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Durasoft 3 Optifit Toric (MTO)
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By eyeTopics Review Editor
Published on 06/28/2006
 
Durasoft 3 Optifit Toric (MTO) contact lenses from Wesley Jessen are designed to correct the vision of patients suffering from astigmatism.  They are made-to-order lenses and are worn as daily lenses for up to a year.

Durasoft 3 Optifit Toric (MTO)

Durasoft 3 Optifit Toric (MTO) contact lenses from Wesley Jessen are designed to correct the vision of patients suffering from astigmatism.  They are made-to-order lenses and are worn as daily lenses for up to a year.  Durasoft 3 Optifit Toric lenses are made with a visible tint to assist you in locating your lenses in the solution.  The tint will not change the color of your eyes.

   

Lens Material
The lens material, phemfilcon A, is a hydrophilic copolymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate.

   
Lens Parameters 
Base Curve:Median
Diameter:14.5mm
Axes:Full circle, 5 deg. steps
Sphere:+4.00 to -8.00, 0.25D steps
Cylinder:-0.75 to -5.75, 0.50D steps
Center Thickness:Varies with power. Typically 0.05mm for minus lenses increases with increasing plus power.
 
Lens Properties 
Specific Gravity:1.178
Refractive Index:1.412
Visible Light Transmission:95% minimum
Water Content:55%
Optical Zone:5mm
Oxygen Permeability:Dk/L=32.2x10-9ml O2 cm/sec ml mm Hg @ 35 deg. C