Silicone contact lens with hydrophilic surface treatment
US4055378A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2383/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A contact lens has a concave surface which is adapted to contact the cornea of an eye and a convex surface which is adapted to contact the eyelid. At least the convex surface of the lens possesses hydrophilic characteristics although the concave surface of the lens preferably possesses such characteristics also. In any event, the convex surface of the lens has a greater wettability than the concave surface thereof. The more highly hydrophilic character of the convex surface prevents the deposition thereon of fatty substances carried by the tear fluid which may cause opacity of the lens. The less highly hydrophilic character of the concave surface decreases the forces responsible for maintaining the lens in position in the eye, although not to such an extent that the lens does not remain properly positioned. These forces have been found to be a source of irritation in that they produce the feeling of a foreign body in the eye and the decrease in these forces occasioned by the less highly hydrophilic character of the concave surface of the lens enables this feeling to be eliminated. The concave surface of the lens need not be as highly hydrophilic as the convex surface thereof since …
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