Light Adjustable Ophthalmic Devices Patent Application
Summary
The USPTO has published patent application US20260109796A1, filed October 16, 2025, covering reactive monomer compositions designed for use in light adjustable ophthalmic devices including intraocular lenses, contact lenses, and corneal inserts. The compositions form polymers with editable refractive indices that change upon exposure to specific light wavelengths through intramolecular cycloaddition reactions. When used in implantable ophthalmic devices, the compositions enable post-operative fine-tuning of device optics via light treatment after implantation and healing.
“When used in ophthalmic devices, the inventive compositions enable post-manufacturing and/or post-operative adjustments to the optics of the devices by spatially modifying the refractive index.”
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The USPTO published patent application US20260109796A1 on April 23, 2026, covering compositions for light adjustable ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, phakic intraocular lenses, contact lenses, orthokeratology lenses, and corneal inserts. The application claims reactive monomer mixtures that form polymers with editable refractive indices capable of being spatially modified through light irradiation, enabling post-manufacturing and post-operative adjustments to device optics.
Affected parties include manufacturers of ophthalmic devices seeking post-operative refractive correction capabilities, pharmaceutical companies involved in ocular implant technology, and medical device companies developing next-generation intraocular lenses. While this is a published patent application rather than a granted patent, it signals the technology space and potential future licensing or development opportunities in the light-adjustable lens sector. Parties monitoring this space should track the application through prosecution to identify potential freedom-to-operate considerations.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR LIGHT ADJUSTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICES
Application US20260109796A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Scott Joslin
Abstract
This invention is directed to compounds and compositions which are designed for use in light adjustable ophthalmic devices, such as intraocular implants, intraocular lenses, phakic intraocular lenses, contact lenses, orthokeratology lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses, corneal inlays, corneal outlays, or corneal inserts. The inventive compositions are produced from reactive monomer mixtures which when polymerized form polymers or polymeric networks having editable refractive indices. Such inventive compositions when exposed to light of certain wavelengths undergo intramolecular cycloaddition reactions thereby changing the refractive index in the irradiated regions. When used in ophthalmic devices, the inventive compositions enable post-manufacturing and/or post-operative adjustments to the optics of the devices by spatially modifying the refractive index. For example, the vision of a patient with an intraocular lens made of the inventive compositions can be fine-tuned after implantation and healing by a light treatment of the intraocular lens.
CPC Classifications
C08F 220/40 A61F 2/14 C07D 311/16 C07D 405/12 C08F 220/365 G02C 7/049 A61F 2240/001 B29D 11/00009 B29K 2033/12 B29K 2105/0002 B29K 2105/24 C08F 2800/20 C08F 2810/20
Filing Date
2025-10-16
Application No.
19360190
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