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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Coopervision International Limited, Fareham, GB;
Erwin C. Si, Alameda, CA (US);
Nancy J. Keir, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Subam Basuthkar Sundar Rao, San Ramon, CA (US);
Victoria Rogers, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yuan Ji, San Jose, CA (US);
Yuwen Liu, Dublin, CA (US);
Hyo Jeang Lee, Pleasanton, CA (US);
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Fareham, GB;
Abstract
An oleic acid-releasing contact lens is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The oleic acid-releasing contact lens contains oleic acid releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body, and releases from 2 μg to 25 μg oleic acid after 1 hour in a release media. The oleic acid-releasing contact lens can be comfortably worn by a symptomatic contact lens wearer, and can increase the duration of comfortable lens wearing time and/or reduce lens awareness events in a symptomatic contact lens wearer.