Hydrogenics 60 Color Contacts
Fact Or Fiction?
When I saw how many people were searching
for Hydrogenics 60 color contacts on the Internet,
I had to do some of my own research. I am familiar with the brand
of contact lenses, but I was not aware that they made color contacts.
And guess what?
I couldn't find any! At least not in the sense
of color lenses as are usually available on the internet, for cosmetic
wear. So don't expect any pitch
black mirrored contact lenses!
For the record, what Hydrogenics
DO make, are 1-2 week disposable soft contact lenses. The normal
package consists of 6 lenses immersed in a buffered saline solution.
For the more technically minded amongst you, they Hydrogenics 60
contact lenses are made from 40% polymer (ocufilcon F). The other
60% is of course water. The manufacturer is Ocular Sciences, Inc
of San Fancisco, California, in the United States. What you CAN
do with these lenses, is to provide a prescription online, so that
you can obtain true prescription lenses, as opposed to color contacts
which are usually obtainable with a 0.00 power, which means that
they are normally only for cosmetic purposes.
What the contact lenses do provide is UV filtering
against rays which can be harmful to the cornea. The lenses got
approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration in 2002. Here
is an extract from their report.
"Approval for the Hydrogenics 60 (ocufilcon
F) UV In-monomer tint contact lens indicated for extended wear (up
to 7 days / 6 nights between removals for cleaning and disinfection).
The device, as modified, will be marketed under the trade name referenced
above with the following indications: SPHERICAL: Hydrogenics 60
(ocufilcon F) UV Blocking Contact Lenses are indicated for the correction
of visual acuity in persons with non-diseased eyes that are myopic
(nearsighted) or hyperopic (farsighted) and may exhibit refractive
astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual
acuity.
TORIC: Hydrogenics (ocufilcon F) UV Blocking
Contact Lenses are indicated for the correction of visual acuity
in persons with non-diseased eyes that are myopic (nearsighted)
or hyperopic (farsighted) and may exhibit refractive astigmatism
of up to -6.00 diopters.
The overall power range is +8.00D to -10.00D
sphere and pl to -6.00D cylinder. The lens may be prescribed for
Daily or Extended Wear in not-aphakic persons.
When prescribing for extended wear, the eye
care practitioner may recommend lens wear up to 7 days / 6 nights
between removals for cleaning and disinfection.
The eye care practitioner may prescribe the
contact lens for either single use disposable wear or for scheduled
replacement wear, with cleaning, disinfection, and schedules replacement.
When prescribing for scheduled replacement wear, the contact lens
may be disinfected using a chemical (not heat) disinfecting system.
Hydrogenics 60 (ocufilcon F) UV Blocking Contact Lenses help protect
against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into
the eye"
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