(19)
(11)EP 3 461 460 A1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(43)Date of publication:
03.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/14

(21)Application number: 17894673.7

(22)Date of filing:  03.11.2017
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/16(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/CN2017/109294
(87)International publication number:
WO 2019/010874 (17.01.2019 Gazette  2019/03)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30)Priority: 12.07.2017 CN 201710566074

(71)Applicant: Vision Pro (Wuxi) Ltd
Wuxi, Jiangsu 214125 (CN)

(72)Inventors:
  • LIAO, Xiugao
    Wuxi Jiangsu 214125 (CN)
  • FENG, Zhenyu
    Wuxi Jiangsu 214125 (CN)
  • CAO, Jinghui
    Wuxi Jiangsu 214125 (CN)
  • YANG, Qin
    Wuxi Jiangsu 214125 (CN)

(74)Representative: Hanna Moore + Curley 
Garryard House 25/26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 (IE)

  


(54)MULTIFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS


(57) Disclosed is a multifocal intraocular lens, including an optical body (1), a first support loop (2) and a second support loop (3), wherein, the optical body (1) is composed of a substrate layer (1-1) and a coating layer (1-2); the substrate layer (1-1), the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material; the coating layer (1-2) is cemented on the substrate layer (1-1) by means of injection-compression molding; the substrate layer (1-1) and the coating layer (1-2) are made of different materials. The optical body of the present invention is a multifocal optical zone with a double-cemented structure. The optical zone includes a plurality of binary surfaces (two to four) and an aspheric surface, effectively correcting chromatic aberration of the secondary spectrum, improving image quality, expanding the range of additional optical power, and achieving a full range of vision.




Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION



[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intraocular lens, and in particular to a multifocal intraocular lens made by changing the optical surface structure of an optical zone.

BACKGROUND



[0002] The natural lens in the eye of a newborn baby is a colorless, transparency, and very soft lens. As a person ages, the change of external conditions, such as ultraviolet light exposure, the natural lens becomes more rigid, more color. When over fifty or sixty years, more than 30 percent of people's crystalline lens will turn yellow or brown or even cloudy. When this happens, not only lost the accommodative function, but also blurred vision and sensitivity to light. when this happens, such natural lens (i.e., the cataract lens) will have to be replaced with an artificial eyesight of the cataract patient.

[0003] A typical intraocular lens is comprised of an optical lens and a supporting arm, particularly, the optical lens focuses light onto the optic nerve to enable the optical lens to see the object. The arm is used to support the optical zone, so that the optical zone of the lens is at the center of the eye which can be focused effectively.

[0004] The optical zone and supporting arm of the intraocular lens can be made of the same material or can be made of different materials. The intraocular lens made of the same material is commonly referred to as a one-piece lens, while the intraocular lens made of different materials is commonly referred to as a three-piece lens, and examples thereof are reported in U.S. Patent No. 4,997,442 and U.S. Patent No. 5,217,491, among these patents, the optical zones are both made of relatively soft optical materials and arm zone are both made of relatively hard materials.

[0005] The conventional monofocal intraocular lens can provide vision correction with a conventional distance, but cannot provide an effective adjustable-focus vision correction, besides, the design wavelength is always the detection wavelength, and chromatic aberration cannot be corrected within the visible light range. In other words, it cannot play a role of vision correction both at far and close distances. The only way to make the monofocal intraocular lens work both at far and close distances is to wear a pair of glasses. Another choice is to replace the cataract lens with a multifocal intraocular lens, to make vision at far, close and medium distances available. However, only a part of light at each distance is focused onto the optic nerve, in addition, multifocal intraocular lens will have some other side effects exist. As a result, people begin to design a novel adjustable-focus intraocular lens, as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,409,691, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,674,282, 5,496,366, 6,197,059, and 6,387,126, U.S. Patent No. 6,178,878, and U.S. Patent No. 6,406,494.

