Small Optic Zone Contact Lenses And Methods

摘要

Contact lenses provide clear visual acuity and simultaneously present a myopic defocused image to the lens wearer at both near viewing distances and distant viewing distances. The present contact lenses have an optic zone that has a radius of less than or equal to 2.5 mm. Stated differently, the diameter of the optic zone of the present contact lenses is 5.0 mm or less. The present lenses are used in methods to reduce progression of myopia in a person capable of ocular accommodation. Methods of manufacturing the present lenses are described.