FDA Said to Clear Biotrue OneDay for Presbyopia

"Bausch + Lomb announced here at Optometry’s Meeting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing clearance for the company’s Biotrue OneDay for Presbyopia daily disposable multifocal," according to a post on Primary Care Optometry News. "Bausch + Lomb’s director of medical strategy for U.S. Vision Care, Benjamin S. Chudner, OD, FAAO, told Primary Care Optometry News that this lens, made of nesofilcon A, meets the oxygen level the open eye needs for health, mimicking the lipid layer of tears. This multifocal is based on the PureVision2 multifocal concept, he said." Read more.

The Bizarre and Unusual CL Solutions People Use

Twenty percent of consumers occasionally use unconventional solutions when cleaning, disinfect, and storing contact lenses: baby oil, beer, Coke, petroleum jelly, lemonade, fruit juice, and butter. That's one of the findings from research conducted in the United Kingdom by the Bausch + Lomb, makers of Biotrue multi-purpose contact lens solution. An overwhelming proportion of people reported using saliva or tap water as a solution when putting lenses in their eyes.  The average adult mouth contains 500 to 650 different types of bacteria. Both tap and distilled water may contain micro-organisms that can cause damage to the eye and have been associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a corneal infection that is resistant to treatment. Read more.