[0006] All the designed accommodative intraocular lenses are made of a soft silicone material with a low refractive index. Due to the fact of lower the refractive index of the silicone material, the intraocular lens made from it, is relatively thick, the intraocular lens has a limited distance to move within the capsular bag of your eye, so that change in the adjustable-focus optical intensity is limited. And also, the intraocular lens made from the silicone material will have a higher possibility to form fibers and secondary cataract than the intraocular lens made from hydrophobic polyacrylic ester material. Therefore, after the adjustable-focus lens made of silicone is implanted into the eye, only a part of people can have the adjustable-focus function, and the percentage of the part of people in the total number of transplanted people is also reduced along with the increase of the implantation time.

SUMMARY



[0007] In view of the problems existed in the prior art, the applicant provides a multifocal intraocular lens. The optical body of the present invention is a multifocal optical zone with a double-cemented structure. The optical zone includes a plurality of binary surfaces (two to four) and an aspheric surface, which can effectively correct chromatic aberration of the secondary spectrum, improve image quality, expand the range of additional optical power, and achieve a full range of vision.

[0008] Technical solutions of the present invention are as follows:

A multifocal intraocular lens, including an optical body (1), a first support loop (2) and a second support loop (3), wherein, the optical body (1) is composed of a substrate layer (1-1) and a coating layer (1-2);

The substrate layer (1-1), the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material;

The coating layer (1-2) is cemented on the substrate layer (1-1) by means of injection-compression molding;

The substrate layer (1-1) and the coating layer (1-2) are made of different materials.



[0009] Surfaces of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are both provided with oblique serration groove or protrusion frost; the roughness of the frost or the height of the oblique serration is greater than 40µm.

[0010] The optical body (1) has four optical surfaces in the optical axis direction, that is, optical surfaces (a), (b), (c), (d), respectively, wherein the optical surface (a) is close to the cornea, the optical surface (d) is close to the retina, and the optical surfaces (b) and (c) are coincident, but are located on different materials in the front and back, the optical surface (b) is attached to the back side of the base layer (1-1), the optical surface (c) is attached to the front side of the coating layer (1-2), at least two of the four optical surfaces are selected to be processed into a diffractive surface having an embossed structure, and the remaining optical surfaces are processed into aspherical surfaces.

[0011] The diffractive surface having an embossed structure is designed by the following methods:




the formulas above describe a radius-based phase distribution function, wherein, λ0 is the design wavelength, λ is the wavelength of the actual incident light, F0 is the focal length, n is the refractive index of the material, n' is the refractive index of the surrounding medium, j represents the j-th diffractive annular zone;
meanwhile, the step height of the serrated diffraction peak is given by the formula:


the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect.

[0012] The structure of the aspherical surface is designed by the following methods:
taking the vertex of the optical surface as the origin O and the optical axis as the Z axis, an arbitrary space rectangular coordinate system is established, the abscissa axis X and coordinate axis Y axis of the coordinate system are tangential to the optical surface, and the surface shape of the aspheric surface satisfies an aspheric equation on the XZ plane of:


wherein, Z(x) is a curve expression of the aspheric surface on the two-dimensional coordinate system plane xZ, c is the reciprocal of the basic spherical curvature radius of the aspheric surface, and y is a vertical distance from any point on the curve to the abscissa axis Z, A2i is the aspheric high-order coefficient, m and n are both integers not less than 1, and n>m, Q is an aspherical coefficient.

[0013] The effective optical zone of the optical body (1) is 5.5 to 6.5 mm in diameter, and a biconvex/meniscus lens sheet with a central thickness of 0.65∼1.25 mm; the thickness of the base layer (1-1) is 0.43∼0.83mm; the thickness of the coating layer (1-2) is 0.22∼0.42mm; the thicknesses of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are both 0.15∼0.35 mm;
The spherical aberration of the optical body (1) is in the range of -0.01µm∼0.02µm; the additional optical power of the optical body (1) is in the range of +2D∼+4.75D.

