Lens Type:
1-2 week disposable soft contact lenses.
Package Details:
6 contact lenses immersed in a saline solution.
Material and % of content: 45% polymer (hilafilcon B)
Water % of content: 55%
Manufacturer:
Bausch & Lomb Inc.
Rochester, NY
What is B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) Bausch & Lomb?
A contact lens B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) (also known as "contact", for short) is a corrective or cosmetic B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) lens placed on the cornea of the B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) eye atop the iris.
Contacts can B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) come in a number of varieties, B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) including hard and soft (extended-wear and disposable, respectively). The most commonly B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) used contact lenses today, however, are of the Bausch & Lomb soft variety, invented in 1961 B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) by the Czech chemist Otto Wichterle (1913–1998).
Contact lenses (both soft and hard) B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) are made of various types of polymers, Bausch & Lomb usually containing some Bausch & Lomb variant of silicone B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) hydrogel. Previously, hard contact lenses Bausch & Lomb were made of a polymer known as PMMA. They B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) have since been replaced by rigid gas-permeable B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) (RGP) contact lenses. Many contact lenses are made of B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) hydrophilic (water-absorbing) materials, thereby B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) allowing oxygen to reach the cornea, and B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) make the lens more comfortable to B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) compare contact lenses wear.
Heavily tinted contacts are B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) tinted to change the color of the iris, and are used for cosmetic B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) reasons. Some B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) standard contact lenses are slightly tinted in B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) order to make them more visible for B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) handling purposes.
Contents
1 Corrective contact lenses
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Toric lenses B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59)
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Cleaning and disinfection products
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B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59)
B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) contact lenses Bausch & Lomb
The specific B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) dioptre that is required to treat the patient's condition can be Bausch & Lomb found with the help of an optometrist and provided by an oculist. The thickness and shape of the contact lens will also vary with B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) the increase in dioptres, and according to the B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) inkt patronen condition that is being treated: B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) Nearsightedness (myopia), B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) farsightedness (hypermetropia), or astigmatism.
The idea of applying a corrective lens directly to the surface of the eye was B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) first proposed and sketched B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) by René Descartes in 1636, but in was not until 1887 that the German physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) constructed the first successful contact lens.
Toric lenses
People with astigmatism, both myopic (shortsighted) and hypermetropic (longsighted), Bausch & Lomb who have been told they are not suitable for regular contact lenses may be able to use Toric lenses. B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) Toric lenses are made from the same materials as regular B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) contact lenses but have a couple B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) of extra characteristics:
- They have two powers in them, one for spherical correction and the other for astigmatism.
- They are weighted to keep the lens in a stable position regardless compare contact lenses of eye movement. Typically, the lens is weighted more at the bottom and is marked by tiny striations so the wearer B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) can insert them in the correct position, or B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) they are designed in such a way that blinking will reset the lens to the correct orientation.
Cleaning and disinfection products B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) contacts.
Contact lenses need regular cleaning and disinfecting in order to retain clear vision and prevent infections. There are a number of products that can be used to perform these important tasks:
- Saline B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) solution - used for rinsing the B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) lens after Bausch & Lomb cleaning and preparing it B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) for insertion.
- Daily cleaner - B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) used to clean lenses on a daily basis. Usually contactlenzen one puts a few drops of cleaner on the lens and rubs for about 20 B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) seconds (check directions) B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) on each side. One must B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) be extra careful in this B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) step if they have long fingernails.
- Multipurpose solution - used for rinsing, disinfecting, B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) cleaning and storing the lenses. Many people B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) typically only use it for disinfection and storage, relying on other products for rinsing (e.g. saline) and cleaning (e.g. daily cleaner).
- Hydrogen B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) peroxide solution - used for disinfecting the lenses. One must ensure they rinse any lens taken out of hydrogen B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) peroxide with another B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) solution such as saline.
- Enzymatic cleaner - used for B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) cleaning the protein off of lenses, usually on a weekly basis. Typically, this B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) cleaner is in tablet form. Using only the daily cleaner is not sufficient B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) to prevent protein deposits, making the lens very B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) ooglaser uncomfortable and possibly leading to eye damage.
B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) contactlens
Some products may contain preservatives such as thimerosal. However, about 10% of contact lens wearers have B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) problems with these products, a reason why several brands no longer use it. Such thimerosal-free products are sometimes labelled "for B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) sensitive eyes". Products that B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) do not contain any preservatives usually have shorter expiration dates. For example, non-aerosol preservative-free B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) saline solution typically only last two B&L 2 Week (Soflens 59) weeks once opened.
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