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Acuvue Contact Lens - An Insight |
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Acuvue contact lens from the house of Johnson
& Johnson are among the world's most popular brands of disposable
contact lens. Vistakon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson is the maker
of Acuvue lenses. It is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Acuvue
brand includes different types of lenses such as Acuvue, Acuvue 2,
Acuvue 2 Colors, 1-Day Acuvue, 1-Day Acuvue Moist, Acuvue Bifocal,
Acuvue Toric, Acuvue Advance, Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism, and Acuvue
Oasys.
Acuvue contact lens has been the number
one contact lens in North America and it still is. The best thing about
these Acuvue lenses is that they contain UV blocker which means that
your eyes are safe from harmful ultra violet rays of the sun. These
lenses are approved for mono vision fitting. Acuvue lenses are very much
thin and comfortable. These lenses are soothing to your eyes as they are
made of a highly oxygen permeable material and are replaced frequently.
It is healthier for your eyes than many other disposable contact lenses.
Acuvue,
Acuvue 2, Acuvue 2 Colors, 1-Day Acuvue, 1-Day Acuvue Moist, Acuvue
Bifocal, and Acuvue Toric all are made with the plastic polymer
etafilcon A. The Acuvue Advance and Acuvue Advance for astigmatism
contain galyfilcon A, and Acuvue Oasys contains senofilcon A. The Oasys
lens is the latest lens to be brought out by Vistakon. It boasts of a
FDA approval for 7 days, 6 nights continuous wear or 2 weeks daily wear
with night time contact lens removal.
1-Day Acuvue Moist is also
a new lens which is designed to help eyes stay moist and fresh even at
the end of the day. The 1-Day Acuvue and 1-Day Acuvue Moist are also for
those with little to no astigmatism, but are designed to be discarded
after one day's use.
Acuvue, Acuvue 2, Acuvue 2 Colors, Acuvue
Advance, and Acuvue Oasys have to be replaced every two weeks, or after
being worn for 14 to 15 days. They generally work best for individuals
with nearsightedness and farsightedness with little to no astigmatism.
The Acuvue 2 Colors is similar to the Acuvue 2 cosmetic contact lenses
but available in various cosmetic tints, whereas the Acuvue Advance and
Acuvue Oasys are newer lenses made with materials that are more
permeable to oxygen. The Acuvue Bifocal is a two-week replacement lens
typically worn by presbyopic patients who have lost their ability to
change focus from far to near. The Acuvue Toric and the Acuvue Advance
for astigmatism are also two-week replacement lenses for those with more
significant degrees of astigmatism; the Advance version is made with the
more oxygen permeable material. Every product of Acuvue contact lens is
given with a contact lens case. In contact lens review, acuvue daily
disposable contact lenses are given a five star.
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