[0014] The base layer (1-1) is made of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.48∼1.56 and a dispersion coefficient of 35∼55; the coating layer (1-2) is made of a silicone material having a refractive index of 1.36∼1.47, hydrophilic polyacrylic ester having a lower refractive index or hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a lower refractive index.

[0015] Surfaces of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are provided with several oblique serration grooves/protrusions, and the width of the oblique serration groove/protrusion is 0.2∼1.0mm, the included angle α between the oblique edge of the oblique serration and the plane to which the support loop belongs is between -20°∼20°.

[0016] The multifocal intraocular lens in the present invention is prepared by design steps as follows:
A Optical design: the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect, the optical system is confirmed and evaluated by analyzing a light focus drift diagram, a spot diagram, an OPD optical characteristics curve, an MTF curve and the like.

[0017] B Lathe processing of base layer: lathe programs are compiled according to designed parameters of the base layer (1-1) in the optical zone; optical surfaces (a) and (b) of the lens are lathed with single point diamond turning technology; milling machine programs are compiled to mill out the profile of optical zones and frosted/serrated loop.

[0018] C Preparation of a pressing mold: a prototype mold is manufactured by using single point diamond turning, laser etching is mainly used to modify a diffractive surface having an embossed structure (if necessary).

[0019] D Injection-compression molding: the finished base layer is placed into the groove of the fixture, an appropriate amount of coating layer mixed solution dropped in the center of the optical part, and a stamper is fixed on the base mold (locked by a mechanical structure), and taken out after being placed at a temperature of 50°C∼150°C for 20 minutes to 24 hours, and a clear and elastic coating layer is formed.

E Polishing



[0020] The multifocal intraocular lens can first be lathed out a film base containing an optical surface (a) and an optical surface (c), and the coating layer is tightly attached to the optical surface (b) of the base layer (1-1) by an injection molding process, the optical surface (c) is obtained by compression molding, and then an intraocular lens disk is made, and the optical body (1) of the lens is mechanically engraved, and the two loops are made by mechanical cutting.

[0021] The base layer (1-1) in the optical body (1) of the present invention is made of an optically transparent hydrophobic polyacrylic ester material, which is an optically transparent polyacrylic ester copolymer obtained by copolymerizing acrylate, methacrylate and styrene derivatives (or small amounts of hydrophilic monomers) at a high temperature.

[0022] The coating layer (1-2) in the optical body (1) of the present invention is made of an optically transparent material having a lower refractive index, and the optically transparent material can be optically transparent medical grade silicone (such as Med 6820), a biocompatible optically transparent hydrophilic polyacrylic ester material or a biocompatible optically transparent hydrophobic polyacrylic ester material. The chemical linkage bonds of the base layer (1-1) and the coating layer (1-2) are formed under higher temperature condition.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention lie in that:
The optical zone of the optical body according to the present invention selectively matches two materials, combines an aspherical surface and a binary surface and realizes the elimination of color aberration in the visible light range, and has a greater focal depth and a better image quality.

[0024] The optical zone of the optical body in the present invention is an optical zone having two focal points, three focal points, or regional multifocal points; a double-cemented lens is made of two materials, two contact surfaces of the lens have a common curvature, dispersion characteristics of the two materials are different, after cementing, first-order chromatic aberration can be corrected. Combined with the technical design schemes, it can be seen from the polychromatic light focus drift diagram that the a parabolic drift diagram replaces the original straight line, because correcting of the chromatic aberration can obtain a better image quality; meanwhile, the optical body has at least two diffractive surfaces (2 to 4 diffractive surfaces), on the basis of the existing multi-focal technology, the additional optical power range (+2D∼+4.75D) is widened, a full range of vision is achieved, chromatic aberration of the secondary spectrum is further eliminated on the basis of correcting the first-order chromatic aberration; the roles of the aspheric surface are to control the spherical aberration, adjust the depth of focus, and improve visual quality; the optical body is formed by accurate injection-compression molding, with a high efficiency (to compress one mould only takes 5∼10 seconds) and a high accuracy. This process is applied to processing of a diffractive surface intraocular lens for the first time, and metal or polyimide (PI) matrix composite material mold is adopted, the mold can be processed with laser direct writing or etching technology, and having a higher precision than that with single point diamond turning technology.

