Patent ID: 7163292

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a hybrid contact lens, comprising the steps of: providing a pre-shape mold having a convex surface and including an inverted bowl-shaped void, the inverted bowl-shaped void comprising a center portion having a convex configuration and an outer portion comprising a channel, the pre-shape mold comprising a base curve mold and a pair of block mold halves, the pre-shape mold defining at least one aperture for filling the channel with a liquefied resin of flexible material, the aperture disposed proximal to an end of the channel; inserting a pre-formed substantially rigid portion into the center portion of the inverted bowl-shaped void; injecting a predetermined amount of liquefied resin of flexible material into the channel through the at least one injection aperture such that the liquefied resin flows upward along the convex surface from the end of the channel into contact with a peripheral edge of the pre-formed substantially rigid portion; and curing the substantially flexible material.