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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Patrick H. Benz, Sarasota, FL (US);
Adam Reboul, Sarasota, FL (US);
Patrick H. Benz, Sarasota, FL (US);
Adam Reboul, Sarasota, FL (US);
Benz Research & Development Corp., Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing the transmittance of ultraviolet radiation through an intraocular lens to 10% or less at 370 mm Additionally, a method for preventing the transmittance of at least 90% of ultraviolet radiation at 370 nm through a foldable intraocular lens comprising: (a) incorporating a monomer comprising a 4-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-3-hydroxyphenoxy moiety into at least one polymer and (b) forming the polymer into a material suitable for use as an intraocular lens, wherein the monomer comprising a 4-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-3-hydroxyphenoxy moiety comprises 0.10 to 0.15 weight percent of the overall dry polymer.