Acuvue Advance: Brand Contact Lenses for Astigmatism Gives You Clear All-Day Vision

Millions of children, teenagers, and adults experience the common vision problem of astigmatism, a vision condition that occurs when surfaces of the eye, such as the cornea, have an oval shape - like an egg. In April 2005 disposable contact lens manufacturer Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., announced the availability of the first silicone hydrogel daily wear contact lens for persons with the condition.

Acuvue® Advance™ for Astigmatism is a soft flexible disposable contact lens. You just have to toss the used lens and replace it with a new sterile one when your prescribed replacement period is over. Acuvue Advance, like any other contact lens, is a medical device. The continuing support of your eye care professional for regular checks is vital to the long-term protection of your health and vision.

Acuvue is among the world's most popular brands of contact lenses. Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism is designed for replacement every two weeks, or after 14 to 15 days worn, and it contains galyfilcon A. While all Acuvue brand contact lenses offer some defense against ultraviolet rays, the Advance and Oasis lines recently became the first lenses to be given the Seal of Acceptance for Ultraviolet Absorbing Contact Lenses from the American Optometric Association's Commission on Ophthalmic Standards.

Exceptional End-of-Day Comfort

What sets Acuvue Advance apart from its competitors is its exceptional wettability. The higher water content of Acuvue Advance lenses make them more flexible and comfortable than other brands. The best feature of Acuvue Advance is that almost anyone can wear them: new contact lens wearers, people who have end-of-day discomfort and even children.

Be Part Of The Breakthrough In Astigmatic Care

Astigmatic patients, long underrepresented in the development of contact lenses, can now benefit from access to a new Accelerated Stabilization Design that conveys steady vision, all-day comfort and can be fit in a fraction of the time required by other toric contact lenses. Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism features the patented Hydraclear technology, which is the label for the proprietary technology that brings together an extraordinary moisture-rich wetting agent with high performance base materials to form clear, wettable lenses, resulting in a distinctive, silky, soft feel.

Been told you can't wear contacts? Accelerated Stabilization Design is breakthrough technology, and it exploits the power of a blink to produce a lens that is placed correctly and gives you crisp, stable vision all day long, no matter what you're doing. The lens is balanced in place while the eye is open, and it is quickly realigned if it rotates out of position. The only contact lens for astigmatism with Hydraclear technology, Acuvue Advance gives you clear vision and maximum comfort all day long.