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Discontinued Contact Lens Update: Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism and Acuvue TruEye

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Johnson and Johnson Vision has announced the discontinuation of several prescription ranges for it's popular Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism brand of lenses. Please note, the Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism contact lens is still available in the majority of the power ranges; only specific prescriptions are affected. In a letter to practitioners across the United States, Johnson and Johnson Vision cited the decision was based on a number of factors affecting industries around the world in 2022: short staffing at their distribution and contact center, supply chain issues, and increased product demand. The Acuvue Oasys MAX 1 Day brand of lenses recently launched in summer of 2022. In order to divert resources to the most needed prescription ranges (the company serves 43 million people globally with their Acuvue brand contact lens products), the discontinued parameters listed below were chosen because they were the least ordered prescriptions currently offered by the company.

The following powers are no longer available:

➡️ Plus Powers (+0.25D to +6.00D)
All -2.25D & -2.75D Cylinder

All Oblique axis in -0.75D, -1.25D, & -1.75D Cyl (x30, 40, 50, 60, 120, 130, 140, 150)

➡️ Low Minus Powers (0.00D to -6.00D)
All Oblique axis in -2.25D & -2.75D Cyl (x30, 40, 50, 60, 120, 130, 140, 150)

➡️ High Minus Powers (-6.50D to -9.00D)
All Oblique and against the rule axis in -1.75D, -2.25D & -2.75D Cyl ((x30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150)

Effective as of October 3rd, 2022, diagnostic (trial) lenses for the impacted parameters will no longer be available. Boxes in these prescriptions can be purchased as supplies last. Effective January 2, 2023 these impacted parameters will no longer be available for purchase.

Additionally, Johnson and Johnson Vision announced the complete discontinuation of the Acuvue TruEye brand of daily disposable products. As of October 3rd, 2022 no diagnostic (or trial) lenses are available for order, and boxes are as supplies last. No boxes of this product can be purchased after April 1st, 2023.

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The New OD's Guide to Daily Contact Lenses

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I know I don't need to convince anyone why daily soft contact lenses are often the best option for comfort and convenience for the average patient. No solutions, no cleaning, no storage. Sure you have a lot of packaging, but dailies are ideal for people who want to spend basically no time worrying about their contact lenses. Here's a breakdown on how I have made dailies a large part of my practice:

THE BEST PATIENTS FOR DAILIES

spherical or low toric patients (lenses like Focus Daily Toric can be ordered in up to -1.50 cyl)
patients wanting top convenience
high depositors, allergy sufferers, or dry eye patients
young children (minimizes infection risk due to no cleaning and caring for lenses)
infrequent wearers

Patients often talk to me about costs, but when you factor in the company rebates and the fact you won't be buying any solutions, a year supply of dailies is no more expensive than a year supply of a 2 week lens like Acuvue Oasys, and only slightly more expensive than a year supply of silicone hydrogel monthly lenses. If you are only planning to wear lenses a few days a week, the price becomes even more affordable! Remember, whether you wear your monthly lens 15 days or 30 days, it still substantially deteriorating by 30 days after opening the lens from the preserved package.

DAILY BRAND OPTIONS

ACUVUE

Acuvue 1-Day Moist: a great option for patients who need a steeper fit. This is the only lens in a 8.5 base curve

parameters: +6.00 to -12.00 in a 8.5 (I pretty much use this exclusively) or 9.0 base curve
they also have the new Toric daily in this material (up to -2.25 cyl!), but it costs about $1 a lens

Acuvue TruEye: the only Silicone Hydrogel daily, expensive but in some patients it is the ONLY contact lens that can give them lasting comfort

CIBA VISION

Focus Dailies: older material, but I have some patients that prefer this to the newer Daily Aqua Comfort Plus
Daily Aqua Comfort Plus: I like the idea behind this lens in that it has a great moisturizer for initial comfort, but by the end of the day, the lens is starting to lose its shelf life. When you remove the lens at night, it should basically fall apart in your hands if you try to rub or clean it. Remember, these are daily lenses, so you don't want your patients trying the stretch them longer. They aren't made with that kind of oxygen level in mind. This lens is designed to help patients avoid the temptation to abuse their lenses. It is comfortable for one day of wear. And then it is a rock.

parameters: +6.00 to -10.00 in 8.7 BC

Focus Daily Toric: less expensive than the new Acuvue 1-Day Toric, but only goes up to -1.50 cyl

COOPER VISION

Proclear 1-Day: the only lens FDA approved for dry eye (as the packaging so loudly announces). The proclear daily is a great lens; remember the Daily Aqua Comfort Plus is going to start deteriorating at the end of the day on purpose, but the Proclear tends to keep comfortable longer into the evening. They guarantee "12 hours of comfortable wearing time", which is quite a bit for some dry eye sufferers.

parameters: -12.00 to +8.00 in 8.7 BC

ClearSight Dailies: These are older dailies, and as such one of the most cost effective. Not your first choice for dry eye sufferers, but a good option for dailies on a budget

parameters: -10.00 to +6.00 in 8.7 BC

BAUSCH AND LAUMB

SofLens Daily: to tell you the truth, I don't fit this lens often. Some patients love it, but it isn't going to please everyone. On the patients it works for, however, it works great. They also have an astigmatism lens in up to -1.75 cyl (still about $1 a lens though)

parameters: -9.00 to +6.50 in 8.6 BC

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