US Patent Issued on May 19 for "Method and eyewear apparatus for lower visual field obstruction" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,282, issued on May 19.

"Method and eyewear apparatus for lower visual field obstruction" was invented by Drew Richard Zaun (Des Moines, Iowa) and Thomas Raymond Goetz (West Des Moines, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and eyewear apparatus for reducing visual triggers during vascular access or interventional procedures or other medical procedures or treatments. One method uses a vision-restricting eyewear apparatus comprising a lens with an opaque lower region and an affixed compressible foam pad that together obstruct the subject's lower field of vision while preserving partial forward or upward visibility. When worn, the...