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Medical Forum / General / Vision / July 2006Contact Lens Cleaner not available anymore
I'm finding it harder and harder to find any CL cleaners in stores. I used to use MiraFlow. Bought some Pliagel when I couldn't get M anymore--now can't find Pliagel. What's going on? Besides the "lack of sales" answer? I REALLY need to use cleaner. I wear Extreme H2O. Hioxifilcon A, silhydrogel. Any recommendations for a cleaner for this type of lens? Thanks Extreme H2O is not a silicone hydrogel for starters. It is roughly the same as proclear compatibles, a standard hydrogel. Any cleaner will do. Polyclens, miraflow, V&L daily cleaner. dr grant > I'm finding it harder and harder to find any CL cleaners in stores. I > used to use MiraFlow. Bought some Pliagel when I couldn't get M [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I wear Extreme H2O. Hioxifilcon A, silhydrogel. Any recommendations for > a cleaner for this type of lens? AOFlow is the new name of those cleaners. CIBA, who makes it, had a manufacturing problem last fall and production stopped for about six months. You may find it back in stores soon. In the meantime, ask your fitter to recommend another cleaner, he/she may also be able to give you a sample. Dr Judy > Thanks > I'm finding it harder and harder to find any CL cleaners in stores. I > used to use MiraFlow. Bought some Pliagel when I couldn't get M > anymore--now can't find Pliagel. What's going on? Besides the "lack of > sales" answer? I REALLY need to use cleaner. Probably not going to get your hands on miraflow for a while. "CIBA Vision is working to increase available supply of the lens care products most in demand by consumers. Because of this, we are not currently shipping MiraFlow." Basically, they're going to focus on ClearCare and forget about Miraflow for a while. http://www.us.cibavision.com/lens_care/other_products.shtml What other kind of cleaners are there (not multi-purpose solution)? I've seen Alcon Opti-Clean II, but I have no idea what that's like. Also Alcon Opti-Free daily cleaner. The reason why it is hard to find soft lens cleaners is that they are obsolete. You can use Renu Multipurpose or Alcon Optifree Replenish or Aquify right out of the bottle like a cleaner. There is a mild surfactant cleaner in those soaking solutions, and it is the rubbing action itself that breaks up the deposits. To give you an idea of how much it is the rubbing that cleans the contact and not the "juice" you should read the box on the Aquify solution as an example. If you simply drop the lens in this "no rub" solution the lenses are disinfected in 4 hours. If you rub the lenses and then soak them, they are disinfected in 5 minutes. Its the same solution! > I'm finding it harder and harder to find any CL cleaners in stores. I > used to use MiraFlow. Bought some Pliagel when I couldn't get M [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks Well, maybe to some people the cleaners are obsolete. But to me, the alcohol cleaners do a better job than no-rub solutions. I also use Restasis, which is a bit oily, and even though I wait at least a half hour before inserting my lenses, I think they pick up that oil, and so the alcohol does the best job of removing it. I agree - the planned obsolescence of these cleaners, that have been working well for people for decades, ticks me off. They're going away because SOME people (okay, MANY) are moving to disposable lenses. But, in the interest of my own personal finance, I strongly prefer ANNUALLY replaceable lenses. With the help of pork-based enzymatic cleaners and AOSEPT, I've been able to replace my lenses only annually for DECADES. Buying disposable lenses for the convenience of not having to clean them (and I only clean WEEKLY, so it's really not a hassle!) is NOT a good financial decision, for me. But, because of the mindset of the masses, I'm being forced in that direction. Contrary to everyone's assurances, it doesn't look like Aosept and pork-based enzymatics (at least not the GENERIC ones) are coming back. My doc says why should they continue to produce them when everyone's now throwing out their lenses? Great for them -- sucky for me. Right now, I pay about $40-70/year for lenses, and had been paying maybe $50-75 for solutions (enzymatic tabs, aosept, aosept discs and saline). If anyone has suggestions on INEXPENSIVE disposable lenses, please advise. I'm currently wearing Lombart (yes, Lombart) LL55's, with great success. I take them out every night, and clean them every week. |
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