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Frequency 55
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eyeTopics Review Editor
 
By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 03/30/2006
 
CooperVision's Frequency 55 contact lenses give you crisp, irritant free vision and are replaced with new lenses after a month of use.

Frequency 55

CooperVision's Frequency 55 contact lenses give you crisp, irritant free vision.  Frequency 55 disposable contacts are replaced with new lenses after a month of use, avoiding the buildup of pollutants that can irritate your eyesight and cloud your vision.  Your Frequency 55 lenses will be easy to find in the cleaning solution because of the light tint that the lenses are infused with.   


Lens Material
The lens material methafilcon A , is a random copolymer of hyroxyethylmethacrylate and methacrylic acid. The lenses are tinted edge to edge for visibility purposes with the color additive, Reactive Blue No. 4.

Lens Parameters 
Diameter:14.2mm to 15.0mm
Base Curve:8.0mm to 9.5mm
Center Thickness:0.15mm to 0.60mm (varies with power)
Powers:-20.00 to +20.00D

Lens Properties
 
Light Transmittance:>96%
Water Content:55%
Oxygen Permeability:19.7 x 10-11 (cm2/sec) (ml 02/ml x mmHg) at 35 degrees C (Fatt method for determination of oxygen permeability)