Ophthalmic devices containing photostable mimics of macular pigment and other visible light filters

An ophthalmic device that is a free radical reaction product of a reactive mixture comprising:

• one or more monomers suitable for making the ophthalmic device;
• a first visible light filtering compound, the first visible light filtering compound having a visible light absorption maximum between 430 and 480 nm and a full width half maximum (FWHM) at the visible light absorption maximum of at least 35 nm and up to 150 nm, wherein the first visible light filtering compound is photostable, and wherein the first visible light filtering compound has a molar extinction coefficient of at least 7740 L·mol−1·cm−1;
• and
• a second visible light filtering compound, and
• wherein the second visible light filtering compound comprises:
• a mixture of
• (a) a medium energy visible light filter of formula II:
• wherein Y at each occurrence is independently a linking group and Pg at each occurrence is independently a polymerizable group;
• and
• (b) a high energy visible light filter of formula III:
• wherein:
• m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;
• T is a bond, O, or NR;
• Y is a linking group;
• Pg is a polymerizable group;
• R at each occurrence is independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or Y—Pg;
• and
• R1 and R2, when present, are independently at each occurrence C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 thioalkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, aryl (preferably unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with alkyl or halo), halo, hydroxy, amino, NR3R4, or benzyl, wherein R3 and R4 are independently H or C1-C6 alkyl, or two adjacent R1 or R2 groups, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, combine to form a cycloalkyl or aryl ring;
• or
• (c) a high energy visible light filter of formula IV:
• wherein m and n are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;
• R1 and R2 are independently at each occurrence H, an optional substituent, or —Y—Pg, or two adjacent R1 or R2 groups, together with the atoms to which they are attached, combine to form a cycloalkyl or aryl ring optionally substituted with —Y—Pg;
• EWG at each occurrence is independently an electron withdrawing group;
• Pg at each occurrence is independently a polymerizable group;
• and
• Y at each occurrence is independently a linking group;
• and
• wherein the compound of formula IV contains at least one Pg group.