Novartis Ag

Wesley-jessen Corporation

Wesley Jessen Company

Wesley Jensen Corporation

Gerardo J Ocampo

Michael Hugh Quinn

Robert Carey Tucker

Barry L Atkins

Greg A Carlson

Howard S Rosenzweig

A colored contact lens having a non-opaque pupil section, an iris section surrounding the pupil section, and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris section that leaves a substantial portion within the interstices of the pattern non-opaque, the pattern covering an effective amount of the iris section to change the apparent color of the iris, the pattern having a plurality of portions, each of the portions being a different shade from each other portion, each of the portions overlapping each other portion at a plurality of points, where at least one of the plurality of portions contains a selected design.

Colored contact lens with a more natural appearance

A colored contact lens () having a non-opaque pupil section (), an iris section () surrounding the pupil section (), and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris section () that leaves a substantial portion within the interstices of the pattern non-opaque, the pattern covering an effective amount of the iris section () to change the apparent color of the iris, the pattern having a plurality of portions, each of the portions being a different shade from each other portion, each of the portions overlapping each other portion at a plurality of points, thereby providing a lens () capable of changing the apparent color of the iris of a person wearing the lens () and imparting a very natural appearance.

The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for modifying or enhancing a wearer's eye color while giving the wearer's eyes an improved lively appearance (or more lively or vivacious appearance). In particular, a colored contact lens of the invention may impart to a wearer's eye color both a natural appearance with an emotional dimension such as sophistication, depth, well-being, honesty with intimacy, or combinations thereof. The invention also provides methods and kits for making a colored contact lens of the invention.

Contact lenses imparting a vivacious appearance to the eye

A colored contact lens () having a non-opaque pupil section (), an iris section () surrounding the pupil section (), and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris section () that leaves a substantial portion within the interstices of the pattern non-opaque, the pattern covering an effective amount of the iris section () to change the apparent color of the iris, the pattern having a plurality of portions, each of the portions being a different shade from each other portion, each of the portions overlapping each other portion at a plurality of points, where at least one of the plurality of portions contains a design, thereby providing a lens () capable of changing the apparent color of the iris of a person wearing the lens () and imparting a very natural appearance.

This invention is directed to ophthalmic materials and ophthalmic lenses that are a co-polymerization product of a (a) hydrophilic monomer with (b) a tris(siloxy)silyl group-containing monomer, (c) a wide variety of hydrophobic monomers (both aliphatic and aromatic) and usually a (d) polyfluorinated monomer, as well as optional monomers or monomer mixtures that can include a cationic monomer, a non-aromatic hydrophobic monomer and a poly(dimethylsiloxy)silyl group-containing monomer. A contact lens prepared from such a co-polymer exhibits enhanced water content, while maintaining exceptional oxygen permeability, thereby providing a lens that can be worn comfortably for prolonged periods of time. A process for the preparation of such lenses is also disclosed.

Contact lens

A colored contact lens ( ) having a non-opaque pupil section ( ), an iris section ( ) surrounding the pupil section ( ), and a colored, opaque intermittent pattern made up of a plurality of elements located over the entire iris section ( ) that leaves asubstantial portion within the interstices of the pattern non-opaque, the pattern covering an effective amount of the iris section ( ) to change the apparent color of the iris, the pattern having a plurality of portions, each of the portions being a different shade from each other portion, each of the portions overlapping each other portion at a plurality of points, where at least one of the plurality of portions contains a design selected from the group consisting of uniform and non-uniform dots, islands of color, worms, starbursts, corkscrews, spokes, spikes, striations, radial stripes, zig-zags and streaks, thereby providing a lens ( ) capable of changing the apparent color of the iris of a person wearing the lens ( ) and imparting a very natural appearance.

Adding a small quantity of a violet colorant to a contact lens material provides a clear contact lens that has no apparent undesirable yellow tint, such as caused by a UV-absorbing compound. Further, the violet colorant can also be used with a colored lens, in the absence of the handling tint, to mask any undesirable yellow tint, such as that produced by a UV-absorbing compound. The violet colorant will not unacceptably alter the modifying color of the colored lens.

Contact lens comprising a violet tint

A colored contact lens comprising a non-opaque pupil section, an iris section surrounding the pupil section, and a colored, opaque, intermittent patter over the iris section. The pattern having elements which are indiscernible to the ordinary viewer. The elements of the pattern are a color which provides a contact lens capable of making change or modifications to the appearance of the color of the iris to a striking olive green color, while importing a very natural appearance.

Colored contact lenses that change the appearance of the iris to olive

A color modifying contact lens having an iris pattern having color elements that surround a non-opaque pupil section, wherein the pattern comprises three annular regions: an inner region, an intermediate region, and an outer region. The inner and outer regions each comprise a population of color elements effective to enhance or modify the wearer's eye color as observed by the ordinary viewer. The intermediate region has an area of between about 25-72%, and comprises a population of color elements that covers between about 5-30% of the area within the intermediate region. The color elements in the intermediate region form an array of substantially radial macro-striations that alternate between those having color elements and those without color elements.

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Bridgeview, IL, United States of America

Gerardo J Ocampo