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Finding your range: multifocal contact lens round-up

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Sean Rai-Roche invited contact lens companies to submit their choice of product, along with details and a description, to take part in Optician’s round-up

Alcon

Dailies Total 1

Dailies Total 1 Multifocal are the first and only spherical water gradient multifocal contact lens. The award-winning lenses are an ideal choice for patients with presbyopia seeking the combination of superior breathability and seamless vision from near to far, as well as patients who wish wear contact lenses occasionally for outdoors activities, playing sports and holidays.

With 16 hours of exceptional comfort, Dailies Total 1 Multifocal lenses also features Alcon’s SmartTears technology, designed to actively stabilise the tear film, for reduced dryness from morning until night. Precision profile design and ultrasoft surface ensures these lenses “feel like nothing” and the same optical design ensures a 96% fit success rate.

  • Material: delefilcon A
  • Modality: Daily
  • Design: Front surface: Aspheric, Back surface: Spherica
  • Power range: +6.00D to -10.00D (0.25D)

Adds
LO (≤+1.25D), MED (+1.50D to +2.00D), HI (+2.25D - +2.50D)

  • Base curves: 8.5mm
  • Diameter: 14.1mm
  • Dk: 156 at -3.00D

Safilens

Fusion 7days presbyo

Fusion 7days presbyo is the new weekly contact lens for presbyopia by Safilens. It is part of the Fusion line, the family of contact lenses that incorporates the company’s ground-breaking patented fusion technology system.

Fusion 7days presbyo is based on the afocal lens design patented by Safilens: the lens is neither multifocal nor progressive but features a small hyper-refractive central area that excludes the paraxial optical rays from the retinal image. The afocal lens increases depth of field and, therefore, the interval of accommodative amplitude.

Furthermore, unlike a multifocal contact lens that requires a complex process of adaptation by the brain as well as the eye, it does not need any adaptation time because the process does not involve simultaneous vision. The LacriMass design allows optimal distribution of the tear film across the entire external surface of the lens, even in the marginal areas, where the greatest causes of ocular stress arise.

Material: Filcon TSP – Hyaluropolymer

Modality: weekly

Design: afocal design

Power range:

  • -0.00/-6.00 (0.25)
  • -6.50/-10.00 (0.50)
  • +0.25/+6.00 (0.25)
  • +6.50/+8.00 (0.50)

Base curves: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 14.1 mm

Dk: 32 (-3.00D at 35°C)

Ultravision

Avanti

Avanti is a specialist lathe-cut monthly. Avanti employs a new form of stabilisation, which utilises peripheral balancing zones that interact with the top and bottom lids, creating forces for rapid stabilisation.

It is available in centre-distance and centre-near designs with the additional option to optimise for the dominant eye. With a huge parameter range and a monthly modality, Avanti offers the convenience of a monthly with the flexibility of a custom made.

Material: Definitive 74% SiH

Modality: Monthly

Design: Concentric

Power range:

  • Sphere: +/-20.00 (0.25 D steps)
  • Cylinder: -0.75 to -8.00 (0.25 D steps)
  • Add: +0.50 to +4.00 DS (0.25 D steps)

Base curves: 8.00 to 9.20 mm (0.30mm steps)

Diameter: 14.00 to 15.00 mm (0.50mm steps)

Dk: 60Dk

SynergEyes UK

Duette Progressive

Duette Progressive contact lenses from SynergEyes UK provide the optimal, clear vision of an RGP lens but with the comfort of soft lenses. They provide a seamless progression of power from distance to near, or near to distance, giving each patient a personalised solution for their vision needs.

SynergEyes UK believes that fitting astigmats, especially astigmatic presbyopes, is a great opportunity for independent practices and the high performance of the new contact lens is a proven way to help build patient loyalty.

A choice of add powers are available in a centre-distance design for early presbyopes and centre-near design for advanced presbyopes. Patients can also be fitted with a combination of both designs. While fitting the Duette Progressive contact lenses is straightforward says SynergEyes. They are fitted empirically, saving practitioners and patients valuable chair time and money.

Material: RGP centre is Petrafocon A 130DK with a Hem-larafilcon A 84DK, 32% water silicone hydrogen skirt

Modality: Daily wear, six-month replacement

Design: Dual aspheric with soft cushion and dual tear pump

  • Power range: +5.50 to -10.00 / centre-distance has adds from +0.75 to 5.00 in 0.25 steps and customisable zone size from 1.8mm to 4.00mm in 0.1 steps, the centre-near has 3 adds, +1.00, +1.75 and +2.50

Base curves: 7.1 to 8.3 in 0.1 steps

Diameter: 14.5mm

Dk: 130DK RGP centre and 84DK Silicone Hydrogen skirt

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

1-day Acuvue Moist Multifocal Contact Lenses

1-day Acuvue moist multifocal contact lenses are designed to help customers experience clear vision—near, far and in between, as well as in dim and bright light – with its unique aspheric, centre-near multifocal design and pupil optimisation.

And because they are built on the 1-day Acuvue moist platform, they deliver comfort and convenience while delivering multifocal vision.

Material: etafilcon A

Modality: Daily disposable

Design: Aspheric centre-near design with IntuiSight Technology

Power range: -9.00D to +6.00D, 0.25D steps

Base curves: 8.4 mm

Diameter: 14.3 mm

Dk: 28

Jack Allen Contact Lenses

Preslux

Jack Allen Contact Lenses’ Preslux multifocal lens gives centre distance and a progressive add that gives both near, distance and intermediate vision, ideal for computer work and reading. Viewing zones can be adjusted according to pupil size to facilitate sharper vision.

