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Avaira
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eyeTopics Review Editor
 
By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 07/13/2009
 
Avaira is a 2-week disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens from CooperVision.

Avaira

Avaira is a 2-week disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens from CooperVision. Avaira contact lenses are made from a unique material that attracts and binds water within the lens itself, keeping those lenses moist and comfortable without the need for additional lens surface treatments or "wetting agents" like other silicone hydrogel contacts. Additionally, the advanced aspheric optics of Avaira's aberration-neutralizing system enhances vision by minimizing spherical aberrations inherent in both the lens and the human eye.

Lens Material

The lens material, enfilcon A, is composed of silicone macromers cross linked with other monomers, incorporating phthalocyanine blue as an integrated, handling tint.

 

Lens Parameters

 

Chord Diameter:

14.2 mm

Center Thickness:

0.08 mm at (-3.00D)

Base Curves:

8.5 mm

Powers:

-0.25D to -12.00D  sphere (0.25D steps)

 


Lens Properties

 

Oxygen Permeability (Dk):

100

Water Content:

46% by weight in normal saline