Abstract: A composition, method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses is disclosed. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. An eye having the soft contact lens applied to a cornea thereof is examined under a luminescent radiation stored in the soft contact lens. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state. A stabilizing compound and a method of stabilization are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A composition, method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses is disclosed. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. An eye having the soft contact lens applied to a cornea thereof is examined under a luminescent radiation stored in the soft contact lens. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state. A stabilizing compound and a method of stabilization are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. Preferred dyes include the common dyes sodium fluorescein, lissamine green, and rose bengal. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. This creates a dramatic effect, particularly in dimly lit areas. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state.

Abstract: A method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. Preferred dyes include the common dyes sodium fluorescein, lissamine green, and rose bengal. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. This creates a dramatic effect, particularly in dimly lit areas. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state.

Abstract: A marker for use by boaters to mark spots in a body of water includes a water-tight, hollow cylindrical main body that floats and which serves as a buoy member. The main body is capped at its opposite ends by end caps that are apertured. An elongate hollow tube is positioned within the hollow interior of the cylindrical main body so that it extends between the apertures. A spool member having a preselected length of line coiled thereabout is rotatably mounted atop the upper end cap and line extends from the spool through the interior of the hollow tube to the bottom of the body of water when the marker is in use, there being a weight at the free end of the line. Beads of progressively larger size relative to the free end of the line are secured to the line, each bead being positioned at a preselected length of the line that represents a particular water depth.