It can also be manufactured in reverse, so the addition is in the centre if preferred. The aspheric design provides extra comfort for the patient and Preslux is available in a wide range of gas permeable materials.

The Preslux lens is offered on a 28-day trial package for new patients with an exchange facility incorporated.

Material: Any GP material from 15 – 120 DK

Modality: Bi-focal/multifocal, presbyopia

Design: Aspheric front surface

Power range: Distance + /- 25.00 Dpt: Add Powers Up to +3.50

Base curves: 6.00mm > 9.50mm

Diameter: 8.70mm> 18.00mm

Dk: 15-120 Dk

Bausch + Lomb

Ultra Contact Lens

Bausch + Lomb Ultra for Presbyopia multifocal contact lenses with 3-Zone Progressive Design offer comfort and clear vision for seamless transitions near, far and in-between, and the ease of fitting delivers 96% fitting success.

The 3-Zone Progressive Design has three distinct zones with consistent power allowing smooth transitions between the zones for easy adaptation between key distances and only requires two add powers for ease of fit.

Bausch + Lomb Ultra contact lenses have proprietary MoistureSeal technology which utilises a high volume of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) at the lens core to retain moisture and tightly compact PVP at the lens surface to deliver high wettability. This unique lens material provides an excellent combination of high oxygen transmissibility, low modulus and high-water content.

Material: samfilcon A (with MoistureSeal Technology)

Modality: Monthly; Daily wear indication

Design: 3-Zone Progressive Design with centre-near aspheric optics

Power range: Spherical Powers: +6.00D to -10.00D (in 0.25D) steps, including plano

Add Powers:

Low: up to +1.5D spectacle Add

High: over +1.5D spectacle Add

Base curves: 8.5mm

Diameter: 14.2mm

Dk: 163 Dk/t at centre for -3.00D

No7 Contact Lenses

Elements Hybrid Multifocal

The Elements Hybrid Multifocal is for astigmatic patients who are looking for optimal vision and great comfort.

The central zone is made from high DK RGP material, which gives great correction even with high cyls. The soft peripheral skirt is made from silicone hydrogel.

Two design options allow you to select a centre distance for the dominant eye, and centre near for the non-dominant eye, to give excellent distance and near vision. It also allows you to select two of either design if your patient has a higher demand for near or distance. The hybrid platform forces the lens to centre, therefore ensuring that the optics are over the pupil as decentration is a problem with many multifocal lenses.

  • Material: ESiH + uv blocker
  • RGP central zone: RoFlufocon D (blue)
  • Silicone Hydrogel skirt: Filcon V3 (colourless)
  • Modality: Six-monthly replacement
  • Design: Simultaneous vision concentric design. Centre-distance and centre-near options.
  • Power range: From -30.00 to +30.00D in 0.25D steps, cyl from -0.50 to -6.00D in 0.25D steps, all axis
  • Add power – +0.75 to +3.00D in 0.25D steps
  • Base curves: From 5.5 to 10mm in 0.05mm steps. Back toricity from 0.30 to 1.80mm in 0.05mm steps
  • Diameter: Total diameter of 14.9mm (15.50mm possible). RGP diameters 8.5mm and 10mm.
  • Dk: RGP central zone: 100, silicone hydrogel skirt: 50

Markennovy

Blu:gen

Blu:gen is a uniquely designed soft custom-made contact lens with a selective blue light blocking filter and a first class UV filter to protect the eye. Blu:gen is available in different geometries including mulifocal and mulitfocal toric. It is a silicone hydrogel lens with a high water content and low dehydration material, featuring the lowest modulus of silicone hydrogels on the market (0.25mpa), offering patients a healthy, comfortable all day wearing experience.

Blu:gen is available in 12 base curves, 11 diameters and 15 additions with Smart Mulifocal Technology and HD optics in centre distance and centre near designs. Markennovy is passionate about constantly looking for ways to bring innovation and value to the eye care professional and the patient. Markennovy engrave the patient’s name on the box and then place it in premium black packaging. All of this is designed to support a high-quality experience and reinforce to the patient that the lenses were made just for them.

Material: Silicone Hydrogel

Modality: Monthly

Design: Concentric in Centre Distance and Centre Near Designs

Power range: -30.00 to +30.00

Base curves: 6.50mm to 9.80mm in 0.30mm steps

Diameter: 11.50mm to 16.50mm in 0.50mm steps

Dk:60

CooperVision

Clariti 1 day multifocal

Clariti 1 day multifocal contact lenses from CooperVision is the easy choice for healthy eyes. Presbyopic patients can enjoy the healthy advantages of silicone hydrogel in the convenience of a daily disposable. With lower endothelial cell density in older patients, clariti 1 day multifocal is highly breathable when considering both central and peripheral corneal oxygen requirements.

The lens features unique WetLoc Technology, which ‘locks-in’ water molecules to the material, creating a naturally wettable lens with high water content for all-day comfort, plus UV protection.

It features smooth, constant-powered progressive zones, while two-ADD centre-near design spans the complete range of reading ADDs, offering excellent vision at all distances.

A recent study found 92% of participants agreed that clariti 1 day multifocal met or exceeded patients’ vision needs. Fitting is simple thanks to the free CooperVision OptiExpert app, with 100% of wearers being successfully fitted using two pairs of lenses or less.

Material: somofilcon A

Modality: daily disposable

Design: Centre-near

Power range:

Sphere power

+5.00 to -6.00DS (0.25D steps)

Low addition Up to +2.25D

High addition +2.50 to +3.00D

Base curves: 8.6mm

Diameter: 14.1mm

Dk: 86