Embedded diffractive contact lenses

An optical device, comprising:

• a bulk silicone hydrogel material having a convex anterior surface and an opposite concave posterior surface, a central optical zone, and one or more peripheral zones circumscribing the central optical zone;
• and
• an insert embedded in the bulk silicone hydrogel material having a convex anterior surface and an opposite concave posterior surface, the convex anterior surface or concave posterior surface comprising 10 or more echelettes,
• wherein:
• the optical device having a convex anterior surface and an opposite concave posterior surface,
• the insert comprises a crosslinked silicone-containing vinyl copolymer different from a crosslinked silicone-containing vinyl copolymer of the bulk silicone hydrogel material and has a diameter up to about 10 mm,
• the insert is concentric with a central axis of the optical device,
• the convex anterior surface of the insert is embedded in and in contact with the bulk silicone hydrogel material,
• the crosslinked silicone-containing vinyl copolymer comprising (a) repeating units of a silicone-containing aryl vinylic monomer, (b) repeating units of a silicone-containing aryl vinylic crosslinker, or (c) combinations thereof, wherein the sum of the amounts of components (a) and (b) is at least 55% by weight of the crosslinked silicone-containing vinyl copolymer, and
• the bulk silicone hydrogel material comprises (i) repeating units of a polysiloxane vinylic crosslinker, (ii) repeating units of a hydrophilic vinylic monomer, and (iii) repeating units of a polymerizable component selected from the group consisting of a silicone-containing vinylic monomer, a non-silicone hydrophobic vinylic monomer, a non-silicone vinylic crosslinker, a ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing vinylic monomer, a high energy violet light (HEVL)-absorbing vinylic monomer, a visibility tinting agent, and combinations thereof.