| abstract |
A method of sterilizing an ophthalmic lens that is hermetically sealed in its primary packaging comprising agitating said ophthalmic lens and its primary packaging and irradiating said ophthalmic lens and it primary packaging with a monochromatic UV light source having an intensity of about 10 mW/cm 2. The lens may be immersed in a solution. the lens material may be etafilcon A, genfilcon A, galyfilcon A, senofilcon A, lenefilcon A, lotrfilcon A, lotrifilcon B, balifilcon A, and polymacon. |