Patent 7934830 was granted and assigned to Bausch & Lomb on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Silicone hydrogels formed from a hydrated polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; and (b) a minor amount of a silicone-containing monomer, wherein the hydrogel has a water content of greater than 50 weight percent are disclosed.