Vistakon
VISTAKON®, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., today announced that beginning on January 2, 2008, ACUVUE® OASYS™ Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR™Plus will be available with a 8.8 mm Base Curve.
“Doctors have told us that a second base curve for ACUVUE OASYS would add value to their practice,” says Sheila Hickson-Curran, Director, Medical Affairs, Vistakon. “This addition provides doctors with the ability to fit all their contact lens patients into the number-one lens in the market, including those patients being upgraded out of ACUVUE® ADVANCE® Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR™ and ACUVUE® 2 Brand Contact Lenses.”
The power ranges for the 8.8 mm Base Curve will be the same as with ACUVUE OASYS 8.4 mm:
-12.00 to +8.00 for both diagnostic and prescription lenses.
ACUVUE OASYS is indicated for daily wear vision correction and may also be worn for up to 6 consecutive nights/7 days of extended wear as recommended by an eye care professional. It is also indicated for therapeutic use as a bandage lens for certain acute and chronic ocular conditions ACUVUE OASYS can be worn continuously for up to six nights and seven days when used as a therapeutic lens. Contact lenses should not be worn for longer periods than recommended by an eye care professional. As with all contact lenses, eye problems, including corneal ulcers, can develop. Some wearers may experience mild irritation, itching or discomfort. When intended for vision correction, lenses should not be prescribed if patients have any eye infection, or experience eye discomfort, excessive tearing, vision changes, redness or other eye problems. Consult the package insert for complete information. Complete information is also available from VISTAKON® by calling 1-800-843-2020 or by visiting www.ecp.acuvue.com.
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
The VISTAKON division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. specializes in disposable contact lenses which it markets under such brand names as ACUVUE®, ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ with HYDRACLEAR™, ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ for ASTIGMATISM, ACUVUE® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR™ PLUS, ACUVUE® and ACUVUE® 2; 1-DAY ACUVUE® ;ACUVUE® BIFOCAL ; ACUVUE® TORIC, and ACUVUE® 2 COLOURS™.
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