Claims
- 1. An ophthalmic lens comprising:
- a lens body having front and back optical surfaces which define an optical axis and an edge surface at the periphery of the lens body, wherein at least a portion of the width of said edge surface is oriented generally at least one angle relative to the optical surfaces of the lens body, said edge surface having a plurality of subsurfaces oriented to reflect light away from the retina of the eye, wherein said plurality of subsurfaces includes a plurality of grooves on said edge surface, wherein each of said grooves is in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of each of the remaining grooves, and wherein each of said grooves extends around the circumference of said lens body.
- 2. The lens of claim 1 wherein each of said grooves is a V-shaped groove.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/112,824 filed Aug. 26, 1993, abandoned, which is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/952,388, filed Sep. 28, 1992, abandoned.
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