US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Ophthalmic prosthetic to treat negative and positive dysphotopsia" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,955, issued on July 7.

"Ophthalmic prosthetic to treat negative and positive dysphotopsia" was invented by Michael Snyder (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ophthalmic prosthetic and method for correcting negative and positive dysphotopsia. The ophthalmic prosthetic comprises a peripheral light blocking implant member adapted to locate in a gap between an iris and an intraocular implant lens. The gap is between the anterior surface of the lens and the posterior portion of the iris. An opacity of the peripheral light blocking implant member is selectively positioned to block passage of light."

The patent was filed on Aug. 1...