Biomarker-responsive contact lens

    公开(公告)号:US12204180B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17693493

    申请日:2022-03-14

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a biomarker-responsive bifocal contact lens comprising a monovision contact lens having a first focal length and a Fresnel contact lens having a second focal length, wherein the Fresnel contact lens comprises a biomarker-responsive hydrogel, and wherein the Fresnel contact lens is disposed on an outer surface of the monovision contact lens, wherein an optical characteristic of the Fresnel contact lens changes in response to the biomarker concentration in the ocular fluid.

    Method of manufacturing contact lens for treating color vision deficiency

    公开(公告)号:US12140820B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US17499251

    申请日:2021-10-12

    Abstract: A method of forming an ophthalmic contact lens using an additive manufacturing apparatus is presented herein. The method providing a first solution comprising HEMA, PEGDA, and a photoinitiator, forming a support structure on a planar print bed of the additive manufacturing apparatus by depositing a first plurality of layers of the first solution and curing the first plurality of layers, and forming an ophthalmic contact lens on the support structure by depositing a second plurality of layers of the first solution and curing the second plurality of layers. The second plurality of layers are arranged such that a disc of the ophthalmic contact lens is oriented generally perpendicular to the planar print bed of the additive manufacturing apparatus.

    Fiber optic integrated-light diffusers for sensing applications

    公开(公告)号:US11143815B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16848698

    申请日:2020-04-14

    Abstract: Embodiments include a fiber optic probe comprising an optical fiber, and a sensor component attached to the optical fiber, the sensor component including an asymmetric microlens array imprinted on a stimuli-responsive hydrogel. Embodiments further include a method of fabricating a fiber optic probe comprising depositing a stimuli-responsive hydrogel precursor solution on a substrate mold, the substrate mold including a concave asymmetric microlens array; contacting an end of an optical fiber with the stimuli-responsive hydrogel precursor solution deposited on the substrate mold; and exposing the end of the optical fiber and the stimuli-responsive hydrogel precursor solution to light to form a stimuli-responsive hydrogel sensor imprinted with a convex asymmetric microlens array and attached to the end of the optical fiber. Embodiments further include systems comprising the fiber optic probes.

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