Patent ID: 7980692
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G02C

Abstract:
1. A process of selecting and/or designing ophthalmic lenses for a wearer, the process including the steps of: (a) obtaining lens usage information from the wearer, wherein the lens usage information includes: (b) entering the lens usage information into a programmed computer; (c) the programmed computer processing the lens usage information to provide a separate weighted lifestyle score for each of one or more respective lifestyle score categories, each weighted lifestyle score being a function of a predetermined relationship between the respective lifestyle score category and at least one ophthalmic lens design feature, wherein the processing of the lens usage information to provide a weighted lifestyle score for a respective lifestyle score category includes the steps of: (d) the programmed computer selecting or designing an ophthalmic lens design using one or more of the weighted lifestyle scores; wherein the selected or designed ophthalmic lens has at least one lens design feature which has been customized using one or more of the weighted lifestyle scores.