Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses
ACUVUE OASYS with HYDRACLEAR Plus

ACUVUE OASYS with HYDRACLEAR Plus

VISTAKON, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted an additional indication for ACUVUE OASYS Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR PLUS, approving the daily wear contact lens for up to six consecutive nights/seven days of extended wear.

ACUVUE OASYS is a breakthrough for contact lens wearers when their eyes feel tired and dry in challenging environments, such as long hours of computer use, frequent ground or air travel, or everyday exposure to heated or air conditioned surroundings. It is the first daily-wear contact lens made from senofilcon A, a new silicone hydrogel material that is 50 percent smoother than currently available silicone hydrogel lenses. In addition to its smooth feel, the new lens also features an improved formulation of the unique HYDRACLEAR technology that combines high performance base materials with a moisture-rich wetting agent. ACUVUE OASYS block greater than 96 percent of UVA rays and 99 percent of UVB rays, meeting the highest UV-blocking standards for contact lenses.1, 2

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Acuvue 2 Colours Patient Instruction Guide

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue 2 Colours Patient Instruction Guide

Introduction

Congratulations on choosing Acuvue 2 Colours (etafilcon A) Contact Lenses with UV Blocker for Daily and Extended Wear Frequent Replacement. In the Acuvue 2 Colours (etafilcon A) Contact Lenses, a UV absorbing monomer is used to block UV radiation. When your prescribed replacement period is over, you simply throw the used lens away and replace it with a new sterile one. By replacing your Acuvue 2 Colours (etafilcon A) Contact Lens on a regular basis, lens deposits, which can affect vision and cause irritation and discomfort to the eye, have little chance to build up over time as with conventional lens wear. When you discard the lens, you dispose of potential deposit build-up problems.

Acuvue 2 Colours (etafilcon A) Contact Lenses are soft spherical lenses. They are made from a “water-loving” (hydrophilic) material that has the ability to absorb water, making the lens soft and flexible. They differ from other lenses available because of the way they are manufactured. Simply put, the multi-patented manufacturing process which took years to perfect, makes Acuvue 2 Colours (etafilcon A) Contact Lens frequent replacement possible. Since the lenses are produced identically one after another, you will experience the same excellent comfort and vision, lens after lens after lens.

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Acuvue 2 Colours

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue 2 Colours

sapphire blue deep blue pearl grey jade green
Acuvue 2 Colours - Sapphire Blue Acuvue 2 Colours - Deep Blue Acuvue 2 Colours - Pearl Grey Acuvue 2 Colours - Jade Green

Acuvue 2 Colours share the exact same lens design as Acuvue 2 except they are offered in 10 different colors. This is perfect for people who are not just looking for vision correction (although the lenses are also available without vision correction!) but also for a way to add some personal style.

All the other benefits from Acuvue 2 remain the same: The lenses are designed for two-week daily wear or one-week continuous wear. This means that you put them in, live and sleep in them for seven days and six nights, and then throw them away and start with a fresh pair. The thin design allows oxygen to be transmitted to the eye.

Features and Benefits of Acuvue 2 Colours Contact Lenses

  • Acuvue 2 Colours contacts are easy-to-use and comfortable enough to wear for up to 7 consecutive days.
  • A high level of UV Blocking helps to protect portions of your eyes.
  • Acuvue 2 Colours are available in 10 different colors (the clear version is sold as Acuvue 2).
  • Available lens colors are: sapphire blue, deep blue, pearl grey, jade green, hazel green, warm honey, chestnut brown, ocean blue, aquamarine and emerald green.
  • The first 7 colors are often referred to as Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques, whereas the latter 3 colors are often referred to as Acuvue 2 Enhancers.

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Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism vs Advance for Astigmatism

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism

For patients with astigmatism we have compared the 2 toric lenses Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism and Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism. Latter one was just recently introduced (June 2008), so we had a closer look at both lenses to show you the differences.

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Where to buy Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism buyBuying Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism lenses is easy – basically there are 2 options: You can buy directly from your Eye Care Professional or from one of the larger offline retail stores (including optical chains and mass merchandisers such as Walmart, Target and CostCo) or you can take advantage of buying your contact lenses online

Buying online is easy and convenient plus you can find great deals and rebates from online stores.  The competition is fierce, so it pays out to do some research and to hunt for good prices.

How to find a reliable online contact lens store

Here are some additional tips when buying your Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism lenses from an online retailer.

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Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism Patient Instruction Guide

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism Patient Instruction GuideIntroduction

The information and instructions contained in this booklet apply only to the Acuvue Oasys Contact Lenses for Astigmatism with Hydraclear Plus (senofilcon A) thereafter referred to as your contact lenses.

Your contact lenses are intended to be used for daily and extended wear within the Vistakon single use disposable wear or frequent/planned lens replacement system.

After the accumulated wearing period prescribed by your Eye Care Professional, your contact lenses should be discarded and replaced with a new sterile pair. By replacing your contact lenses on a regular basis, lens deposits, which can affect vision and cause irritation and discomfort to the eye, have little chance to build up over time as with conventional lens wear. When you discard the lens, you dispose of potential deposit build-up problems.

Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism are visibility tinted with a UV Blocker. An ultraviolet (UV) radiation absorbing ingredient is used to block UV radiation.

Your contact lenses are soft spherical, aspherical or toric lenses. They are made from a “water-loving” (hydrophilic) material that has the ability to absorb water, making the lens soft and flexible. They differ from other lenses available because of the way they are manufactured. Simply put, the multi-patented manufacturing process that took years to perfect, makes disposable or frequent replacement possible. Since the lenses are produced identically one after another, you will experience the same excellent comfort and vision, lens after lens after lens.

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Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism contactsBrand new and introduced in June 2008, these lenses are specifically designed for people with Astigmatism. Astigmatism is the most common vision problem, caused by an irregular shape of the cornea. Astigmatism can usually be corrected with contact lenses, such as Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism. They will help take away the blur that is caused by this condition.

These lenses come with Hydraclear technology and UVA and UVB blocking which blocks more than 90 percent of UVA rays and 99 percent of UVB rays.

Hydraclear ensures a long lasting soft, moisture rich and silky feel. In addition they have the same reduced edge-height design as Acuvue 2.

Features and Benefits of Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism

  • Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism contacts are easy-to-use and comfortable enough to wear for up to 7 consecutive days.
  • They are slightly tinted, so the lens is easier to recognize and handle plus a high level of UVA and UVB Blocking helps to protect portions of your eyes.
  • The Hydraclear technology brings together a remarkable moisture rich wetting agent with high performance base materials to form clear, wettable lenses resulting in a unique, silky, soft feel.
  • Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism lenses stay moist all day and the soft and flexible material provides comfort throughout the day
  • The so called ‘Accelerated Stabilization Design’ (what a nice marketing phrase) is promising to balance the lens in place and quickly realigns the lens if it rotates out of position. It provides patients with astigmatism with consistent, all-day vision and comfort.

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Acuvue Oasys

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses
Acuvue Oasys

Acuvue Oasys Plus

Product Information:

Acuvue Oasys are weekly disposable contact lenses manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. They utilize the Hydraclear Plus technology to help eyes stay moist and fresh. With Acuvue Oasys, dry is out. Acuvue Oasys are ideal whether you work outside in a dry or windy environment, in front of a computer all day, or even if you find your eyes tired and uncomfortable at the end of the day. Whether you’re inside or outside, challenging environments can make your eyes feel tired and dry. Long hours in front of a computer can leave your eyes craving moisture. Acuvue Oasys featuring next generation Hydraclear Plus silicone-hydrogel technology, helps keep your eyes fresh and comfortable.

Acuvue Oasys are tinted for ease of handling and will not change the color of your eye. The tint is simply designed to facilitate locating the contact lenses in solution. These contact lenses contain an inside-out “AV” indicator to help ensure proper application/insertion.

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Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques Jade Green

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses

Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques:

  1. O-Blue (Deep Blue)
  2. O-Chestnut (Chestnut Brown)
  3. O-Gray (Pearl Gray)
  4. O-Green (Jade Green)
  5. O-Hazel (Hazel Green)
  6. O-Honey (Warm Honey)
  7. O-Sapphire (Sapphire Blue)

O-Blue (Deep Blue) O-Chestnut (Chestnut Brown) O-Gray (Pearl Gray) O-Green (Jade Green) O-Hazel (Hazel Green) O-Honey (Warm Honey) O-Sapphire (Sapphire Blue)

Product Information:

Acuvue 2 Colours – Opaques are disposable contact lenses manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (Vistakon). Welcome to a new look, a new attitude and a new you. Welcome to the world of Acuvue 2 Colours – Opaques. These disposable contact lenses manufactured by Johnson & Johnson are designed to completely change any eye color, light or dark. Acuvue 2 Colours – Opaques include a special color-enhancing layer, so the color not only looks natural, but also more vibrant. Acuvue 2 Colours – Opaques contact lenses help to protect against the direct and reflected rays that pass through the cornea into your eye, blocking up to 82% of UV-A and 97% of UV-B radiation.

If you are unsure whether you were prescribed Acuvue 2 Colours – Enhancers or Acuvue 2 Colours- Opaques, see your prescription. Enhancers are identified by the “E” before the color and Opaques are identified by the “O” before the color.

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Acuvue 2 Colours – Opaques

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Acuvue Contact Lenses
Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques

Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques

ACUVUE 2 COLOURS Opaques Product Information:

  • Acuvue 2 Colour lenses are designed for two-week daily wear or one-week continuous wear (if approved by your eye doctor) and are manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (Vistakon).
  • Acuvue 2 Colour’s thin lens design allows oxygen to be transmitted to the eye, keeping your eyes comfortable all day.
  • Acuvue 2 Colours contacts are easy-to-use and comfortable enough to wear for up to 7 consecutive days (if approved by your eye-doctor).
  • Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques come in sapphire blue, deep blue, pearl grey, jade green, hazel green, warm honey, and chestnut brown.
  • These lenses are ideal for people who want to try something different and have some fun with color.
Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques & Enhancers

Acuvue 2 Colours Opaques & Enhancers

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