July 8, 2015
Alcon announced the U.S. launch of CLEAR CARE PLUS Cleaning & Disinfecting Solution, containing HydraGlyde Moisture Matrix technology, for cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses.
Alcon notes that preservative-free hydrogen peroxide-based solutions effectively clean and disinfect contact lenses, resulting in a gentle solution when neutralized.
“Hydrogen-peroxide solutions offer exceptional disinfecting efficacy and have long been recognized as the gold standard by eyecare professionals,” says Bill Townsend, OD, FAAO. “Those who wear reusable soft contact lenses may want to consider including CLEAR CARE PLUS in their cleaning and disinfecting regimen.”
More than 31 million contact lens wearers in the U.S. use lenses that require daily cleaning2. Among these wearers, nearly one-in-every six patients stops using their contact lenses, citing discomfort and dryness as primary reasons for contact lens intolerance3-4. CLEAR CARE PLUS is preservative-free and the only hydrogen peroxide-based solution available in the U.S. with HydraGlyde Moisture Matrix technology.
“CLEAR CARE PLUS combines deep cleaning and outstanding disinfection with the added benefit of Alcon’s proprietary wetting technology that surrounds soft contact lenses with lasting moisture, complementing moisture from the wearer’s own tears,” says Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, Director of Professional and Clinical Support, for US Vision Care at Alcon.
CLEAR CARE PLUS Cleaning & Disinfecting Solution is now available in the U.S. for over-the-counter purchase.
References
1. Muya L, Scott A, Alvord L, Nelson J, Lemp J. Wetting substantivity of a new hydrogen peroxide disinfecting solution on silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Poster presented at the British Contact Lens Association 39th Clinical Conference & Exhibition, Liverpool, UK, May 29-31, 2015.
2. Alcon data on file, 2014.
3. Rumpakis K. New data on contact lens dropouts: An international perspective. Rev Optom. 2010:147(1):37-42.
4. The Definition and Classification of Dry Eye Disease: Report of the Research Subcommittee of the International Dry Eye WorkShop (2007). Ocular Surf. 2007 Apr;5(2):179-93.
