
Menicon
Miru 1day Flat Pack Toric
Menicon has announced the launch of its Miru 1day Flat Pack toric lens for September 1. The company says that the product offers the ultimate in contact lens convenience, designed with the wearer and environment in mind. It incorporates Menicon’s Smart Touch and Smart Fit technologies. Smart Touch aims to ensure the wearer only touches the outer surface of the lens for an easier, more hygienic handling experience. Smart Fit is claimed to naturally orientate the lens correctly no matter which way the lens is applied. To help look after the environment, Miru 1day lenses use 80% less plastic than some other daily disposable lenses.
Lens type: Hydrogel daily disposable
Material: HEMA GMA Hioxifilcon A
DK/t: @-3,00D 25.38 (revised Fatt method)
Centre thickness: 0.1mm @-3.00D
Water content: 57%
Modulus: 0.2MPa
Handling: Light blue tint
UV: No
Family available: Sphere and toric for daily wear
Base curve: 8.6mm
Diameter: 14.5mm
Spherical power: Plano to-6.00D (0.25D steps) -6.50D -10.00 (0.50D steps)
Cylinder range: -0.75, -1.25 and -1.75
Axis:15, 90, 165 and 180 degrees (-1.75D only available with axis 180 degrees)
Mark’ennovy
Indigo
Mark’ennovy offers Indigo, claimed to be the world’s first daily soft contact lens that combines a Class 1 UV filter and selective blue-violet light blocking. Indigo is designed to protect wearers indoors and outdoors by shielding the eye from UVB, UVA and blue-violet light, originating from the sun, as well as ambient LED lighting and digital devices. Manufactured with a patented micro-precision technology, Indigo provides myopic and hyperopic patients with protection from UV and blue-violet light, as well as stable vision and all-day comfort.
Material: Filcon 4
Design: Spheric
Power range: -10.00 to +8.00
Cylinders: n/a
Axes: n/a
Base curve: 8.70
Diameter: 14.40
Dk: 20
Ultravision
Seed 1dayPure moisture
Available in packs of 32, the Seed 1dayPure moisture contact lens (which is also available for astigmatism) is only available through eye care professionals. Ultravision says this helps practitioners grow their practice and gain a competitive edge over online sales. The lenses are available in a wide parameter range and utilise alginic acid, a natural moisturising agent extracted from seaweed, in the packaging solution. Alginic acid attracts moisture to the eye and helps to retain tears on the surface of the lenses to ensure all-day comfort.
Material: Hioxifilcon A 4 (25) [57]
Modality: Daily
Design: Dynamic Prism Ballast
Power range: +0.25D ~ +8.00D
±0.00D
-0.25D ~ -6.00D (0.25D steps)
-6.00D ~ -16.00D (0.50D steps)
Cylinders: -0.75, -1.25, -1.75D, -2.25D (180° only)
Axes: 180°, 90°, 160°, 20°
Base curve: 8.80mm
Diameter: 14.20mm
Dk: 30/22.5
Alcon
Total1
Alcon states that Total1 is the first and only water gradient contact lens and that the award winning product is an ideal choice for patients seeking the combination of exceptional comfort and excellent breathability. With Alcon’s SmarTears technology, Total1 features an ingredient found in natural tears designed to stabilise the tear film and prevent tear evaporation. With a water content approaching 100% at the very outer surface, Total1 are said to be proven to give your patients exceptional comfort, with nine out of 10 patients agreeing they feel like nothing.
Material: Delefilcon A
Design: The first water gradient contact lens
Power range: +0.50 to +6.00 (0.25D); -0.50 to -6.00 (0.25D); -6.50 to -12.00 (0.50D)
Base curve: 8.5
Diameter: 14.1
Water content (%): Core Water Content (%) 33%; Surface Water Content (%) > 80%
Dk: 156 @ -3.00D
Handling tint: Blue Visitint
Lenses per box: 30 and 90
CooperVision
MyDay toric
According to CooperVision, its MyDay toric is a high-performance silicone hydrogel 1-day toric lens for astigmatic patients who demand no compromise on vision, comfort, health, or handling. The lens uses the same high-performance optics as the company’s Biofinity toric lens, allowing for an emphasis on stability, predictable orientation and consistent visual acuity.