[0025] The cementing process and the condensation process after compression molding process have strict requirements on the environment temperature and humidity, so that the stress matching between the two materials is guaranteed, and the lens can be suitable for a complex eye-liquid environment; finally, the design of the frosted/serrated surface of the support loop increases the resistance of movement of the loop, preventing the lens from rotating in the capsular bag, and improving the stability after the surgery.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



[0026] 

FIG. 1 is a shematic structural diagram according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a shematic structural diagram according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a shematic structural diagram according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of an optical part according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, wherein optical surfaces b and c are diffractive surfaces;

FIG. 5 is a side view of an optical part according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, wherein optical surfaces a and d are diffractive surfaces;

FIG. 6 is a side view of an optical part according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, wherein optical surfaces a, b, c and d are diffractive surfaces;

FIG. 7 is a distribution diagram of a far-focus MTF of the optical body along with the spatial frequence according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a distribution diagram of an intermediate-focus MTF of the optical body along with the spatial frequence according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; and

FIG. 9 is a distribution diagram of a near-focus MTF of the optical body along with the spatial frequence according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

In the figures: 1. Optical body, 1-1. Base layer, 1-2. Coating layer, 2. First support loop, 3. Second support loop, a, b, c and d: four optical surfaces of the optical body.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION



[0027] The present invention will be described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Embodiment 1



[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, a multifocal intraocular lens, including an optical body 1, a first support loop 2 and a second support loop 3, wherein, the optical body 1 is composed of a substrate layer 1-1 and a coating layer 1-2;
the substrate layer 1-1, the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material.

[0029] The coating layer 1-2 is cemented on the substrate layer 1-1 by means of injection-compression molding;
The substrate layer 1-1 and the coating layer 1-2 are made of different materials.

[0030] Surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both provided with oblique serration groove; the height of the oblique serration is greater than 40µm.

[0031] The optical body 1 has four optical surfaces in the optical axis direction, that is, optical surfaces a, b, c, d, respectively, wherein the optical surface a is close to the cornea, the optical surface d is close to the retina, and the optical surfaces b and c are coincident, but are located on different materials in the front and back, the optical surface b is attached to the back side of the base layer 1-1, the optical surface c is attached to the front side of the coating layer 1-2.

[0032] The effective optical zone of the optical body 1 is 5.5mm in diameter, and a biconvex lens sheet with a central thickness of 0.65mm; the thickness of the base layer 1-1 is 0.43mm; the thickness of the coating layer 1-2 is 0.22mm; the thicknesses of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both 0.15mm;
The base layer 1-1 is made of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.544 and a dispersion coefficient of 35∼55; the coating layer 1-2 is made of a silicone material having a refractive index of 1.41, or hydrophilic polyacrylic ester having a lower refractive index.

[0033] Surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are provided with several oblique serration grooves, and the width of the oblique serration groove is 0.2mm, the included angle α between the oblique edge of the oblique serration and the plane to which the support loop belongs is between -20°∼20°.

