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GP Materials List

Bausch & Lomb Boston

800-225-1241
www.bausch.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
BOSTONŽ XO₂	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	141*				Blue, Ice Blue, Green, Violet, Yellow, Red	Blue, Ice Blue, Clear, Green, Violet, Yellow, Red
BOSTONŽ XO	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	100*				Blue, Ice Blue, Green, Violet, Yellow, Red	Blue, Ice Blue, Clear, Green, Violet, Yellow, Red
BOSTON EOŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	58*				Blue, Violet, Brown, Gray	Blue, Int'l Ice Blue, Green, Ice Green, Gray, Brown, Ice Gray
BOSTON ESŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	18*				Blue	Blue, Int'l Ice Blue, Clear, Green, Gray, Brown
BOSTON RXDŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	24*				Blue	Blue, Ice Blue, Int'l Ice Blue
BOSTONŽ EQUALENSŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	47*					Blue, Ice Blue, Electric Blue, Clear
BOSTONŽ EQUALENSŽ II	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	85*				Red, Yellow	Blue, Green, Clear, Yellow, Red
BOSTONŽ IV	Silicone Acrylate	19*				Blue, Ice Blue, Electric Blue, Clear
BOSTONŽ II	Silicone Acrylate	12*				Clear, Blue, Green

*ISO/Fatt Method

Contamac U.S., Inc.

866-872-6682
www.contamac.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
Hybrid FS	Fluoro-Silicon Acrylate	31*	0 (Captive Bubble Method)	1.4465	1.183	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray, Clear
Optimum Classic	Roflufocon A	26**	12 (Receding Dynamic Contact Angle)	1.4527	1.189	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray
Optimum Comfort	Roflufocon C	65**	6 (Receding Dynamic Contact Angle)	1.4406	1.178	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray
Optimum Extra	Roflufocon D	100**	3 (Receding Dynamic Contact Angle)	1.4333	1.166	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray, Clear	Blue, Glacier Blue, Green, Gray, Clear
Optimum Extreme	Roflufocon E	125**	6 (Receding Dynamic Contact Angle)	1.4332	1.155	Blue, Green	Blue, Green

*Revised Fatt Method, **ISO/Fatt Method

Innovision Inc.

800-232-7985
www.contamac.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
AccuConŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	25*	<25 Degrees (CLMA Method)	1.458	1.16	Clear, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Dark Blue
Hydro₂Ž	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	50*	<5 Degrees (Sesslie Drop)	1.463	1.146	Soft Blue, Soft Green

*Revised Fatt Method

Lagado Corporation

800-574-2581
www.lagado.net

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors
ONSI-56 (onsifocon A)	Fluorosilicone Acrylate (rigid silicone-hydrogel)	56*	7.2 (sessile drop, ANSI)	1.452	1.206	medium and dark shades of blue, green, gray and brown; violet, blue/violet, light blue and clear; all with or without UV absorber and others on special order.
SA-18 (kolfocon A)	Silicone Acrylate	18**	<25 (CLMA Method)	1.469	1.126	Light, medium and dark shades of blue, green, gray and brown; clear, violet and medium blue UV and others on special order.
SA-32 (kolfocon B)	Silicone Acrylate	32**	<25 (CLMA Method)	1.467	1.101	light, medium and dark shades of blue, green, gray and brown; clear, violet and medium blue UV. Transaire colors matched and others on special order.
FLOSI (wilofocon A)	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	26***	23.5 (CLMA Method)	1.455	1.12	medium and dark shades of blue, green, gray and brown; violet, blue/violet, light blue and clear; all with or without UV absorber and others on special order.
PMMA	Polymethyl Methacrylate	0	<25 (sessile drop)	1.495	1.19	#1, #2, #3 shades of blue, green, gray and brown, medium blue, medium green, violet, yellow, pink, clear, UV and others on special order
TYRO-97 (hofocon A)	Fluorosilicone Acrylate (hydrophilic surface)	97*	23 (sessile drop, ANSI)	1.440	1.187	Medium and dark shades of blue, green, gray and brown; violet, blue/green, light blue and clear; all with or without UV absorber and others on special order.

*ISO/ANSI Method, **Fatt Method, ***ISO/Fatt Method

The Lifestyle Company, Inc.

800-622-0777
www.lifestylecompany.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
SGP 3	Fluoro-Siloxane Acrylate	43.5*				Blue, Green, Clear
SGP II	Siloxane Acrylate	43.5*				Blue, Green, Clear, Grey, Brown
SGP	Siloxane Acrylate	22*				Blue, Green, Clear, Grey, Brown

*CLMA Standard Method

Menicon America, Inc.

800-MENICON
www.menicon.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
Menicon Z*	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	163 189*	24 (after soaking)	1.436 +/- 0.001	1.20		Light Blue (D&C Green No. 6 and UV-absorbing agent Benzotriazol)

*FDA-approved for DW and EW for up to 30-day CW
**ISO/DIS 9913.1 1994 Method
***Fatt (Polarographic) Method

Paragon Vision Sciences

800-528-8279
www.paragonvision.com

Name	Material Type	DK	Wetting Angle	Refractive Index	Specific Gravity	Colors (Non-UV)	Colors (UV)
Paragon HDSŽ	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	58*	14.7* 62**	1.449	1.16	Blue, crystal blue, green, forest green	Blue, crystal blue, green
Paragon Thin™	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	29*	12.8* 61**	1.463	1.14	Sapphire blue, emerald green, clear	Sapphire blue, emerald green
Paragon HDSŽ 100	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	100**	42* 70**	1.442	1.1	Blue, green	Not available at this time
FluoroPermŽ 30	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	30*	12.8* 61**	1.466	1.14	Blue, gray, green, clear, crystal blue, majestic blue	Blue, gray, green
FluoroPermŽ 60	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	60*	14.7* 62**	1.453	1.15	Blue, green, clear, brown, crystal blue	Green, blue
FluoroPermŽ 92	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	92*	16* 64**	1.453	1.1	Blue, green, clear	Blue, green
FluoroPermŽ 151	Fluorosilicone Acrylate	151*	42* 70**	1.422	1.1	Blue, crystal blue	Blue
ParapermŽ 02	Silicone Acrylate	16*	23* 61**	1.473	1.12	Blue, clear, green, electric blue, cool green
ParapermŽ EW	Silicone Acrylate	56*	26* 64**	1.467	1.07	Blue, clear, green
OptacrylŽ 60	Silicone Acrylate	18*	25* 59**	1.467	1.13	Blue, green, gray

*Revised Fatt Method, **ISO/ANSI Method
***Adapted from "A New Method for Wetting Angle Measurement,"
Madigan et al., International Eyecare, 01/1998, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 45
****Sessile Drop Technique per ANSI Z80.20, 8.11

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