US Patent Issued to AMO Groningen on Nov. 11 for "Diffractive intraocular lenses for extended range of vision" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,482, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to AMO Groningen B.V. (Groningen, Netherlands).

"Diffractive intraocular lenses for extended range of vision" was invented by Carmen Canovas Vidal (Groningen, Netherlands), Hendrik A. Weeber (Groningen, Netherlands) and Patricia Ann Piers (Groningen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary diffractive intraocular implants (IOLs) can include a diffractive profile having multiple diffractive zones. The diffractive zones can include a central zone that includes one or more e...