Laser Eye Protection Contact Lens

Exciton demonstrated that two classes of Exciton's laser eye protection (LEP) dyes (absorbers) can be doped into soft contact lenses to useful optical densities. There was no obvious haze or distortion of the scripted contact lenses used for these experiments. The successful integration of dyes into a soft contact also suggests how other LEP dyes for additional wavelength of interest might be modified for incorporation into soft contact lenses to high OD. LEP dyes have also been incorporated into rigid gas permeable (RGP) materials. The technical proposal includes a detailed work plan.