Patent ID: 7172286

Claim:
A colored contact lens comprising: (a) a generally uncolored pupil region having a center; (b) a generally annular-shaped iris region surrounding the pupil region and adapted to cover at least 80% of a wearer's iris when the wearer is wearing the contact lens; (c) a multicolored pattern on the iris region, the multicolored pattern being sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing the contact lens, the multicolored pattern comprising: (i) a plurality of color elements; and (ii) a collarette region, the collarette region being comprised of at least some of the color elements, the collarette region comprising a collarette band at least substantially surrounding the pupil region, the collarette band having a generally jagged outer periphery and a generally jagged inner periphery, the collarette band including at least a first portion spaced less than 4 mm from the center of the pupil region and a second portion spaced at least 6.5 mm from the center of the pupil region.