APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS FOR WAVEFRONT CORRECTION USING SPATIALLY LOCALIZED CURING OF PHOTO-POLYMERIZATION MATERIALS

摘要

A method for making an optical compensating element for, e.g., correction aberrations in human vision or other applications. A curable material is held between two plates, and based on the aberration sought to be corrected, a desired curing contour is determined to establish a line below which a predetermined index of refraction will be obtained. A light beam is focused along the line to cure material along the line. Uncured material above the line can be removed and uncured material below the line then cured in bulk, to speed the manufacturing process.