Bausch-lomb Optima 38/SP Contact Lenses User Manual download pdf

SOFLENS

(polymacon)

Contact Lenses

IMPORTANT:

This package insert is effective as of March 1997 and

supersedes all prior inserts for the products described

below. Please read carefully and keep this information for

future use. This package insert is intended for the eye

care practitioner, but should be made available to patients

upon request. The eye care practitioner should provide the

patient with the patient instructions that

pertain to the patient’s prescribed lens.

CAUTION:

Federal (U.S.A.) Law Prohibits Dispensing Without

Prescription.

VISION CORRECTION USE

For all BAUSCH & LOMB

SOFLENS

(polymacon)

Contact Lenses (including clear, visibility tinted,

cosmetically tinted, daily wear or extended wear polymacon

hydrophilic contact lenses)

SOFLENS includes the following types:

O3, O4, Occasions™ Multifocal, Optima™ 38, Optima™

38/SP, U3, U4, Sofspin™, HO3, HO4, B3, B4, P.A.1, F3,

H3, H4, N and NaturalTint

Contact Lenses

Spherical Lenses for: Nearsightedness (Myopia),

Farsightedness (Hyperopia), Presbyopia, Not-aphakic

and/or after Cataract Surgery (Aphakia)

DESCRIPTION

All Bausch & Lomb SOFLENS

(Clear and Visibility Tinted)

Contact Lenses are available as Spherical lenses. The lens

material (polymacon), is a hydrophilic polymer of

2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and is 38.6% water by

weight when immersed in saline solution. These lenses

are hemispherical flexible shells of the following

dimensions:

• Chord Diameter: 12.0mm to 18.0mm

• Center Thickness: 0.02mm to 1.0mm

• Posterior Apical Radius: 5.0mm to 12.0mm

• Powers (Spherical): See “Indications”

The physical/optical properties of the lens are:

Specific Gravity: 1.12

Refractive Index: 1.43

Surface Character: Hydrophilic

Water Content: 38.6%

Oxygen Permeability (Dk):* UNITS

SOFLENS

Contact Lens (clear) 8.4

SOFLENS

Visibility Tinted Contact Lens 8.5

NaturalTint

Contact Lens Average 9.3

Light Transmittance: C.I.E.** Y Value

SOFLENS

Contact Lens (Clear) - approximately 98%

SOFLENS

Visibility

Tinted Contact Lens - approximately 86%

to 98%

NaturalTint

Contact Lenses

Blue - approximately 82%

Aqua - approximately 84%

Green - approximately 76%

Brown - approximately 62%

*Dk = units x 10

-11

[cm

(STP) x cm]/(sec x cm

mm Hg) at 34°C (Polarographic Method)

**CIE light transmittance will differ by average thickness

across the optical zone for lenses tinted with Reactive

Blue 246.

SOFLENS

(polymacon) Visibility Tinted Contact Lenses

(including Occasions™ Multifocal, P.A.1, Sofspin,™ O3,

O4, Optima™ 38 and Optima™ 38/SP) are tinted blue

using Reactive Blue 246 or 1,4-bis[4-(2-methacry-

loxyethyl)phenylamino]anthraquinone to make the lens

more visible for handling purposes. The apparent color of

the SOFLENS

(polymacon) Visibility Tinted Contact

Lenses may decrease slightly following repeated

disinfection. This will not affect the safety or performance

of the lens.

NaturalTint

Contact Lenses are tinted with any of, or with

combinations of, the following lens colors: blue, green,

aqua, brown and yellow. These lenses are tinted with

synthetic dyes

(Blue) 7,16-Dichloro-6,15-dihydro-5,9,14,18-

anthrazinetetrone,

(Green) 16,17-Dimethoxydinaphtho[1,2,3-cd:3',2',1'-

lm]perylene-5,10-dione,

(Brown) 16,23-Dihydrodinaphtho[2,3-a:2',3'-i],

naphtho[2',3':6,7] indolo[2,3-c]carbazole-

5,10,15,17,22,24-hexone or

(Yellow) N,N'-(9,10-Dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1,5-

anthracenediyl)bisbenzamide) that impart colors to the

lens which combine with eye color to produce a natural

appearance.

ACTIONS

In its hydrated state, the BAUSCH & LOMB

SOFLENS

(polymacon) Contact Lens when placed on the cornea

acts as a refracting medium to focus light rays on the retina.

INDICATIONS (USES)

Daily Wear

The BAUSCH & LOMB

SOFLENS

(polymacon) Contact

Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of

refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in aphakic

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Summary of Contents

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SOFLENS®(polymacon)Contact LensesIMPORTANT:This package insert is effective as of March 1997 andsupersedes all prior inserts for the products describe

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and/or non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes, thatexhibit astigmatism of 2.00 diopters or less and canobtain satisfactory visual acuity, in a pow

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the particular lens or wearing schedule; accumulation of lens deposits; damage to the lens; improper fitting; length of wearing time; and the presence

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in the Patient Instructions for the BAUSCH & LOMB®SOFLENS®(polymacon) Contact Lens and those prescribed by the eye care practitioner.• Never wear

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WEARING SCHEDULEIt is recommended that contact lens wearers see their eyecare practitioner twice each year or if directed, more frequently.Daily WearT

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All Lens Care SystemsAction Care ProductRewetting BAUSCH & LOMB®ReNu®Rewetting DropsBAUSCH & LOMB®SENSITIVE EYES®Drops• Note: Some solutions m

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LENS CASE CLEANING AND MAINTENANCEContact lens cases can be a source of bacteria growth.Lens cases should be emptied, cleaned, rinsed with solutions r

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