In the comfort zone

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Those companies that did exhibit had plenty to talk about. Although the emphasis was on service, supply and practitioner support, there were several new products introduced at the show, particularly in the daily disposable sector. Others were waiting until the end of this month to launch their products at the BCLA conference in Manchester.

Improved daily disposable lenses were again one of the key trends. With a new design and material, Bausch & Lomb's SofLens daily disposable is the latest in the new generation of single-use lenses. The lens has an aspheric front surface and is designed to control spherical aberration across all powers. The hilafilcon B material has a water content of 59 per cent, compared to 70 per cent for the previous lens, SofLens One Day, for better comfort and handling.