Ophthalmic lenses and method of manufacturing ophthalmic lenses are disclosed. The lenses are manufactured with markers for aligning the lenses in a particular rotational alignment with respect to a spectacle frame. The lenses can also be provided with scattering parts for defocus to prevent myopia.

A method for fabricating one or more elements in a multi-lens column. Drops of ultraviolet (UV)-curable liquid are dispensed by an inkjet on a substrate, which may be supported by a chuck. A non-uniform liquid film is then formed, such as by spreading and merging of the inkjetted drops. The film is then locally heated, such as by using a digital micromirror device array. The film is then cured by exposing it to UV light, where the cured film together with the substrate form an element of the multi-lens column. The substrate is then brought to a metrology station where optical metrology is performed on the cured film and the substrate for quality control.

Disclosed is eyeglasses equipment (1) including a frame (10), and at least one ophthalmic lens (20) mounted into the frame. The equipment includes a colored interface (30) that is placed between the frame and the lens.

Systems, articles, and methods that integrate photopolymer film with eyeglass lenses are described. One or more hologram(s) may be recorded into/onto the photopolymer file to enable the lens to be used as a transparent holographic combiner in a wearable heads-up display employing an image source, such as a microdisplay or a scanning laser projector. The methods of integrating photopolymer film with eyeglass lenses include: positioning photopolymer film in a lens mold and casting the lends around the photopolymer film; sandwiching photopolymer film in between two portions of a lens' applying photopolymer film to a concave surface of a lens' and/or affixing a planar carrier (with photopolymer film thereon) to two points across a length of a concave surface of a lens. Respective lenses manufactured/adapted by each of these processes are also described.

A method of eyewear manufacture including: adhering frame material onto a surface of a corrective lens, the frame material extending along at least 10% of an edge circumference of the lens; and attaching the lens to a second lens.

A method for producing a semi-finished spectacle lens and a semi-finished spectacle lens includes identifying the semi-finished spectacle lens by applying a removable sticker having a unique code to the semi-finished spectacle lens. The semi-finished spectacle lens has an embossed code that is engraved into the semi-finished spectacle lens. The sticker is applied to at least partially cover the embossed code. The sticker can be applied directly onto the semi-finished spectacle lens early in the manufacturing process, for example immediately after molding or injection molding. The sticker can also be applied to the semi-finished spectacle lens before further surface treatment is carried out.

A method for manufacturing an optical lens having at least a reference optical power at a given point is described. This method includes the steps of: selecting, among a fixed number of optical elements, one optical element to manufacture the optical lens, the step of selecting being executed as a function of the reference optical power at the given point of the optical lens, the step of selecting being executed such that the selected optical element has an optical power having an absolute value lower than or equal to the absolute value of the reference optical power at the given point of the optical lens; and manufacturing the optical lens using an additive manufacturing technology by depositing a complementary portion on the selected optical element. A manufacturing system for manufacturing an optical lens is also described.

A tool provided that individually creates three-dimensional structural elements which are sequentially positioned into formation of a shaped object.

What is described is a method of manufacturing a lens (2) for spectacles, comprising the steps of providing a lens blank (1) made from plastic material, obtaining, by cutting the blank (1), a corresponding lens having a final shape and profile suitable for mounting in a mounting frame, removing material from the lens (2) in predetermined areas of the lens to produce a first lens portion (3), inserting the first lens portion (3) into a mould (4) for overmoulding, injecting material into the mould (4) to produce at least a second lens portion (5) overmoulded on the first lens portion (3), and removing the lens (2), in which the first and second lens portions (3, 5) are integrated with one another, from the mould (4).

A lens for eyewear is configured to reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens and/or increase the durability of the lens. The lens can include a functional stack bonded to a lens body. The functional stack can include a functional layer, such as a thin film coating, sandwiched between the lens body and an optical-grade transparent film. The functional stack can increase abrasion resistance and environmental durability of the lens, and can reduce the appearance of scratches on the lens. The combined lens body and functional stack can increase the durability of the lens relative to a lens with a thin film coating (e.g., a gradient or mirror stack) on an external surface of the lens.