Extended wear ophthalmic lens
First Claim
1. A contact lens comprising a polymeric material formed from a prepolymerization mixture including:
- (a) at least one siloxane-containing macromer, wherein said at least one siloxane-containing macromer comprises at least two different hydrophilic groups and a poly(disubstituted siloxane) segment, wherein said hydrophilic groups are selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene, urethane, urea, amide, amine, hydroxyl and combinations thereof;
(b) at least one hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of N, N-dimethylacrylamide, hydroxyl-substituted C1-C6 alkylacrylate, hydroxyl-substituted C1-C6 alkylmethacrylate, N-vinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; and
(c) a cross-linking agent,the contact lens characterized by having a tensile modulus of less than about 3.0 MPa and producing less than 10% corneal swelling after a period of wear of 7 days including normal sleep periods.
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Abstract
An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water permeability being sufficient to provide good on-eye movement, such that a good tear exchange occurs between the lens and the eye. A preferred lens is a copolymerization product of a oxyperm macromer and an ionoperm monomer. The invention encompasses extended wear contact lenses, which include a core having oxygen transmission and ion transmission pathways extending from the inner surface to the outer surface.
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1. A contact lens comprising a polymeric material formed from a prepolymerization mixture including:
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(a) at least one siloxane-containing macromer, wherein said at least one siloxane-containing macromer comprises at least two different hydrophilic groups and a poly(disubstituted siloxane) segment, wherein said hydrophilic groups are selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene, urethane, urea, amide, amine, hydroxyl and combinations thereof; (b) at least one hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of N, N-dimethylacrylamide, hydroxyl-substituted C1-C6 alkylacrylate, hydroxyl-substituted C1-C6 alkylmethacrylate, N-vinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; and (c) a cross-linking agent, the contact lens characterized by having a tensile modulus of less than about 3.0 MPa and producing less than 10% corneal swelling after a period of wear of 7 days including normal sleep periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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