Patent 7909464 was granted and assigned to Volk Optical Inc. on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An improved diagnostic ophthalmic lens using extra-low dispersion material, defined by having an Abbe Number, Vd>80, is provided. Such a single element diagnostic ophthalmic lens may be used for examination of the eye in conjunction with either an Indirect Opthalmoscope or a Slit Lamp Biomicroscope.