Acuvue Advance

Acuvue Advance is one of Johnson and Johnson's flagship products. These soft contact lenses come with Hydraclear technology. This technology ensures a long lasting moisture rich, soft and silky feel. In addition they have the same reduced edge-height design as Acuvue 2.

Features and Benefits of Acuvue Advance Contact Lenses

• Acuvue Advance contacts are easy-to-use and comfortable enough to wear for up to 7 consecutive days.

• An inside-out mark helps you to insert the lenses correctly every time.

• They are slightly tinted, so the lens is easier to recognize and handle plus a high level of UVA and UVB Blocking helps to protect portions of your eyes.

• The lens features Accelerated Stabilization Design - ensuring a smooth interaction of your eye lids with the lens.

• The Hydraclear technology brings together a remarkable moisture rich wetting agent with high performance base materials to form clear, wettable lenses resulting in a unique, silky, soft feel

• Acuvue Advance lenses stay moist all day and the soft and flexible material provides comfort throughout the day

Who should wear Acuvue Advance?

• These lenses should be considered if you experience discomfort with your current contact lenses.

What else should you know about Acuvue Advance?

Prescription Parameters

• The standard diameter is 14mm.

• Base curve is 8.3mm or 8.7mm.

• Available powers range from -0.50D to -6.00D in 0.25 increments and from -6.50D to -12.00D in 0.50 increments or from +0.50D to +6.00D in 0.25 increments and from +6.50D to +8.00D in 0.50 increments.

Lens Type

• Acuvue Advance are disposable soft contact lenses.

• The replacement schedule is 2 weeks (based on daily wear).

Material and other Technical Parameters

• Acuvue Advance Contacts are made of 53% Galyfilcon A and 47% water.

• The non-edge corrected Dk/t value is 100.

• The modulus is 0.4 MPA.

Package Details

• 1 box contains 6 visibly tinted UVA and UVB blocking lenses immersed in a buffered saline solution.

Manufacturer

• Vistakon, Division of Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

Release Date

• Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear was introduced in 2003.

Competitors

• The following products are competing with Acuvue Advance: Acuvue Oasys, CIBA Vision Air Optix Aqua, CIBA Vision O2 Optix Aqua, CooperVision Biofinity, andn CooperVision Proclear.

Common Misspellings

• Common naming variations and misspellings for Acuvue Advance include Acuvue Advanced, Accuvue Advance, Acuvue Avance and Acuview Advance.