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Cooper Clear DW
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eyeTopics Review Editor
 
By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 06/20/2006
 
Cooper Clear DW contact lenses from CooperVision are spherical lenses designed to be worn as daily wear contacts, removed and cleaned nightly.

Cooper Clear DW

Cooper Clear DW contact lenses from CooperVision are spherical lenses designed to be worn as daily wear contacts, removed and cleaned nightly.  These lenses are manufactured to last up to a year.

   

Lens Material
The lens material, tetrafilcon A, is a hydrophilic random terpolymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and methylmethacrylate joined in a three dimensional network of terpolymer chains by divinylbenzene cross links.     

Lens Parameters 
Base Curve:8.3, 8.6 and 8.7 mm
Diameter:14.0 and 14.4 mm
Power Range:+6.00 to -6.50 (0.25 steps)
 -6.50 to -10.00 (0.50 steps)
Center Thickness:0.03 to 0.28mm (varies with power)

Lens Properties
 
Refractive Index:1.43
Light Transmittance:97%
Surface Character:Hydrophilic
Water Content:42.5%
Oxygen Permeability:9.3 x 10-11 (cm2/sec) (ml 02/ml x mmHg) at 35 deg. C