The present invention general related to a method and a reusable mold for making a contact lens, comprising a first mold half having a first mold surface in contact with a silicone containing lens forming composition and a second mold half having a second mold surface in contact with the lens forming composition. The first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface. The cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded. The lens forming composition is polymerizable and/or crosslinkable by actinic radiation. The reusable mold has at least one of the mold halves is made from chalcogenide glasses, Zinc Selenide or Zinc Sulfide.

Apparatus and methods for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses by bringing together a pair of mold halves to form a closed mold assembly, are described. The method includes measuring a force applied to bring the mold halves together. The apparatus includes at least one force sensor in operative communication with a single pair of mold halves, and a controller for controlling a velocity of movement of a mold half and for determining when a measured force or average measured force is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold force.

The present invention general related to a reusable mold for making a contact lens comprises a first mold half having a first mold surface in contact with a polymerizable and/or crosslinkable silicone containing lens forming composition and a second mold half having a second mold surface in contact with the lens-forming composition, and the first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface. The cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded. The reusable mold has at least one of the mold halves being made from an oxide glass comprising fluorine and/or fluoride. The mold made by oxide glass comprising fluorine and/or fluoride demonstrates improving mold cleanability with water based cleaning process.

There is provided a lens including a first curved surface and a second curved surface. The first curved surface and the second curved surface have different focal distances and are arranged interlacedly along a radial direction of the lens.

There is provided a lens including a first curved surface and a second curved surface. The first curved surface and the second curved surface have different focal distances and are arranged interlacedly along a radial direction of the lens.

A method of producing an optical member includes: a first step of using a mold member and a substrate provided with a depressed portion including a bottom portion and an opening, to place the mold member at the opening, thereby defining a space between the depressed portion and the mold member; a second step of placing, in the space, a polymerizable composition containing a monomer for an optical material; and a third step of curing the monomer for an optical material in the polymerizable composition, thereby obtaining a cured product of the polymerizable composition. The opening of the depressed portion has a larger area than the area of the bottom portion.

A light flux controlling member of the present invention includes: a vortex surface including a plurality of phase control surfaces having a vortex shape around a central axis and radially divided with the central axis at a center, and a plurality of step surfaces each configured to connect end portions of adjacent two phase control surfaces of the plurality of phase control surfaces. Upper sides of the plurality of step surfaces intersect each other at a center portion of the vortex surface. In side view, a curve extending from the center portion toward an outer periphery part of the vortex surface has an inflection point at the center portion of the vortex surface.

The present invention general related to a method and a reusable mold for making a contact lens, comprising a first mold half having a first mold surface in contact with a hydrogel contact lens forming composition and a second mold half having a second mold surface in contact with the lens forming composition, wherein the first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface, wherein the cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded, wherein the lens forming composition is polymerizable and/or crosslinkable by an actinic radiation, wherein at least one of the mold halves having an absorbing antireflective coating, wherein the reusable mold is a non-plastic mold.

A method of manufacturing a rimless eyeglass lens includes: providing a lens-forming mold assembly that Includes first and second molds cooperatively defining a lens-forming cavity, the second mold including a base and at least two pin units mounted on the base, each of the pin units including at least one pin that projects from the base toward the first mold; injecting a molten plastic material into the lens-forming cavity under an injection pressure while maintaining the first and second molds at a melting temperature of the plastic material; and cooling the molten plastic material to form a rimless eyeglass lens having a shape corresponding to that of the lens-forming cavity and being formed with two through-hole units corresponding to the pin units.

An injection mold and an optical lens produced from the injection mold are provided. The injection mold includes a disk-type mold base and a nozzle. A mold cavity chamber is defined by the disk-type mold base. The mold cavity chamber includes an optically effective central runner and an optically ineffective annular runner. Moreover, plural spoiler structures are formed in the optically ineffective annular runner. While a melt is injected from the nozzle to the mold cavity chamber, the plural spoiler structures provide the functions of disturbing the melt flow and decreasing the velocity of the melt in the optically ineffective annular runner. Consequently, before the optically ineffective annular runner is completely filled with the melt, the optically effective central runner is completely filled with the melt. Since no defect is formed in an optically effective zone, the yield of the optical lens is enhanced.