Patent ID: 8246167

Claim:
A therapeutic optical structure for regulating emerging myopia comprising a central zone, an annular zone, and a peripheral zone, wherein said central zone has a higher eccentricity than the underlying cornea; wherein a peripheral aspect of said central zone is configured to not touch the cornea; wherein the sagittal profile of said annular zone is one of spherical, aspherical, defined by a polynomial, uncurved and defined by an angle, or defined by spline mathematic; wherein a peripheral aspect and a medial aspect of said annular zone are configured to not touch the cornea; wherein said annular zone is configured to reshape an aspect of the mid peripheral cornea such that said aspect thereby focuses a peripheral image field in at least one semi-meridian in front of the mid peripheral retina; wherein a peripheral aspect and a medial aspect of said peripheral zone are configured to not touch the cornea; and wherein said peripheral zone is in contact with the peripheral cornea between the peripheral aspect and the medial aspect of said peripheral zone.