Oxygen permeable contact lens having high durable hydrophilic surface and method for producing the same

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PATENT NO 5708050
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08738578

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A hydrophilic oxygen permeable contact lens having a front surface which is not to be in contact with the cornea of a human eye when the contact lens is worn on the human eye, wherein at least the front surface of the contact lens is coated with a hydrophilicity rendering material which renders the front surface hydrophilic and which is selected from the group consisting of: (A) hydrophilic silicone oil which is represented by the formula given in the specification and whose viscosity at a temperature of 20.degree. C. is not higher than 5,000 centipoise; (B) polysaccharide or its derivative; and (C) denatured collagen whose average molecular weight is in a range of 400.about.100,000. Also disclosed is a method of producing the hydrophilic oxygen permeable contact lens.

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  • MENICON CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hishida, Yasuhito Gifu-ken, JP 3 37
Nakada, Kazuhiko Nisshin, JP 53 957
Nakamura, Atsuyuki Nagoya, JP 2 35
Nishibayashi, Misako Aichi-ken, JP 5 75
Saito, Naomi Tokyo, JP 18 66

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