Contact lens packages containing additives

Abstract

A package having an additive that does not adhere to a medical device enclosed therein.

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         27 . A method of reducing the adherence of a soft contact lens made from silicone elastomers or silicone hydrogels to its packaging, comprising storing said soft contact lens in a solution in a package comprising a molded base, wherein said molded base comprises an additive, provided that the soft contact lens is not a contact lens consisting of acqualfilcon A coated with polyHema, wherein said additive is PVP, and further comprising a cavity formed in said molded base wherein said cavity comprises an inner surface, wherein said inner surface has an average roughness of about 3.2 μm to about 20 μm. 
     
     
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         32 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the additive is PVP KD90. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the PVP is present at about 1% to about 5%. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the soft contact lens comprises balafilcon A, or lotrafilcon A. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the soft contact lens comprises Simma 2 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the molded base comprises polypropylene. 
     
     
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         39 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the concentration of PVP is about 1%. 
     
     
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