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Medical Forum / General / Vision / January 2008AcuVue Toric material same as AcuVue Oasys or AcuVue 2?
Maybe this is a silly question but I am confused. I know that AcuVue Oasys is made of better (newer) material than AcuVue 2. But I have to use Toric. Toric is the third option to the above two. But is AcuVue Toric made of the same material that AcuVue Oasys or AcuVue 2? > I know that AcuVue Oasys is made of better (newer) material than > AcuVue 2. But I have to use Toric. > Toric is the third option to the above two. > > But is AcuVue Toric made of the same material that AcuVue Oasys or > AcuVue 2? There are two Acuvue torics, but the old one is being discontinued. The older one ("Acuvue Toric") is made of etafilcon, the same as Acuvue 2. The newer one ("Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism") is made of a silicone hydrogel, like Acuvue Advance. Acuvue Oasys is a silicone hydrogel also, but with more of the "Hydraclear" hydrophilic component. In my experience, this resulted in improved comfort compared to the Advance. We expect Vistakon to introduce a toric made of the Oasys material in the near future. -MT
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