CPC G02C 7/027 (2013.01) [G02C 7/022 (2013.01); G02C 7/044 (2013.01); G02C 2202/24 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method of modifying an ophthalmic lens, the method comprising:
inducing subsurface changes in refractive index of a material forming an annular zone of an ophthalmic lens to form subsurface optical elements configured to modify distribution of light to the peripheral retina of a user so as to inhibit progression of myopia, wherein the changes in the refractive index are induced by subjecting the material to pulses of laser light.
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