Abbott Medical Optics Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

Gregory Allan King

Max Allen Weaver

Jason Clay Pearson

Jean Carroll Fleischer

Michael D Lowery

Alan J Lang

Martin A Mainster

Jean Carroll Fleisher

This invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbers and yellow colorants and their use in ophthalmic lenses. In particular, this invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbing methane compounds and yellow compounds of the methine and anthraquinone classes that block ultraviolet light and/or violet-blue light transmission through ophthalmic lenses.

Copolymerizable methine and anthraquinone compounds and articles containing them

This invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbers and yellow colorants and their use in ophthalmic lenses. In particular, this invention relates to polymerizable ultraviolet light absorbing methine compounds and yellow compounds of the methine and anthraquinone classes that block ultraviolet light and/or violet-blue light transmission through ophthalmic lenses.

Ophthalmic devices are provided having a violet-light vertical cut-off filter abruptly absorbs light between the wave lengths of between approximately and 400 nm and 450 nm such that a curve when plotted as percent transmission versus wavelength has the shape as depicted in FIG.. In one embodiment the ophthalmic devices are made from acrylates and the light absorbing compound is an Eastman Yellow 035 MA dye.

Ophthalmic devices having a highly selective violet light transmissive filter and related methods

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Mount Carmel, TN, United States of America

Gregory Allan King