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O2 and H2O have never

been so comfortable together.
 Introducing biof inity® Contact Lenses: bringing
high O2 + higher H2O together like never before.
HIGH O2 TRANSMISSION

Oxygen. Water. They’re two of nature’s most

essential elements. And they’re also two key
elements of healthy, comfortable lens wear. With biofinity
contact lenses, CooperVision has optimised the relationship
between these two vital elements, delivering an excellent level of
comfort, health, and performance.

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In creating biofinity, we focused our research efforts on creating
an entirely different kind of silicone hydrogel material, one that
would overcome the limitations of conventional surface-treated
silicone hydrogel lenses. In short, we wanted a material — and a
lens — that would be truly beyond the ordinary.

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Now, thanks to patented Aquaform technology, that goal has
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been achieved. biofinity’s unique lens material has created a new

48%
standard for the silicone hydrogel category, offering a
lens with higher water content, a lower modulus, and high
HIGHER H2O CONTENT oxygen transmissibility.

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UNIQUE LENS MATERIAL AND ADVANCED DESIGN
CREATE AN OUTSTANDING LENS THAT TRULY IS
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

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 Comfort + health far beyond the norm.
The relationship between both water content and oxygen transmission (Dk), and between Dk and
modulus (MPa) in conventional surface-treated silicone hydrogel materials is generally linear. This
Dk/t:160
has led to a compromise — and the creation of lenses that can offer only one of two imperfect options:
• High oxygen transmissibility and
a high modulus 1.8
1.6 Night &Day®
• Lower oxygen transmissibility
1.4
and a lower modulus

MODULUS (MPa)*
O2Optix®
1.2 PureVision®
1.0
A NEW SiLICONE 0.8 Oasys™ Biofinity ®
HYDROGEL STANDARD 0.6 Dk:128
MPa: 0.75
0.4 Advance™
biofinity lenses break this 0.2

relationship by creating a new 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Dk
silicone hydrogel standard, offering:
• Higher water content 50%
Advance™
Biofinity ®
• High oxygen permeability H20: 48%

WATER CONTENT
40%
• Lower modulus, meaning Oasys™
a softer material PureVision®
O2Optix®
30%
• Maximum comfort
• Optimal health Night &Day®
20%
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
NATURALLY WETTABLE Dk
MATERIAL
160
biofinity’s highly wettable comfilcon A
Night&Day® (67º)
48% H2O material delivers a number of
120
Biofinity ®
Dk:128 O2Optix® (60º)
significant benefits: Angle: 30º Acuvue® Oasys™ (98º)
PureVision® (99º)

• Low wetting angle compared to 80

Dk
other silicone hydrogel lenses
Acuvue® Advance™ (107º)
• A more stable anterior surface 40
Conventional Hydrogel (35º)
tear film
• Eliminates dry patches on lens 0
20 35 50 65 80 95 110
• Helps minimise protein deposits WETTING ANGLE (DEGREES)

Biofinity lenses create a new silicone hydrogel standard,

offering higher water content AND high oxygen permeability

*AcuVue Advance, AcuVue Oasys, and biofinity are manufacturer-quoted values. PureVision,
O2 Optix, and Night & Day are from Ross, et. al., 2005, Poster Presentation, BCLA.
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 Aquaform: a technological breakthrough.
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Aquaform, CooperVision’s patented material H2O LENS CROSS

SECTION
technology, creates a naturally wettable
silicone hydrogel contact lens:
• Aquaform establishes hydrogen bonds
with water molecules
• Creates a naturally hydrophilic contact lens
that retains water within the lens, minimising
dehydration
• The wettability of the material is inherent within
the material itself
• There are no additives, coatings, wetting agents, SILOXANE MOLECULES ATTRACT
AND BOND TO SURROUNDING WATER
or surface treatments MOLECULES, CONTINUOUSLY WETTING
AND LUBRICATING THE MATERIAL
The result? High water content, low dehydration,
and remarkable comfort. SUBJECTIVE COMFORT
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WEARING BIOFINITY END-OF-DAY COMFORT**
75% 9.5

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Less Silicone. More Oxygen.
50%
Better All-Day Comfort. 66%
8.5
8.9
Patented Aquaform technology
25%
proves the maxim 8
8.2
that less is in fact more: 26% 7.5
8%
• Incorporates longer chain
0% siloxane molecules 7

prefer habitual
prefer biofinity ® had no biofinity ® habitual
• Means less siloxane needs to be incorporated into
surface-treated preference surface-treated
SiH lenses SiH lenses
the lens material to achieve high levels of oxygen
transmissibility SUBJECTIVE COMFORT **
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WEARING BIOFINITY
• Less siloxane equals a softer, more wettable 75% 9.5

material that gives better all-day comfort 9

50%
8.5
66%
8
25%
26% 7.5
8%
0% 7

prefer biofinity ® prefer habitual had no

AQUAFORM MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY surface-treated preference
COMBINES High water content, low SiH lenses
dehydration, and remarkable comfort

**Loftstrom, 2005, Poster Presentation, American Academy of Optometry

Habitual SiH lenses tested are lotrafilcon A and balafilcon A lenses.
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Biofinity ®

Monthly Replacement Contact Lenses

A PROVEn LENS DESIGN.

CooperVision’s “fully molded” manufacturing process results in
an outstanding lens with high reproducibility.

• The aspheric front surface design improves visual performance.

The single base curve and back surface design enable fast,
easy alignment and a quicker fitting process.

• The physiologically friendly back surface distributes pressure

across the entire surface for maximum wearing comfort.

• A patented molded round edge reduces conjunctival interaction,

resulting in continuous wearing comfort.

SUPERIOR ASPHERIC OPTICAL DESIGN

CORRECTS ABERRATIONS FOR GREATER
CLARITY ACROSS THE POWER RANGE.

Lens parameters

REPLACEMENT
BASE CURVE

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE
DIAMETER

WeARINg
CONTENT

CENTRE
WATER

(mm)

(mm)

THICKNESS Dk/t LENS HANDLING CARE

MATERIAL SPHERE POWER (mm) Dk (@ -3.00) DESIGN TINT SYSTEM packaging
+6.00D to -6.00D Daily,
(0.25D steps) 0.08 Aspheric Sofblue® continuous MPS or
comfilcon A 48% 8.6 14.0 128 160 front visibility Monthly 6-pack
-6.00D to -12.00D at -3.00 or H2O2
(0.50D steps) surface tint flexible
+6.00D to +8.00D wear
(0.50D steps)

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The CooperVision Guarantee
If your patients are not completely satisfied with the comfort of their CooperVision lenses,
we will enable you to refund them 100% of the price within 60 days of purchase.*

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