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Oxygen permeable hard contact lens formed from styrene monomer containing a silyl or siloxane group

US4594401A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1984
Grant dateJun 10, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C7/04
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An oxygen permeable hard contact lens having an improved oxygen permeability and an improved hardness and rigidity and an improved refractive index, made of a polymer comprising a styrene containing a silyl or siloxanyl group having at most 15 silicon atoms.

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