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Process for producing colored contact lens

US4494954A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1982
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/043
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A uniformly colored shaped article which is resistant to discoloration and fading can be produced by immersing a shaped article, particularly a contact lens, consisting of a polymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates and methacrylates in a dyeing solution prepared by dissolving a water-soluble dye in a solvent capable of swelling said polymer, to swell and color the shaped article, and then drying the swollen shaped article.

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