TRI-FUNCTIONAL UV-ABSORBING COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF

摘要

DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE TRI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE PRODUCTION OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES. THE COMPOUNDS ARE COMPOSED OF UV ABSORBER HAVING A POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BONDED TO THE ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBER, AND AN OLEFINIC GROUP DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BONDED TO THE ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBER. ALSO DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE POLYMERS AND OPHTHALMIC LENSES PRODUCED FROM THE TRI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS DESCRIBED HEREIN.