Iolab Corporation

Charles D Beard

Namassivaya Doddi

Akira Yamada

Gary B Dunks

Vinylsilylalkoxy arylbenzotriazol monomers such as 2-[3'-t-butyl-5'-(3-'-dimethylvinylsilylpropoxy)-2'-hydroxy-phenyl]-5-meth oxybenzotriazole are disclosed. These monomers can be incorporated in optically clear silicone polymers to form intraocular lenses, contact lenses, and the like, which have UV absorbing properties.

Vinylsilylalkoxy arylbenzotriazole compounds and UV absorbing

Ultraviolet light absorbing compositions comprising 2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-acryloyloxyalkoxyphenyl(-2H-benzotrizoles, and copolymers thereof with one or more other monomers copolyermizable therewith, particularly acrylic monomers, are useful in the manufacture of ocular devices, particularly intraocular lenses and contact lenses.

Ultraviolet absorbing polymers comprising

The compounds 2'-hydroxy-5'-(hydroxyalkyl)phenyl-2H-benzotriazoles are useful as intermediate alcohols in the preparation of corresponding 2'-hydroxy-5'-acrylyloxyphenyl-2H-benzotriazole monomers, which in turn are copolymerizable with ethylenically unsaturated monomers, particularly acrylic monomers, to impart ultraviolet absorbing properties to the resulting copolymers.

2'-hydroxy-5'-(hydroxyalkyl)phenyl-2H-benzotriazoles

Ultraviolet light absorbing polymer compositions comprising copolymers of 2-Hydroxy-5-acrylyloxyphenyl-2H-benzotriazoles with one or more other monomers copolymerizable therewith, particularly acrylic monomers are useful in the manufacture of occular devices, particularly intraoccular lenses and contact lenses. Polymers of the disclosed benzotriazoles may be added to other organic materials to impart ultraviolet absorbing properties thereo.

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