Methods for producing ophthalmic lens molds and molded ophthalmic lenses

A method of producing an ophthalmic lens, comprising:

• providing first and second ophthalmic lens mold members, at least one of the mold members being produced by a method comprising directing a thermoplastic material into a mold cavity comprising an optic power insert comprising an exterior surface located in an optic power insert bushing,
• the bushing comprising a first end, a second end, a length extending from the first end to the second end, a bore surrounded by an interior sidewall surface and surrounding, at least in part, the optic power insert, and a venting system structured to direct gas out of the mold cavity from the first end of the bushing toward the second end of the bushing;
• wherein the venting system comprises a vent path formed between the interior sidewall surface of the bore of the bushing and the optic power insert to permit gas flow across the interior sidewall surface of the bushing and the exterior surface of the optic power insert from the first end to the second end;
• and
• curing a polymerizable lens precursor composition located in an ophthalmic lens shaped cavity defined by the first and second ophthalmic lens mold members to produce a molded ophthalmic lens.