Dyeing method includes a first step of obtaining a dyeing base body by adhering a base body with a sublimable dye and a sublimable dye carrier, a second step of placing the dyeing base body obtained in the first step to face a resin body and heating the dyeing base body so that the sublimable dye and the sublimable dye carrier which have been adhered on the dyeing base body are sublimated and deposited on the resin body, and a third step of heating the resin body having been deposited with the sublimable dye and the sublimable dye carrier to be fixed with the sublimable dye and the sublimable dye carrier.

A method for producing a light pane for an illuminant, in particular for a luminaire or a headlight of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing a translucent base body of the light pane, reading out or receiving a printing pattern from or of a data source, (6), wherein the printing pattern specifies a printing region of the base body (4) to be provided with an opaque color layer, controlling a printing device according to the printing pattern, so that the color layer is applied in the printing region.

The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for making a wearer's eyes to appear larger and more defined and with more shine, while remaining natural by blending seamlessly with the eye. A colored contact lens, comprising a first print of a first color and a second print of a second color, wherein the first print is an annular ring of gradient dot matrix, wherein the second print is an annular ring of speckle pattern, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern comprises clusters of regular or irregular shapes distributed annularly, wherein the regular or irregular shapes consists of a large number of circular dots, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern has non-smooth inner and outer borders, wherein the second print is located on the inside of the first print, wherein the first color and the second color are different or the same, wherein the first print and the second print are concentric with the center of contact lens.

A method of making an optical article having multiple light-influencing zones can include: forming an alignment coating layer having a first alignment region and a second alignment region over at least a portion of an optical element; applying at least one anisotropic material over the first alignment region and the second alignment region by an inkjet printing device; and applying at least one dichroic material and/or at least one photochromic-dichroic material over at least one of the first alignment region and the second alignment region to form a first light-influencing zone over the first alignment region and a second light-influencing zone over the second alignment region.

The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for making a wearer's eyes to appear larger and more defined and with more shine, while remaining natural by blending seamlessly with the eye. A colored contact lens, comprising a first print of a first color and a second print of a second color, wherein the first print is an annular ring of gradient dot matrix, wherein the second print is an annular ring of speckle pattern, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern comprises clusters of regular or irregular shapes distributed annularly, wherein the regular or irregular shapes consists of a large number of circular dots, wherein the annular ring of speckle pattern has non-smooth inner and outer borders, wherein the second print is located on the inside of the first print, wherein the first color and the second color are different or the same, wherein the first print and the second print are concentric with the center of contact lens.

A method of making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. The method includes contacting one or more dye compositions including at least one of a dichroic dye, a photochromic-dichroic dye, or any combination thereof, with an optical element having a continuous coating including at least one alignment zone. At least a portion of the dye composition diffuses into the coating at a predetermined concentration gradient along at least a portion of the coating.

A method of making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. The method includes contacting one or more dye compositions including at least one of a dichroic dye, a photochromic-dichroic dye, or any combination thereof, with an optical element having a continuous coating including at least one alignment zone. At least a portion of the dye composition diffuses into the coating at a predetermined concentration gradient along at least a portion of the coating.

A method for tinting a spectacle lens substrate includes providing a spectacle lens substrate made from a polymeric lens material, providing a composition having a polymeric carrier material, applying a pattern of the composition on a surface of the spectacle lens substrate, and heating the spectacle lens substrate to allow for diffusion of a dye substance between the carrier material and the lens material. Moreover, a composition for in-substrate tinting of a polymeric spectacle lens substrate and a spectacle lens substrate having a polymeric lens material which exhibits a pattern of a composition having a polymeric carrier material applied on a surface of the spectacle lens substrate are presented.

A coating device for dip coating an ophthalmic lens is provided. The coating device includes a lacquer basin for receiving a lacquer mixture, which contains a lacquer and a solvent. The coating device has an overflow channel arranged at the lacquer basin for collecting the lacquer mixture overflowing from the lacquer basin, and a tubing system for providing an influx of the lacquer mixture to the lacquer basin, which is connected to the overflow channel for collecting a return flux of the lacquer mixture from the overflow channel to enable circulation of the lacquer mixture through the lacquer basin, the overflow channel, and the tubing system. The coating device includes a supply unit for dosing the lacquer and the solvent for the lacquer mixture, which is connected to the tubing system and configured to feed at least one of the lacquer and the solvent directly into the tubing system.

A contact lens comprises a transparent pupil region and an iris region surrounding the pupil region. The iris region comprises a colored pattern portion. A plurality of pigments are dispersed in the colored pattern portion. The disclosure also provides a method for making a contact lens.