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Acuvue Advance
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eyeTopics Review Editor
 
By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 03/23/2006
 
Johnson and Johnson's Acuvue Advance contact lenses are 1-2 week disposable lenses manufactured with the Hydraclear moisture rich element that gives you superior comfort.

Acuvue Advance

Johnson and Johnson's Acuvue Advance contact lenses are 1-2 week disposable lenses manufactured with the Hydraclear moisture rich element that gives you superior comfort.  Because they are routinely replaced with fresh lenses, Acuvue Advance disposable contacts ensure that your eyes will be kept free from irritating deposits that can build up on your lenses.  For ease of use, Acuvue Advance lenses are made with a light blue to assist you in locating your lenses in the solution and an inside-out indicator to ensure proper insertion.  Acuvue Advance contacts are UV protected to keep harmful radiation from entering your eyes.

Lens Material
Galyfilcon A, a copolymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and (3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropyloxy) propylbis(trimethylsiloxy)methylsilane and N,N-dimethylacryl amide, and polyvinylpyrrolidone and mPDMS-monomethacrylate(n=11), and 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,2-ethandiyl ester.               

Lens Parameters 
Base Curve:7.85mm to 10.00mm
Diameter:12.0mm to 15.0mm
Power Range:-20.00D to +20.00D
Center Thickness:Low minus lens:  -3.00D: 0.070mm(varies with power)
 Plus lens:  +3.00D:0.170mm(varies with power)
    
Lens Properties 
Specific Gravity:0.98 - 1.12
Refractive Index:1.41
Visible Light Transmission:85% minimum
Water Content:47%
Oxygen Permeability:60 x 10-11 (cm2/sec) (ml 02/ml x mm Hg) at 35 degrees C (Boundary and Edge Corrected)
 70 x 10-11 (cm2/sec) (ml 02/ml x mm Hg) at 35 degrees C (Boundary Corrected, Non-Edge Corrected)