Suggested replacement: Acuvue Oasys 1 Day for Astigmatism is available around the clock

Completely Discontinued Lenses (trials and boxes)

My lens is discontinued, but I've never been able to wear other lenses.  What can I do?

A certain number of contact lens wearers react very poorly to the higher oxygen silicone hydrogel materials used in most contact lenses today.  The silicone used in the lenses to make them more breathable and healthier for the cornea can irritate some people's eyes, causing redness or even an allergic reaction like Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis. If you still wear the lenses discontinued above, there's a good chance the only reason you still wear that lens is because you have had issues trying to switch. If you are intolerant to silicone lenses, there are still a number of silicone-free hydrogel products on the market.  CooperVision's Proclear line is still considered a vital part of their lens portfolio; both monthly wear and daily disposable options are available in the Proclear material. Many daily disposable lenses use hydrogel materials: Dailies Aqua Comfort Plus, and Acuvue 1 Day Moist for example.  Two companies still make 2 week disposable hydrogel lenses like Biomedics and Vertex: Bausch and Lomb's Soflens 38 and Johsnon & Johnson's Acuvue 2 are still available in a 2 week modality.  Soflens also comes in both astigmatism and multifocal options (though the optics on the multifocal are disappointing to most -- I'd upgrade to Acuvue 1 Day Moist Multifocal for the vision if you need a silicone-free multifocal contact lens). 

Lenses that are not included in the slated discontinuation plans include Biomedics XC, Vertex Toric, and Frequency 55 (Encore Premium).  These hydrogel lenses will likely have a limited future based on the trends CooperVision is citing as the cause of their decision since these lenses are also older hydrogel materials. Additionally all of those above products are not even listed on the CooperVision website as current products except by going to an "additional lenses" section.  It's not a bad idea to consider refitting patients wearing CooperVision's other older hydrogel lens materials as well to be proactive to possible changes in the near future.  If you have a patient with silicone hydrogel intolerance, Proclear Compatibles and Proclear 1-Day offer great alternatives (and they are listed on CooperVision's site as part of their product family which makes me feel comfortable that there are no plans to remove these lenses in the near future).