[0034] The preparation method of the multifocal intraocular lens is as follows:
  1. (1) The design scheme: optical surfaces b and c of the optical body are diffractive surfaces, optical surfaces a and d are aspheric surfaces, the additional optical power is 3.5D; the side view of the optical part is as shown in FIG. 4.
  2. (2) The Optical design: the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, i.e., 17.59mm (21.5D), 19.38mm (19.5D), 20.99mm (18D), an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect, the optical system is confirmed and evaluated by analyzing a light focus drift diagram, a spot diagram, an OPD optical characteristics curve, a through-focus MTF curve.
    The evaluation results are as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, as can be seen from the figures, MTFs of the three focuses are all above 0.43 (at a dominant wavelength (a at a spatial frequence of 1001p/mm in an eye model). The image quality meets the requirements of national standards, and a certain additional focal power is provided.
  3. (3) Lathe processing of base layer: lathe programs are compiled according to designed parameters of the base layer 1-1 in the optical zone; optical surfaces a and b of the lens are lathed with single point diamond turning technology; milling machine programs are compiled to mill out the profile of optical zones and frosted loop.
  4. (4) Preparation of a pressing mold: a prototype mold is manufactured by using single point diamond turning, laser etching is mainly used to modify a diffractive surface having an embossed structure (if necessary).
  5. (5) The preparation of silicone materials: 10 ml of each of silicone materials PART A and PART B is taken into a glass beaker, with stirring for at least 2 minutes until the silicone materials become completely homogeneous, stand in vacuum or at a low temperature until bubbles are completely removed.
  6. (6) Injection-compression molding: the finished base layer is placed into the groove of the fixture, an approximate 0.5ml of the silicone material mixed solution is dropped into the center of the optical part, and a stamper is fixed on the base mold (locked by a mechanical structure), and taken out after being placed at a temperature of 50°C for 24 hours, and a clear and elastic coating layer is solidified.
  7. (7) Finally, polishing processing is performed to obtain an intraocular lens with qualified optical surfaces.

Embodiment 2



[0035] As shown in FIG. 2, a multifocal intraocular lens, including an optical body 1, a first support loop 2 and a second support loop 3, wherein, the optical body 1 is composed of a substrate layer 1-1 and a coating layer 1-2;
The substrate layer 1-1, the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material.

[0036] The coating layer 1-2 is cemented on the substrate layer 1-1 by means of injection-compression molding;
The substrate layer 1-1 and the coating layer 1-2 are made of different materials.

[0037] The surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both provided with protrusion frost; the height of the frost is greater than 40µm.

[0038] The optical body 1 has four optical surfaces in the optical axis direction, that is, optical surfaces a, b, c, d, respectively, wherein the optical surface a is close to the cornea, the optical surface d is close to the retina, and the optical surfaces b and c are coincident, but are located on different materials in the front and back, the optical surface b is attached to the back side of the base layer 1-1, the optical surface c is attached to the front side of the coating layer 1-2.

[0039] The effective optical zone of the optical body 1 is 6.0mm in diameter, and a meniscus lens sheet with a central thickness of 0.95mm; the thickness of the base layer 1-1 is 0.65mm; the thickness of the coating layer 1-2 is 0.3mm; the thicknesses of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both 0.25mm;
the spherical aberration of the optical body 1 is -0.01µm; the additional optical power of the optical body 1 is in the range of +4.0D.

[0040] The base layer 1-1 is made of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.547 and a dispersion coefficient of 55; the coating layer 1-2 is made of hydrophilic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.362.

[0041] The surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are provided with several frosted protrusions, and the width of the frosted protrusion is 0.2mm.

[0042] The preparation method of the multifocal intraocular lens is as follows:
  1. (1) The design scheme: the optical surfaces a and d of the optical body are diffractive surfaces, the optical surfaces b and c are aspheric surfaces, the additional optical power is 4.0D; the side view of the optical part is as shown in FIG. 5.
  2. (2) The optical design: the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, i.e., 17.59mm (21.5D), 19.38mm (19.5D), 21.41mm (17.5D), an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect, the optical system is confirmed and evaluated by analyzing a light focus drift diagram, a spot diagram, an OPD optical characteristics curve, a through-focus MTF curve and the like.
  3. (3) Lathe processing of base layer: lathe programs are compiled according to designed parameters of the base layer 1-1 in the optical zone; optical surfaces a and b of the lens are lathed with single point diamond turning technology; milling machine programs are compiled to mill out the profile of optical zones and frosted loop.
  4. (4) The preparation of a pressing mold: a prototype mold is manufactured by using single point diamond turning, laser etching is mainly used to modify a diffractive surface having an embossed structure (if necessary).
  5. (5) Preparation of hydrophilic materials: 10 ml of each of hydrophilic materials PART A and PART B is taken and put in a glass beaker, with stirring for at least 2 minutes until the hydrophilic materials become completely homogeneous, stand in vacuum or at a low temperature until bubbles are completely removed.
  6. (6) Injection-compression molding: the finished base layer is placed into the groove of the fixture, 0.5ml of hydrophilic polyacrylic ester mixed solution is dropped into the center of the optical part, and a stamper is fixed on the base mold (locked by a mechanical structure), and taken out after being placed at a temperature of 100°C for 12 hours, and a clear coating layer is solidified.
  7. (7) Finally, polishing processing is performed to obtain a qualified intraocular lens.

