Application of polymer graded-index materials for aberration correction of progressive addition lenses

Yuki Shitanoki; Akihiro Tagaya; Yasuhiro Koike

doi:10.1117/12.808451

12 February 2009 Application of polymer graded-index materials for aberration correction of progressive addition lenses

Yuki Shitanoki, Akihiro Tagaya, Yasuhiro Koike

Proceedings Volume 7213, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XI; 72130L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808451
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Graded-index (GRIN) progressive addition lens (PAL) was successfully fabricated, and GRIN's potential for aberration correction of PAL was confirmed. GRIN material was prepared by partial diffusion of methyl methacrylate (MMA (n_d at polymer = 1.492)) monomer into cross-linked benzyl methacrylate (BzMA (n_d at polymer=1.568)) flat gel, and GRINPAL was prepared by polymerization of the GRIN material attached to a mold of commercially available PAL. GRIN polymer materials have been used for various applications such as rod lenses and optical fibers. GRIN represents gradual change of refractive index in a material, which adds or reduces light focusing power of the material. PAL is a multifocal spectacle lens for presbyopia. However, some localized aberrations (especially astigmatism) in PAL have not yet been reduced satisfactorily for decades by optimizing surface geometry of a lens. In this research, we propose to employ GRIN materials for astigmatism reduction of PALs. BzMA flat gel was prepared by UV polymerization of BzMA, crosslinking agent ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) and photopolymerization initiator DAROCURE 1173. MMA monomer was diffused into BzMA flat gel from a portion of periphery for several hours. The obtained GRIN material was attached to a mold of commercially available PAL and polymerized by UV. As a result, reduction of astigmatism was confirmed locally in the fabricated PAL and GRIN-PAL using lens meter. In conclusion, GRIN-PAL was successfully fabricated. The validity of GRIN employment for the astigmatism reduction in PAL was demonstrated experimentally.

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Yuki Shitanoki, Akihiro Tagaya, and Yasuhiro Koike "Application of polymer graded-index materials for aberration correction of progressive addition lenses", Proc. SPIE 7213, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XI, 72130L (12 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808451

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