Composition for hard type contact lens with wettable surface
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1. A contact lens composition consisting essentially of the polymerization product of from about 85% to about 95% by weight of methyl methacrylate and from about 5% to about 15% by weight of hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, the hydroxy ethyl methacrylate being substantially neutralized to a pH of between about 6.5 and about 8.5 prior to combining with the methyl methacrylate.
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A contact lens of the hard type, but exhibiting wettable surface characteristics, is produced from a polymer composition consisting essentially of about 90% by weight methyl methacrylate and about 10% by weight of neutralized hydroxy ethyl methacrylate.
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- 1. A contact lens composition consisting essentially of the polymerization product of from about 85% to about 95% by weight of methyl methacrylate and from about 5% to about 15% by weight of hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, the hydroxy ethyl methacrylate being substantially neutralized to a pH of between about 6.5 and about 8.5 prior to combining with the methyl methacrylate.
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