Patent ID: 8455572

Claim:
A method for making a hydrophobic acrylic (HA) optical component having reduced glistenings comprising the steps of: providing a monomer or a mixture of monomers which, when polymerized produce a hydrophobic acrylic polymer which can be formed into an optical component of an ophthalmic device; providing two or more polymerization initiators, one of the initiators being a low temperature initiator (LTI), the other polymerization initiator being a high temperature initiator (HTI); combining the initiators with the hydrophobic acrylic monomer(s) to create a reaction mixture; reacting the reaction mixture by the steps of: to produce a hydrophobic acrylic polymer; and exposing the reaction mixture to a temperature of 50° C. for 1 to 4 hours; exposing the reaction mixture to a temperature of 60° C. for a time period of 1 to 6 hours; and exposing the reaction mixture to a temperature of 100° C. for from about 1 to 12 hours to produce a hydrophobic acrylic polymer; and forming the polymer into the optical component.