Abstract: Improved soft contact lenses are made from collagen gels to which water-soluble organic polyhydroxy polymers are added, e.g. mucopolysaccharides, polyvinyl alcohols, etc.
Abstract: An improved collagen gel soft contact lens is prepared from an aldehyde-crosslinked, lens-shaped collagen gel containing a water-soluble, aliphatic, monomeric, polyhydroxy compound, e.g., glucose.