Hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens materials

A copolymeric ophthalmic device material formed by polymerizing a mixture comprising

• a) 40-80% (w/w) or more of an aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomer of formula (I)
• wherein:
• A is H;
• B is (CH2)m, S(CH2)u, O(CH2)v, or [O(CH2)2]n;
• u is 1-4;
• v is 1-4;
• C is (CH2)w;
• m is 1-6;
• n is 1-10;
• Y is nothing, O, S, or NR, provided that if Y is O, S, or NR, then B is (CH2)m;
• R is H, CH3, CnH2n+1 (n=1-10), iso-OC3H7, C6H5, or CH2C6H5;
• w is 0-6, provided that m+w≦8;
• and
• D is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C6H5, CH2C6H5, Br, F, Cl, or I;
• b) 0.1-3.9% (w/w) of a macromer of formula (II)
• wherein
• R1 and R2 are independently —CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH2CH3, —C6H5, —CH2C6H5, —CH2CH2C6H5, —CH2CH2CH2C6H5, or —CH2CH2CH2CH2C6H5;
• R3 is H, CH3, or CH2CH3;
• z is 2-11;
• and
• x indicates the number of repeating units and determines the molecular weight of the macromer and is such that the macromer has a molecular weight of about 300-about 3500;
• c) 5-30% (w/w) of a siloxane monomer of formula (III)
• wherein
• R4 is H or CH3;
• T is nothing, O(CH2)b, or OCH2CH(OH)CH2;
• b is 1-3;
• J is (CH2)z;
• and
• K1, K2, and K3 independently are CH3, C6H5, or OSi(CH3);
• d) 5-30% (w/w) of a hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of:
• hydroxy(C2-C4 alkyl)methacrylates, glycerol methacrylate, and N-vinyl pyrrolidone;
• e) a cross-linking monomer;
• and
• f) a reactive UV absorber;
• wherein the copolymeric ophthalmic device material has an equilibrium water content at 35° C. of less than 4%.