Anti-flare contact lens

Claim 1

A contact lens for wear on the eye, said lens being of one piece construction of the same material throughout, the material having a refractive index differing from that of the eye lacrimal fluid, said lens being substantially concavo-convex throughout its configuration, the concave surface being optically smooth and adapted to fit on the eye, said lens having a transparent centrally located optic area and a nonoptic area formed on the convex surface and surrounding said optic area, said nonoptic area having light-scattering means of macroscopic proportions formed only upon its convex surface, said light scattering means being formed by bombarding said nonoptic area with finely divided particles of a soft abradant randomly gas-born in a jet of high velocity for a time of approximately 10-20 seconds and at a pressure of approximately 50-60 p.s.i., said abradant being selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: crushed walnut shells, crushed pecan shells, rottenstone, pumice and talcum powder; whereby any light striking said nonoptic area will be transmitted to the eye by irregular refraction.