Contact Lens Dry Processing

In the production of cast-molded contact lenses, there are several steps the product must go through before it can be placed on the human eye. This MSD project was focused on refining the dry processing step of contact lens manufacturing, which is the process of separating the molds and removing the lens. Bausch+Lomb employs continuous efforts to make innovative improvements to existing processes and the development of new products in the contact lens industry. Working with the facilities and oversight of subject matter experts at Bausch+Lomb, this interdisciplinary team executed an iterative design, build, and test plan to identify and assess potential solution concepts in route to developing an alternative dry processing methodology. This exhibit showcases different concepts that were tested and demonstrates fundamental process engineering and statistical analysis skills used to assess statistical significance and confounding interactions with the implementation of multiple solution concepts simultaneously.