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Proclear Toric Rated Highest
According to a recent study in Contact Lens Spectrum (March 2009), Proclear Toric was rated best overall lens by 53 contact lens wearers who completed a five month study comprising a month wearing each of 5 competing soft toric lenses contact lenses. 27.9% of the participants rated Proclear Toric best overall compared to Biomedics Toric, [...]
LensAlert in Woman’s Day
The February edition of Woman’s Day magazine featured the LensAlert in their “Product We Love” section and they recommended ordering it at ACLens.com. If you’re not familiar with the LensAlert, it’s a contact lens timer that keeps track of when you need to replace both your contact lens case and contact lenses. With a few clicks [...]
Guest Blogger – Acuvue Trueye
This is a guest blog entry about the Acuvue Trueye. This contact lens is not available in the USA at this time – blog.aclens.com Admin. This lens has been available in the UK for several months and is the first daily disposable silicon hydrogel on the market. The lens is expensive at $67 for one months [...]
Biomedics EP
Coopervision is promoting their new Biomedics EP contact lens as an alternative to monovision.  Monovision is a way of allowing people with presbyopia to see distance and close-up by fitting one contact lens for distance, and a different prescription for near.  According to the manufacturer, Biomedics EP is overwhelming preferred by eye doctors to monovision [...]
Air Optix For Astigmatism – Expanded Parameters
Ciba has expanded the range of prescriptions for their new Air Optix for Astigmatism contact lens.  The lens now has 3 cylinder powers (-0.75, -1.25, -1.75).  This will allow patients with significant amounts of astigmatism to be fitted for this new silicone hydrogel contact. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aclens.com%2F2008%2F08%2F24%2Fair-optix-for-astigmatism-expanded-parameters%2F'; addthis_title = [...]
Sports Stars – LASIK vs Contacts
Many of the most prominent sports figures in the US have undergone LASIK surgery to correct their vision, while others choose to wear contacts.  So what are the relative merits of each?  LASIK is a relatively simple, quick procedure that can take a short or far-sighted person, and give them 20-20 vision.  So what are [...]
New Ciba Lenses
Ciba vision has recently introduced several exciting new lenses.  First came Dailies Aqua Comfort (available in both 30 and 90 packs.  Then came Air Optix for Astigmatism and finally Air Optix Aqua addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aclens.com%2F2008%2F08%2F14%2Fnew-ciba-lenses%2F'; addthis_title = 'New+Ciba+Lenses'; addthis_pub = '';