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Durasoft 2 ColorBlends
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By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 06/16/2006
 
Durasoft 2 ColorBlends from Wesley Jessen are designed for patients with dark eyes to create a natural and beautiful new look.

Durasoft 2 ColorBlends

Durasoft 2 ColorBlends from Wesley Jessen are designed for patients with dark eyes to create a natural and beautiful new look.  They come in four colors, Blue, Green, Brown and Grey and are available in nearly every prescription.

     


Lens Material
The lens material, phemfilcon A, is a hydrophilic copolymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate.  The DURASOFT 2 ColorBlends (phemfilcon A) Hydrophilic Contact Lenses are made by modifying the uncolored DURASOFT 2 lens by affixing a colored pigment on that portion of the front surface of the lens which corresponds to the iris.


Lens Parameters 
Base Curve:7.80 to 9.00 mm
Diameter:12.0 to 15.0 mm
Power Range:-20.00 Diopters to +20.00 Diopters
Center Thickness:Varies with power. Typically 0.07 mm for minus lenses; increases with increasing plus power.
       
Lens Properties 
Specific Gravity:1.176
Refractive Index:1.440
Visible Light Transmission:95% minimum
Water Content:38%
Oxygen Permeability:12.9 x 10-9 ml 02 cm / sec ml mm Hg @ 35 degrees C