Patent ID: 7837934

Claim:
A method of preparing a package comprising a storable, sterile ophthalmic device, the method comprising: (a) immersing an ophthalmic device in an aqueous packaging solution comprising a substantially water-soluble silicone-containing surfactant, wherein the solution has an osmolality of at least about 200 mOsm/kg and a pH in the range of about 6 to about 9; (b) packaging the solution and the device in a manner preventing contamination of the device by microorganisms; and (c) sterilizing the packaged solution and device, wherein the substantially water-soluble silicone-containing surfactant is a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising one or more silicone-containing monomers having at least one ethylenically unsaturated terminal group and one or more ethylenically unsaturated, hydrophilic comonomers.