Method for manufacturing a transparent plastic lens with embedded decorative elements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a molded ophthalmic article (1) comprising at least one decorative element (2), said method comprises the steps of: a—providing a mold (100) comprising a first mold element (102) and a second mold element (104) configured to cooperate together in a closed position to define a cavity (3), b—fixing said at least one decorative element (2) inside said cavity (3), c—casting a first molding liquid comprising monomers of a first transparent plastic material or injecting a transparent thermoplastic material inside said cavity (3), d—curing said first molding liquid comprising monomers of a first transparent plastic material or cooling said transparent thermoplastic material and demolding said mold (100) to obtain a molded ophthalmic article (1) comprising at least one decorative element (2).

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