US Patent Issued to RxSight on Sept. 22 for "Light adjustable intraocular lenses with advanced polymerization control" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,856, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to RxSight Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Light adjustable intraocular lenses with advanced polymerization control" was invented by Ilya Goldshleger (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), John Kondis (Irvine, Calif.), Victoria Piunova (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Christian Sandstedt (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Light Adjustable Lenses (LALs) are described that suppress unintended optical power drift. These LALs comprise a polymer silicone network, infused with a mobile macromer, a non-switchable ultraviolet absorber, a photoinitiator, and a front protection layer, including a switchable ultraviole...