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- Patent Title: Soft contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens with enhanced tear exchange
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Application No.: US16642982Application Date: 2018-08-31
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Publication No.: US11320673B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Melissa Bailey , Joseph T. Barr
- Applicant: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Applicant Address: US OH Columbus
- Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Current Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Columbus
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2018/049084 WO 20180831
- International Announcement: WO2019/046714 WO 20190307
- Main IPC: G02C7/04
- IPC: G02C7/04

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a soft contact lens comprising a lenticular in a superior portion of the contact lens wherein the contact lens attaches to an upper eyelid of a wearer by the lenticular interacting with an upper tarsal plate of the upper eyelid of a wearer, wherein the contact lens is configured to provide one or more of an enhanced tear exchange, a greater tear layer thickness, or increased oxygen uptake of a cornea of a wearer.
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