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eyeTopics Review Editor
 
By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 06/7/2006
 
Nike Maxsight contact lenses from Bausch and Lomb are designed to improve your visual performance in athletic settings.  They are monthly disposable contacts made to be worn daily, removed nightly and thrown away after up to one month of use.

Nike Maxsight

Nike Maxsight contact lenses from Bausch and Lomb are designed to improve your visual performance in athletic settings.  They are monthly disposable contacts made to be worn daily, removed nightly and thrown away after up to one month of use.  Available in two tints, Amber and Grey-Green, Nike Maxsight lenses selectively filter out specific wavelengths of light to enhance the important elements of a sport, such as a baseball or tennis ball coming straight at you.  These lenses are UV protected to keep harmful UV rays from entering your eyes.

 

Lens Material
The lens material is polymacon, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate or HEMA.  Within the material, the lens also contains Reactive Blue Dye 246, a Bausch & Lomb patented visibility tint, incorporated into the polymer matrix during manufacture.

Lens Parameters 
Base Curve:8.7
Diameter:14.3
Power Range:+4.00D to -6.00D in 0.25D increments
 -6.50D to -9.00D in 0.50D increments
Center Thickness:0.06 to 0.175mm
   
Lens Properties 
Specific Gravity:1.13
Refractive Index:1.43
Light Transmittance:Grey-Green: (-3.00D) 36%
 Amber:  -3.00D) 50%
Water Content:38.6%
UV (UVA,UVB):Greater than 95% absorption
Blue Light:Greater than 90% absorption