Embodiment 3



[0043] As shown in FIG. 3, a multifocal intraocular lens, including an optical body 1, a first support loop 2 and a second support loop 3, wherein, the optical body 1 is composed of a substrate layer 1-1 and a coating layer 1-2;
the substrate layer 1-1, the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material.

[0044] The coating layer 1-2 is cemented on the substrate layer 1-1 by means of injection-compression molding;

[0045] The substrate layer 1-1 and the coating layer 1-2 are made of different materials.

[0046] The surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both provided with an oblique serration groove; the height of the oblique serration is greater than 40µm.

[0047] The optical body 1 has four optical surfaces in the optical axis direction, that is, optical surfaces a, b, c, d, respectively, wherein the optical surface a is close to the cornea, the optical surface d is close to the retina, and the optical surfaces b and c are coincident, but are located on different materials in the front and back, the optical surface b is attached to the back side of the base layer 1-1, the optical surface c is attached to the front side of the coating layer 1-2.

[0048] The effective optical zone of the optical body 1 is 6.5mm in diameter, and a biconvex lens sheet with a central thickness of 1.25mm; the thickness of the base layer 1-1 is 0.83mm; the thickness of the coating layer 1-2 is 0.42mm; the thicknesses of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are both 0.35mm;

[0049] The spherical aberration of the optical body 1 is -0.02µm; the additional optical power of the optical body 1 is in the range of +4.5D.

[0050] The base layer 1-1 is made of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.542 and a dispersion coefficient of 55; the coating layer 1-2 is made of hydrophilic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.462.

[0051] The surfaces of the first support loop 2 and the second support loop 3 are provided with several oblique serration grooves, and the width of the oblique serration groove is 0.8mm, the included angle α between the oblique edge of the oblique serration and the plane to which the support loop belongs is between 15°.

[0052] The preparation method of the multifocal intraocular lens is as follows:
  1. (1) The design scheme: optical surfaces a, b, c and d of the optical body are diffractive surfaces, and the additional optical power is 4.5D; the side view of the optical part is as shown in FIG. 5.
  2. (2) The optical design: the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, i.e., 16. 97mm (22.0D), 19.38mm (19.5D), 21.41mm (17.5D), an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect, the optical system is confirmed and evaluated by analyzing a light focus drift diagram, a spot diagram, an OPD optical characteristics curve, a through-focus MTF curve and the like.
  3. (3) Lathe processing of base layer: lathe programs are compiled according to designed parameters of the base layer 1-1 in the optical zone; optical surfaces a and b of the lens are lathed with single point diamond turning technology; milling machine programs are compiled to mill out the profile of optical zones and serrated loop.
  4. (4) The preparation of a pressing mold: a prototype mold is manufactured by using single point diamond turning, laser etching is mainly used to modify a diffractive surface having an embossed structure (if necessary), and the surface accuracy is detected with a high precision profiler.
  5. (5) The preparation of hydrophobic materials: 10 ml of each of hydrophobic materials PART A and PART B is taken and put in a glass beaker, with stirring for at least 2 minutes until the hydrophobic materials become completely homogeneous. stand at a low temperature until bubbles are completely removed.
  6. (6) Injection-compression molding: the finished base layer is dropped into the groove of the fixture, 0.5ml of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester mixed solution is dropped into the center of the optical part, and a stamper is fixed on the base mold (locked by a mechanical structure), and taken out after being placed at a temperature of 50°C for 24 hours, and a clear coating layer is solidified.
  7. (7) Finally, polishing processing is performed to obtain a qualified intraocular lens.



