Acuvue is one of the most popular brands in the contact lens world. Actually, this brand has undergone a long history which began in 1986. Acuvue is a product manufactured by VISTAKON which is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The original of VISTAKON is the Frontier Contact Lens Company which opened a branch in Jacksonville in the 1950s. VISTAKON became a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson in 1981 after almost ten years of lens production.
Acuvue contact lenses as a notable brand have a large number of innovations and provide customized products to the customers. One of the advanced technologies incorporated in Acuvue lenses is Utilizing Stabilized Soft Molding (SSM) technology. In addition, Acuvue contact lenses also widely use patented wetting technologies such as HYDRACLEAR, HYDRACLEAR & PLUS and LACREON. In most of the other contact lenses, these technologies are applied only as a surface coating. Acuvue contact lenses incorporate them as a part of the lens material.
This wetting technology is the most significant difference between Acuvue and other lens brands. It is this advantage that enables Acuvue lenses to be extremely comfortable all day long. In detail, the used wetting technology allows oxygen to pass through to the eyes, which contributes to the comfort the eyes can feel.
Another advantage provided by Acuvue contact lenses is UV protection. Although contacts can not cover the whole part of the eye, Acuvue lenses is capable of blocking at least 82% of UVA radiation and 97% of UVB radiation for the covered portion of the eye. At the beginning, Acuvue lenses were produced to last seven days continuously. But now, they are daily disposable lenses. Price is one of the common concerns of daily disposable contact lenses. In general, the daily cost of Acuvue lenses is between 50 cents and 2 dollars. This is quite affordable by most individuals.