METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CONTACT LENSES

摘要

A method of forming an ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water permeability being sufficient to provide good on-eye movement, such that a good tear exchange occurs between the lens and the eye. The manufacturing method requires the oxygen concentration of the polymerizable material to be low enough to produce a lens having a high ion permeability. A preferred oxygen concentration in the polymerizable material is a concentration below 200 ppm.