Tried and tested: Alcon Air Optix Colors

Alcon's latest lens launch in the cosmetic, coloured or beauty segment is is Silicone Hydrogel Air Optix Colors product. This is a monthly replacement  lens recommended for daily wear. From a health perspective the lens performs exactly the same as Air Optix Aqua. This means its Dk of 110 provides  six times the oxygen of current generations of coloured lenses. It also has Alcon's plasma surface coating, a hydrophilic, lipid resisting layer. This materials science is strongly backed up in Alcon's description of the lens. The message being that it may be available in plano but it's a medical device.