Alcon launches Dailies Total1

Alcon has officially launched its eagerly-awaited Dailies Total1 contact lens in the UK and promised a new era in comfort through water gradient technology.

The technology uses an increase in water content, from 33 per cent in the core of the lens to 80 per cent on the surface, to mimic the water content of the cornea and permit higher oxygen transmissibility than rival dailies.

The contact lens, a first silicone hydrogel (SiH)-based daily lens released under the brand, will be sent to practices this month following a 10 year development plan. Over the past two years it has been released in other European markets, hitting Nordic and Benelux countries first.