USAGE OF MICROWAVE ENERGY TO DISASSEMBLE, RELEASE AND HYDRATE CONTACT LENS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently removing, releasing and hydrating a contact lens. SOLUTION: An arrangement and a method for using microwave energy to remove, release and hydrate contact lenses in one or more microwave heating and processing stations are provided. Microwave energy is used to promote removing of a front curve mold with an adhered HEMA ring from a base curve mold with an adhered contact lens, and microwave energy is also used to promote release of the contact lens from the base curve mold, and microwave energy is further used to facilitate hydration of the released contact lens. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO