• Design and Synthesis of Silicone Monomers for Advanced Contact Lens Application

  • Sun-Woo Sim, Yoon Jung Jang*,† , and Hyun Mee Lee†

  • Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea
    *Chunma College of General Studies, Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea

  • 실리콘 단량체 합성 및 중합체의 콘택트렌즈 활용성

  • 심선우 · 장윤정*,† · 이현미†

  • 대구가톨릭대학교 안경광학과, *영남대학교 천마학부대학 교양학부

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 253-260

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.253
  • Received on Aug 29, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 3, 2025
  • Accepted on Nov 3, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Yoon Jung Jang* , and Hyun Mee Lee

  • Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea
    *Chunma College of General Studies, Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea

  • E-mail: jyj5014@ynu.ac.kr, hmlee@cu.ac.kr