Patent ID: 7083645
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61F,A61L,C08F,G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an intraocular lens, the method comprising: a) a first monomeric component which comprises an aryl acrylate or an aryl methacrylate; a second monomeric component which comprises a monomer having an aromatic ring with a substituent having at least one site of ethylenic unsaturation, wherein the second monomeric component is other than an acrylate; and, a third monomeric component which comprises a high water content hydrogel-forming monomer, wherein: the copolymer has a glass transition temperature greater than about normal room temperature; b) forming a rigid intraocular lens having the desired dimensions from the copolymer; and c) hydrating the copolymer to from a foldable, hydrated intraocular lens; wherein: