A method of manufacturing a contact lens 110 is disclosed. The method comprises manufacturing a rod of lens material 101, the rod 101 containing a plurality of electronic components 102 spaced apart along its length, separating the rod 101 into a plurality of lens blanks 106, each lens blank 106 containing at least one of said electronic components 102, and machining the front and/or back surface of a lens blank 106 to produce a contact lens 110 containing the at least one electronic component 102.本發明揭示一種製造隱形眼鏡110之方法。該方法包括製造透鏡材料之桿101,桿101含有沿其長度隔開之複數個電子組件102,從而將桿101分成複數個透鏡坯材106,各透鏡坯材106含有該等電子組件102之至少一者,且加工透鏡坯材106之前表面及/或後表面以產生含有該至少一電子組件102之隱形眼鏡110。