Resin for high-refractivity lenses and lenses made of same resin

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a resin for high-refractivity lenses, formed by copolymerizing at least one nucleus-halogenated benzene dicarboxylate represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X means a chlorine or bromine atom, n is 2 or 4, m stands for 0 or 1 and R denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group with at least one unifunctional monomer having a refractive index of at least 1.55 as a homopolymer, capable of undergoing a radical polymerization and containing an aromatic ring as well as high-refractivity lenses made of such a resin. The lens-making resin according to this invention features a high refractive index, excellent processability such as superb grinding processability and high impact resistance, outstanding miscibility between the unifunctional monomer and bifunctional monomer upon copolymerization thereof, and minimized polymerization strain.

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