Abstract: High refractive index, melt processable polyphosphonates and methods for preparing the same are provided. These polymers are particularly useful for optical and ophthalmic parts, such as lenses. A method of preparing optical and ophthalmic lenses by injection molding the polymers of the present invention into the form of the optical or ophthalmic lenses is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2001
Publication date:
May 16, 2002
Applicant:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc., and Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Inventors:
Hosadurga K. Shobha, Venkat Sekharipuram, James E. McGrath, Atul Bhatnagar