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UV-absorbing vinylic monomers and uses thereof

US10254567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Frank Chang · Cumming, US
Ryan DeSousa · Atlanta, US
Troy Vernon Holland · Suwanee, US
John Dallas Pruitt · Suwanee, US
Jared Nelson · Buford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2017
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29K2105/0002
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described herein are water-soluble UV-absorbing vinylic monomers and their uses in preparing UV-absorbing contact lenses capable of blocking ultra-violet (“UV”) radiation and optionally (but preferably) violet radiation with wavelengths from 380 nm to 440 nm, thereby protecting eyes to some extent from damages caused by UV radiation and potentially from violet radiation. This invention also provides a UV-absorbing contact lens.

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