Claims

1. A multifocal intraocular lens, comprising an optical body (1), a first support loop (2) and a second support loop (3), wherein, the optical body (1) is composed of a substrate layer (1-1) and a coating layer (1-2);
the substrate layer (1-1), the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) have a one-piece structure and are formed integrally with the same material;
the coating layer (1-2) is cemented on the substrate layer (1-1) by means of injection-compression molding;
the substrate layer (1-1) and the coating layer (1-2) are made of different materials.
 
2. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein surfaces of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are both provided with oblique serration groove or protrusion frost; the roughness of the frost or the height of the oblique serration is greater than 40µm.
 
3. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein the optical body (1) has four optical surfaces in the optical axis direction, that is, optical surfaces (a), (b), (c), (d), respectively, wherein the optical surface (a) is close to the cornea, the optical surface (d) is close to the retina, and the optical surfaces (b) and (c) are coincident, but are located on different materials in the front and back, the optical surface (b) is attached to the back side of the base layer (1-1), the optical surface (c) is attached to the front side of the coating layer (1-2), at least two of the four optical surfaces are selected to be processed into a diffractive surface having an embossed structure, and the remaining optical surfaces are processed into aspherical surfaces.
 
4. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 3, wherein the diffractive surface having an embossed structure is designed by the following methods:




the formulas above describe a radius-based phase distribution function, wherein, λ0 is the design wavelength, λ is the wavelength of the actual incident light, F0 is the focal length, n is the refractive index of the material, n' is the refractive index of the surrounding medium, j represents the j-th diffractive annular zone;
meanwhile, the step height of the serrated diffraction peak is given by the formula:


the phase function and the step height are roughly calculated from each focal length of the pre-designed multifocal points, an initial model is constructed in zemax, and in turn optimized to obtain the best expected effect.
 
5. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 3, wherein the structure of the aspherical surface is designed by the following methods:
taking the vertex of the optical surface as the origin O and the optical axis as the Z axis, an arbitrary space rectangular coordinate system is established, the abscissa axis X and coordinate axis Y axis of the coordinate system are tangential to the optical surface, and the surface shape of the aspheric surface satisfies an aspheric equation on the XZ plane of:


wherein, Z(x) is a curve expression of the aspheric surface on the two-dimensional coordinate system plane xZ, c is the reciprocal of the basic spherical curvature radius of the aspheric surface, and y is a vertical distance from any point on the curve to the abscissa axis Z, A2i is the aspheric high-order coefficient, m and n are both integers not less than 1, and n>m, Q is an aspherical coefficient.
 
6. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein the effective optical zone of the optical body (1) is 5.5 to 6.5 mm in diameter, and a biconvex/meniscus lens sheet with a central thickness of 0.65∼1.25 mm; the thickness of the base layer (1-1) is 0.43∼0.83mm; the thickness of the coating layer (1-2) is 0.22∼0.42mm; the thicknesses of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are both 0.15∼0.35 mm;
 
7. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein the spherical aberration of the optical body (1) is in the range of -0.01µm∼-0.02µm; the additional optical power of the optical body (1) is in the range of +2D∼+4.75D.
 
8. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein the base layer (1-1) is made of hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a refractive index of 1.48∼1.56 and a dispersion coefficient of 35∼55; the coating layer (1-2) is made of a silicone material having a refractive index of 1.36∼1.47, hydrophilic polyacrylic ester having a lower refractive index or hydrophobic polyacrylic ester having a lower refractive index.
 
9. The multifocal intraocular lens according to claim 1, wherein surfaces of the first support loop (2) and the second support loop (3) are provided with several oblique serration grooves/protrusions, and the width of the oblique serration groove/protrusion is 0.2∼1.0mm, the included angle α between the oblique edge of the oblique serration and the plane to which the support loop belongs is between -20°∼20°.
 




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