Patent ID: 6156241
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A61F,B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
A method of producing an intraocular lens including an optic and at least one fixation member having a proximal end portion located in the optic, said method comprising:placing a precursor composition of a cross-linked silicone polymeric material into a recess in an optic member comprising a silicone polymeric material; thereafterplacing the proximal end portion of said fixation member into said recess, the proximal end portion of said fixation member being subjected to no high frequency corona discharge or plasma activation and having no coating of a primer component or of said precursor composition of a silicone polymeric material; andsubjecting said optic member and said fixation member in said recess to conditions effective to cure said precursor composition and form a combination having a pull strength between said fixation member and said optic member in excess of 50 grams minimum.