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Safegel - A comparative trial

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Italian optometrist Guido de Martin compiled some data on a small-scale comparative trial of the performance of the Safegel lens soon to be released in the UK. Optician reports

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Italian optometrist Guido de Martin compiled some data on a small-scale comparative trial of the performance of the Safegel lens soon to be released in the UK. Optician reports

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Optician recently reported on a new lens soon to be released in the UK with a hyaluronate element within the hydrogel matrix (Optician, November 17, 2006).

The Safegel will be available as both a one-day and seven-day lens and its features are listed in Table 1. The introduction of hyaluronate into the Filcon B matrix, along with some other mineral components (magnesium, potassium and calcium) allows for its slow release as the lens reaches the ambient ocular temperature (Figure 1).

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