portion; and a peripheral portion of the ophthalmic lens disposed radially outward of the inner optic portion; and a reinforcement ring embedded within the inner optic portion, wherein the reinforcement ring is configured to minimize flexure of the inner optic portion during blinking of the eye; wherein, the inner optic portion is characterized by an inner rigidity the peripheral portion is characterized by a peripheral rigidity; the inner rigidity is greater than the peripheral rigidity; and the inner rigidity is from about 1E6 MPa-μm