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Number: 351/247
Name: Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting > Eye examining or testing instrument > Methods of use > For contact lens fitting
Description: Subject matter under subclass limited to process for measuring and determining the curvature of a patient"s eyeball so that the bearing surfaces of a contact lens may be made to fit the eyeball accurately.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7530689 Orthokeratological contact lenses and design methods therefor May. 12, 2009
7470027 Temporal vision modification Dec. 30, 2008
7452081 Scanning ophthalmic fixation method and apparatus Nov. 18, 2008
7309126 Eye characteristics measuring device Dec. 18, 2007
7296895 Sequential scanning wavefront measurement and retinal topography Nov. 20, 2007
7249851 Eye characteristic measuring apparatus Jul. 31, 2007
7150529 Hybrid contact lens system and method Dec. 19, 2006
6752499 Myopia progression control using bifocal contact lenses Jun. 22, 2004
6588900 High resolution device for observing a body Jul. 8, 2003
6379008 Method of determining the shape of an opthalmic contact lens for correcting optical aberrations of the eye beyond defocusing or astigmatism and system for implementing the method Apr. 30, 2002
RE37196 Apparatus and method for determining contact lenses May. 29, 2001
6120150 Device and method for mapping the topography of an eye using elevation measurements in combination with slope measurements Sep. 19, 2000
6116738 Corneal topographer with central and peripheral measurement capability Sep. 12, 2000
6079831 Device and method for mapping the topography of an eye using elevation measurements in combination with slope measurements Jun. 27, 2000
6076930 Process for fitting a contact lens, and measuring lens for performing the process Jun. 20, 2000
5993001 Stereoscopic imaging system for retinal examination with remote examination unit Nov. 30, 1999
5969793 Transfer and centering system for contact lenses Oct. 19, 1999
5963299 Method and apparatus for measuring toric contact lens rotation Oct. 5, 1999
5953102 Method for substantially objective testing of the visual capacity of a test subject Sep. 14, 1999
5900924 Method for determining absolute spatial coordinates of at least one point on a reflecting surface May. 4, 1999
5886767 Keratometry system and method for measuring physical parameters of the cornea Mar. 23, 1999
5867250 Apparatus and method for optically mapping front and back surface topographies of an object Feb. 2, 1999
5849811 Extended wear ophthalmic lens Dec. 15, 1998
5841511 Method of corneal analysis using a checkered placido apparatus Nov. 24, 1998
5835190 Ophthalmologic curvature measuring device and method to conjointly measure a central and peripheral portion of a curved surface Nov. 10, 1998
5790234 Eyeball detection apparatus Aug. 4, 1998
5776999 Methods of using and screening extended wear ophthalmic lenses Jul. 7, 1998
5777719 Method and apparatus for improving vision and the resolution of retinal images Jul. 7, 1998
5760100 Extended wear ophthalmic lens Jun. 2, 1998
5694196 Experimental instrument for examining permeability of a flowing cornea and an experimental unit using said experimental instrument Dec. 2, 1997
5686981 Ophthalmologic device for accurately positioning a contact lens to an eye Nov. 11, 1997
5684562 Ophthalmic apparatus Nov. 4, 1997
5661218 Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making Aug. 26, 1997
5657110 Method of detecting eye component information for determining sight axis direction, and sight axis direction detection apparatus Aug. 12, 1997
5654388 Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making Aug. 5, 1997
5654363 Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making Aug. 5, 1997
5654349 Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making Aug. 5, 1997
5592246 Device and method for mapping objects Jan. 7, 1997
5585872 Ophthalmic measuring apparatus for determining the shape of the cornea of an eye Dec. 17, 1996
5570144 Field restrictive contact lens Oct. 29, 1996
5565939 Wireless ophthalmic apparatus Oct. 15, 1996
5555039 Eye measuring apparatus having an automatic fogging producing mechanism and method thereof Sep. 10, 1996
5517261 Focusing method for a corneal topographer May. 14, 1996
5500697 Ophthalmic apparatus for measuring refractive characteristic of eye to be measured Mar. 19, 1996
5475452 Device and method for mapping objects Dec. 12, 1995
5469234 Method of detecting eye component information for determining sight axis direction, and sight axis direction detection apparatus Nov. 21, 1995
5422688 Eye exercising process and apparatus Jun. 6, 1995
5418582 Photokeratoscope apparatus and method May. 23, 1995
5416538 Object-surface-shape measuring apparatus May. 16, 1995
5414478 Apparatus and method for determining contact lenses May. 9, 1995

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