A polymeric ophthalmic or otorhinolaryngological device material comprising a) 75 to 97 % (w/w) of a monofunctional acrylate or methacrylate monomer of formula: wherein B = O(CH 2) n, NH(CH 2) n, or NCH 3 (CH 2) n; R 1 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; n = 0 - 12; A = C 6 H 5 or O(CH 2) m C 6 H 5, where the C 6 H 5 group is optionally substituted with -(CH 2) n H, -O(CH 2) n H, -CH(CH 3) 2, -C 6 H 5, -OC 6 H 5, -CH 2 C 6 H 5, F, Cl, Br, or I; and m = 0 - 22; b) a difunctional acrylate or methacrylate cross-linking monomer of formula: wherein R 2, R 3 independently = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; W, W' independently = O(CH 2) d, NH(CH 2) d, NCH 3 (CH 2) d, O(CH 2) d C 6 H 4, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, or nothing; J = (CH 2) a, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) b, O, or nothing, provided that if W and W' = nothing, then J ≠ nothing; d=0-12; a = 1 - 12; and b = 1 - 24; and c) 1 to 8 % (w/w) of a multi-arm polyethylene glycol macromer of formula: wherein k = 2 - 75; s = 0 or 1; t = 0 - 4; s and t cannot both be 0; Y independently = H, C CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2, CH 2 CH 2 NHC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 CH CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NHC NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, C NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, or CH 2 CH 2 SH; and R 4 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH. a) 75 to 97 % (w/w) of a monofunctional acrylate or methacrylate monomer of formula: wherein B = O(CH 2) n, NH(CH 2) n, or NCH 3 (CH 2) n; R 1 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; n = 0 - 12; A = C 6 H 5 or O(CH 2) m C 6 H 5, where the C 6 H 5 group is optionally substituted with -(CH 2) n H, -O(CH 2) n H, -CH(CH 3) 2, -C 6 H 5, -OC 6 H 5, -CH 2 C 6 H 5, F, Cl, Br, or I; and m = 0 - 22; B = O(CH 2) n, NH(CH 2) n, or NCH 3 (CH 2) n; R 1 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; n = 0 - 12; A = C 6 H 5 or O(CH 2) m C 6 H 5, where the C 6 H 5 group is optionally substituted with -(CH 2) n H, -O(CH 2) n H, -CH(CH 3) 2, -C 6 H 5, -OC 6 H 5, -CH 2 C 6 H 5, F, Cl, Br, or I; and m = 0 - 22; b) a difunctional acrylate or methacrylate cross-linking monomer of formula: wherein R 2, R 3 independently = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; W, W' independently = O(CH 2) d, NH(CH 2) d, NCH 3 (CH 2) d, O(CH 2) d C 6 H 4, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, or nothing; J = (CH 2) a, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) b, O, or nothing, provided that if W and W' = nothing, then J ≠ nothing; d=0-12; a = 1 - 12; and b = 1 - 24; and R 2, R 3 independently = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH; W, W' independently = O(CH 2) d, NH(CH 2) d, NCH 3 (CH 2) d, O(CH 2) d C 6 H 4, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) d CH 2, or nothing; J = (CH 2) a, O(CH 2 CH 2 O) b, O, or nothing, provided that if W and W' = nothing, then J ≠ nothing; d=0-12; a = 1 - 12; and b = 1 - 24; c) 1 to 8 % (w/w) of a multi-arm polyethylene glycol macromer of formula: wherein k = 2 - 75; s = 0 or 1; t = 0 - 4; s and t cannot both be 0; Y independently = H, C CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2, CH 2 CH 2 NHC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 CH CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NHC NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, C NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, or CH 2 CH 2 SH; and R 4 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH. k = 2 - 75; s = 0 or 1; t = 0 - 4; Y independently = H, C CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2, CH 2 CH 2 NHC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 CH CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, CH 2 CH 2 NHC NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, C NHCH 2 CH 2 OC CCH 2 R 4, or CH 2 CH 2 SH; and R 4 = H, CH 3, CH 2 CH 3, or CH 2 OH.