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Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Yuwen Liu, Dublin, CA (US);

Yuan Ji, San Jose, CA (US);

David Morsley, Southampton, GB;

Charles Francis, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Arthur Back, Danville, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yuwen Liu, Dublin, CA (US);

Yuan Ji, San Jose, CA (US);

David Morsley, Southampton, GB;

Charles Francis, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Arthur Back, Danville, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/049 (2013.01); B29D 11/00067 (2013.01);
Abstract

Silicone hydrogel contact lenses, when hydrated, have a plurality of depressions on one or more of the lens surfaces. The depressions have a depth less than 1 micrometer, or less than 100 nanometers. The silicone hydrogel contact lenses have not been subject to treatment with plasma. Methods of manufacturing the silicone hydrogel contact lenses are also disclosed.


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