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Discontinued Contact Lens Update

Acuvue 1 Day Astigmatism discontinued 8:16 PM
Every year companies continue to streamline their contact lens portfolio options as new, more breathable materials become available!  If you see your contact lenses on this list, be prepared to work with your doctor to find an alternative option this year. Here are the latest updates: Discontinued as of 11/1/2018: Monthly Lenses Frequency 55 Toric Frequency 55 Toric XR Suggested Replacement: Biofinity Toric...

More Hydrogel Contact Lenses Discontinued at CooperVision

biomedics XC 7:00 AM
CooperVision continues to streamline their portfolio of available contact lens products by dropping older low oxygen permeable hydrogel lenses in favor of newer technology.  Beginning in April, here are the changes in product availability: Discontinued Trials, Boxes still Available No trials means that doctors cannot start new fits for this lens, and they cannot order replacements for lost or torn lenses.  Usually discontinuing...

CooperVision Discontinues Several Hydrogel Contact Lenses

biomedics discontinued 7:00 AM
The world is moving to either single use or silicone hydrogel contact lenses, and CooperVision acknowledged that trend recently by announcing plans to discontinue some of its older hydrogel contact lens options. They cited a major movement in contact lens fitting trends in the first few months of 2014:  44% of hydrogel lens wearers were refit to silicone hydrogel lenses and 44% of...