Soft Lens Manufacture Flashcards
What are the 3 different ways to manufacture soft contact lenses?
Lathe Cutting
Spin Casting
Cast Moulding
What type of manufacturing occurs when soft contact lenses are custom made cut?
Lathe Cutting
What type of manufacturing occurs when stainless steel convex tool is produced and plastic concave mould would form?
Spin Casting
What type of manufacturing occurs when liquid plastic is added to spinning concave mould?
Spin Casting
What type of manufacturing occurs when stainless steel concave AND convex tools are produced and plastic concave and convex moulds are formed?
Cast Moulding
What type of manufacturing occurs when liquid plastic is added to concave plastic mould?
Cast Moulding
When are plastic moulds clipped together?
Cast moulds
How are contact lens formed?
Cast moulding
In between moulds