Abstract:
A method of forming a contact lens containing a colored ring that covers a portion of or the entire limbus area of the eye when the contact lens is worn. The method of forming the contact lens includes applying a colorant material in a limbal ring pattern to the surface of a one-side contact lens mold, then filling the one-sided contact lens mold with a polymerizable substance, casting the substance thereby forming a molded surface containing a limbal ring pattern, and machining the opposite side, thereby creating a finished side opposite the molded surface.