![]() Offer available at participating offices. One pair of non-corrective AIR OPTIX ® COLORS contact lenses for wear in-office only. Professional fees for eye exam may apply. †Eye exam may be required before lens trial. **Lotrafilcon B contact lenses tested include AIR OPTIX ® AQUA, AIR OPTIX ® AQUA Multifocal, and AIR OPTIX ® for Astigmatism contact lenses. Below is the more subtle option Pure Hazel, which looks just as natural despite the really strong yellowish tint in center.*High oxygen transmissible lenses. The effect is a definite green tint, without looking like you are wearing fake contact lenses. I have light brown eyes, but you can see even the "vibrant" Gemstone Green lens allows some of my natural brown to show through. To demonstrate how subtle and "natural" looking this color is, I submitted myself to a test drive. The pure hazel design pictured here shows this effect nicely, and you can see that the wearer's personal eye color will be subtely showing through in the middle zone of the lens to add more natural looking color dimension. Each lens color has a 3 zone transition, with a brighter interior accent color and a bold outline around the outside of the lens to enhance dimension for a more natural look. The colors even in the "vibrant" section are relatively subtle by previous standards, and the fake pupil appearance is minimized by the smooth color transition that Ciba has made at the center of the lens. I actually found the lens to be the most realistic looking color lens yet. ![]() The goal is to narrow the selection down at home before you try color samples on at the doctor's office. The only real notable absence is the amethyst option that is quite popular where I live and work.Ĭiba has also launched a website to "try on" colors, where you can upload a picture of yourself and then superimpose the color options over top. ![]() Wear Schedule: Monthly disposal nightly removalĬolors: A wide initial range that will look familiar to Freshlook Colorblends wearers. Power availablity: plano to -6.00 right now, but will be +6.00 to -8.00 at the time of full roll-out A breakdown of the key perks:ĭk/t = 138 in a -3.00 D lens (blowing the Freshlook Colorblends option out of the water which had a 19) The product uses the exact same Air Optix Aqua lens material and parameters, with color added into the silicone hydrogel polymer. But there is actually, finally, a new color contact lens option that solves some of the issues that colors have been causing for years, and it just launched this month!Īir Optix Colors is available at many of your doctor's offices right now as an initial roll-out, but by August availability is expected nation wide. The old Durasoft lenses were discontinued, followed shortly by all of Acuvue's color contact lens products. Over the past few years, the market had been making a concentrated movement away from color contact lenses. Not to mention the fact that color contact lenses are innately for "cosmetic" use, which just seemed to undermine the seriousness that a doctor needs you to approach contact lens wear and its responsibilities with to avoid complications. The comfort was a disaster for most people, which means tons of complaints when you come in to see your doctor at an annual visit. Why, may you ask? The oxygen levels passing through the lens are traditionally terrible -causing tons of infections and scar tissue in patients. It is common knowledge that doctors hate color contact lenses.
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