High Refractive-Index, Hydrophilic Monomers and Polymers, and Ophthalmic Devices Comprising Such Polymers

摘要

An intraocular lens comprising a polymer that is prepared from a monomer mixture comprising a monomer of formula <?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?>G-D-Ar (I)<?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?> wherein Ar is a C6-C24 aromatic group having a hydrophilic substituent, D is a divalent linking group, and G is a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of acryloyl, acryloyloxy, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy and mercapto. The polymer has an equilibrium water content of greater than 4.5 percent by weight.