Improved fluorine containing polymeric compositions useful in contact lenses

Claim 2

An oxygen permeable dimensionally stable, hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or 2 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms, - cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, Alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "P" is hydrogen or fluorine "x" is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. °R° and "b" may be the same or . different within each "i" moiety.

Claim 3

2 . A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 wherein said material has an oxygen permeability of at least DK35 with a refractive index of from 1.35 to 1.5 and a percent hydration below 2% of total weight.

Claim 4

An oxygen permeable dimensionally stable hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro - substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "P" is hydrogen or fluorine "x" is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) from 95 to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, - "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. 8 R 8 is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. (C) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a vinyl monomer hardness modifying agent, (D) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a hydrophilic organic monomer, (E) 0 to 20% by weight of the entire composition of a non-siloxane containing cross-linking monomer.

Claim 5

An oxygen permeable dimensionally stable hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro - substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "P" is hydrogen or fluorine "x" is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) from 95 to 40% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, - "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. 8 R 8 is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. (C) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a vinyl monomer hardness modifying agent, (D) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a hydrophilic organic monomer, (E) 0 to 20% by weight of the entire composition of a non-siloxane containing cross-linking monomer.

Claim 6

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising an aromatic containing organic vinyl monomer and a refractive index of at least 1.5.

Claim 7

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 3 wherein said hardness modifying agent is selected from the class consisting of esters of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and itaconic acid.

Claim 8

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 wherein from 5 to 30% of said ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxanes are multifunctional, unsaturated organosiloxanes.

Claim 9

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising from about 5 to about 25% by weight of a hydrophilic organic monomer.

Claim 10

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising from about 1 to about 10% by weight of a non-siloxane containing crosslinking monomer.

Claim 11

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising from about 10 to about 25% by weight of a hardness modifying agent.

Claim 12

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 wherein Z 1 is hydrogen and Z 2 is a fluorinated alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 13

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are fluorinated alkyl groups having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 14

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 3 wherein said hardness modifying agent is not present and said hydrophilic organic monomer and non-siloxane containing crosslinking monomer are present.

Claim 15

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 3 wherein Z i and Z 2 are fluorinated alkyl groups containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 16

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fluorine containing itaconate diester is bis(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propyl) itaconate.

Claim 17

An oxygen permeable dimensionaly stable hydrophilic contact lens material in accordance with claim 3 wherein said organosiloxane is tris(trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl methacrylate admixed with 1,3 bis(methacryloxypropyl)l,l,3,3-tetrakis (trimethyl siloxy) disiloxane.

Claim 18

A contact lens material formed from polymerization of a monomeric mixture of bis(l,l,l,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propyl) itaconate, bis(methacryloxypropyl)l,l,3,3-tetrakis (trimethyl siloxy) disiloxane, tris(trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl methacrylate methylmethacrylate, n-vinyl pyrrolidone, methacrylic acid and tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate.

Claim 19

A contact lens material formed from polymerization of a monomeric mixture of bis(l,l,l,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propyl) itaconate, bis(methacryloxypropyl)l,l,3,3-tetrakis (trimethyl siloxy) disiloxane, tris(trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl methacrylate methylmethacrylate, n-vinyl pyrrolidone, methacrylic acid and tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate.

Claim 20

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 3 wherein said hydrophilic organic monomer is present and is selected from the class consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and monoesters of itaconic acid.

Claim 21

A contact lens formed from an oxygen permeable dimensionally stable, hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, Alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "p" is hydrogen or fluorine "x" is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one - organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated - organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy and vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety.

Claim 22

A contact lens formed from an oxygen permeable dimensionally stable, hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, Alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "p" is hydrogen or fluorine "x" is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one - organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated - organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy and vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety.

Claim 23

A contact lens formed from a contact lens material in accordance with claim 18 wherein said material has an oxygen permeability of at least DK35 with a refractive index of from 1.35 to 1.5 and a percent hydration below 2% of total weight.

Claim 24

A contact lens formed from an oxygen permeable dimensionally stable hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formea by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "P" is hydrogen or fluorine axe is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) from 30 to 95% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy and vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene raaical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, . "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, - "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, chain alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. (C) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a vinyl monomer modifying agent, (D) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a hydrophilic organic monomer, (E) 0 to 20% by weight of the entire composition of a non-siloxane containing cross-linking monomer.

Claim 25

A contact lens formed from an oxygen permeable dimensionally stable hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formea by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z2 can be the same or different and are each of a group selected from among the following with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine: Hydrogen, straight chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl groups or fluoro substituted alkyl groups containing from 4 to 18 carbon atoms cyclic alkyl groups or fluoro substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyene or fluoro substituted alkyene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl groups and fluoro substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and fluoro substituted benzyl groups, phenethyl and fluoro substituted phenethyl groups, ethers and polyethers of the general structure WHEREIN: "P" is hydrogen or fluorine axe is an integer from 1 to 4 "y" is an integer from 1 to 10 "e" is an integer from 1 to 10, (B) from 30 to 95% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy and vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene raaical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, . "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, - "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, chain alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms. Alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. (C) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a vinyl monomer modifying agent, (D) 0 to 55% by weight of the entire composition of a hydrophilic organic monomer, (E) 0 to 20% by weight of the entire composition of a non-siloxane containing cross-linking monomer.

Claim 26

A contact lens formed from a contact lens material in accordance with claim 18 and further comprising an aromatic containing organic vinyl monomer and a refractive index of at least 1.5.

Claim 27

An oxygen permeable dimensionally stable, hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from: (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be hydrogen or an organic group with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine. (B) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety.

Claim 28

An oxygen permeable dimensionally stable, hydrophilic, contact lens material of high transparency, comprising a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from: (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having the structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be hydrogen or an organic group with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine. (B) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety.

Claim 29

The material of claim 1 in the form of a contact lens.

Claim 30

An oxygen permeable contact lens material of high transparency comprised of a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having a structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be hydrogen or an organic group with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine, (B) 95 to 10% by weight of at least one organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. and (X) from 85 to 20% by weight of a refractive index modifying aromatic group containing monomer.

Claim 31

An oxygen permeable contact lens material of high transparency comprised of a polymer formed by free radical polymerization from (A) 5 to 60% by weight of a fluorine containing itaconate mono or diester having a structure: WHEREIN: Z 1 and Z 2 can be hydrogen or an organic group with at least one of Z 1 or Z 2 containing fluorine, (B) 95 to 10% by weight of at least one organic comonomer of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane having the following formula: WHEREIN: "X" is an ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, vinyloxy, and carbovinyloxy, "Y" represents no group or is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkane radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkene radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a divalent alkane radical containing internal glycol or glycerol segments or a phenylene radical, "a" is an integer from 1 to 10, "n" is an integer from 2 to 30, "b" is an integer from 0 to 3 and may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. "R" is selected from the class consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboalkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl or substituted cyclic alkyl groups containing from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, alkylene groups containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl and substituted phenyl groups, benzyl and substituted benzyl groups and phenethyl and substituted phenethyl groups. "R" and "b" may be the same or different within each "i" moiety. and (X) from 85 to 20% by weight of a refractive index modifying aromatic group containing monomer.

Claim 32

A contact lens material in accordance wich claim 24 wherein said aromatic group containing monomer is selected from the class consisting of styryls, vinyl naphthyls, arylacrylates, arylmethacrylates and arylitaconates and mixtures thereof.

Claim 33

A contact lens material in accordance with claim 24 wherein said contact lens material has a refractive index of at least 1.5 and a DK of at least 10.