MUMBAI, India, May 16 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517020816 A) filed by Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont, France, on March 7, for 'an ophthalmic lens adapted to correct a vision impairment and to slow down the progression thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Hamlaoui Samy; Mercier Sylvain; and Ding Xingzhao.

The application for the patent was published on May 16, under issue no. 20/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This ophthalmic lens is adapted to correct a vision impairment and to slow down the progression of that vision impairment of an eye of a wearer. The ophthalmic lens has a substrate a front surface and a back surface. The ophthalmic lens comp...