Powered by CooperVision’s Smart Silicone Chemistry technology, MyDay toric is said to deliver unsurpassed comfort that lasts all day, with built-in moisture that lasts and its softest-ever silicone hydrogel 1-day lens. CooperVision promotes the MyDay toric as the lens of choice when upgrading hydrogel 1-day patients or new patients who are looking for premium performance without the premium price.
Material: Stenfilcon A
Water content: 54%
Base Curve: 8.6mm
Diameter: 14.5mm
Centre thickness: 0.10mm
Dk/t: 80
Modulus: 0.4 MPa
Packaging: 5, 30
Safilens
Fusion Presbyo 1-day
Fusion Presbyo 1-day is the only disposable contact lens with Afocal design for reducing the effects of presbyopia, says Safilens. The company promotes the product on the basis that an innovative lens design provides unbeatable depth of focus to the wearer, which leads to clear images at all distances. Safilens says that the Fusion Presbyo lens features a smooth surface with natural, quick and constant stabilisation, and benefits from fusion technology. This involves the synergistic actions of hyaluronic acid and tamarind seed polysaccharide normalising and keeping the physiological relation between tear film and ocular surface stable, giving wearers more natural, longer-lasting comfort.
Material: Filcon IV Hyaluropolymer + TSP
Water Content: 60%
Design: Afocal (with Extended Depth of Field)
Power range: -0.00/-6.00 (0.25 steps)
-6.50/-10.00 (0.50 steps)
+0.25/+6.00 (0.25 steps)
+6.50/+8.00 (0.50 steps)
Base curve: 8.60mm
Diameter: 14.10mm
CT: 0.07mm (-3.00D)
Dk/t: 29 (-3.00D @ 35°C)
Handling tint: Light Blue
UV protection: Yes
Bausch + Lomb
Biotrue Oneday for astigmatism
Biotrue Oneday is promoted by Bausch + Lomb as the lens with the most moisture because it is said to maintain almost 100% of moisture for a full 16 hours. This allows contact lens wearers to enjoy comfortable vision from first thing in the morning until last thing at night. The Biotrue Oneday for astigmatism parameter range has recently been expanded to 2538 parameters, which represents a 66% increase from October 2019. B+L say this means Biotrue Oneday for astigmatism now has more parameters than any other toric daily disposable contact lens. Furthermore, the company states that it is the only daily toric with a -2.75D cylinder.
Material: Nesofilcon A
Modality: Daily disposable
Design: Evolved Peri-Ballast (prism free)
Power range: +4.00D to -6.00D (0.25D steps); -6.50D to -9.00D (0.50D steps)
Cylinder range: Up to -2.75 (-2.75 in low minus powers in 0.50D steps)
Base curve: 8.4mm
Diameter: 14.5mm
Dk/t: 42 Dk/t at -3.00D, 93% Oxygen Flux
Johnson & Johnson
Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism
Johnson & Johnson says that its Acuvue Oasys 1-Day for Astigmatism offers excellent comfort and consistent, clear, stable vision.The lens combines two innovations inspired by the natural function of the eye and is based on a deep understanding of patient needs. The first innovation, Eyelid Stabilised Design technology, works naturally with the eyelids, helping to keep the lens in the correction position. The second is Hydraluxe technology, a tear-inspired design that helps to support a stable tear-film and reduce the feeling of tired eyes.
Material: Senofilcon A (Silicon Hydrogel)
Water content: 38%
Base curve: 8.5mm
Diameter: 14.3mm
Power range: Plano to -6.00 (0.25 steps)
Plano to -6.00 (0.25 steps) -6.00D to -9.00 (in 0.50D steps) +0.25D to +4.00D (in 0.25D steps)
Centre Thickness: 0.08 (-3.00DS)
Dk/t: 129 x 10-9 (-3.00D boundary and edge corrected)
Modulus (MPa): 0.66
Class 1UV Protection-Blocking: 99% UVB, 90% UVA
Visibility features: Visibility tint
Orientation marks: Vertical single lines at 6 and 12 o’clock
Pack sizes available: 30 lenses