PRECISION1 vs Clariti 1 Day

Precision1 is a silicone hydrogel lens introduced in 2019 while Clariti 1 day had its first debut in 2009 with an aspheric lens design. These two lenses are daily disposable soft contact lenses with a greater than 50% water content. Besides, Precision1's surface water content gets elevated to 80% due to Alcon's proprietary SMARTSURFACE technology, promising an additional cushion of comfort. UV blocking is available with both lenses, however, PRECISION1 is classified as a Class-1 lens and is blocking a higher percentage of UVA and UVB light than the Clariti 1-day. For 90 lenses the daily cost per eye is similar (albeit the cost for PRECISION1 is currently estimated).

PRECISION1		Clariti 1 Day
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Manufacturer	Alcon Inc.	CooperVision, Inc. part of The Cooper Companies Inc.
Release Date	March 2019 (Australia) September 2019 (US) Roll-out to other countries in 2020	November 2009
Prescription Parameters
Replacement Schedule	Daily	Daily
Wearing Details	Daily wear	Daily wear
Sphere Powers	-12.00D to -6.00D in 0.50 steps -6.00D to +8.00D in 0.25 steps	-10.00D to +8.00D (-0.25 to -8.00 in 0.25 steps -8.50 to -10.00 in 0.50 steps +0.25 to +6.00 in 0.25 steps +6.50 to +8.00 in 0.50 steps)
Base Curves	8.3 mm	8.6 mm
Diameters	14.2 mm	14.1 mm
Technical Parameters
FDA Group	V-B	V-B
Lens Material	Silicone hydrogel (Verofilcon A)	Silicone hydrogel (Filicon II 3)
Lens Type	Spherical	Aspherical
Wetting Agent	Yes Copolymers of polyamidoamine and poly (acrylamide-acrylic) acid	None
% of Material	49%	44%
% of Water	51%	56%
Center Thickness	0.09 mm	0.07 mm
Oxygen Transmission	100 Dk/t 90 Dk	86 Dk/t
Modulus	0.6 MPa	0.5 MPa
Other Features
Special Features	- High water content (>80%) at the outermost surface - SMARTSURFACE® Technology - UV blocking	Low wetting angle and continous wettability through Aquagen™ and an Advanced Edge Technology (AET)® manufacturing process
UV Blocking	Class 1 >90% UVA >99% UVB	Class 2 >50% UVA >95% UVB
Dynamic Light Absorption	No	No
Visibility Tint	Yes Light Blue (VISITINT®)	No
Inside-out Mark	No	Unknown
Packaging, Pricing and Offers
Packaging Details	30 lenses per box or 90 lenses per box in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with polymeric wetting agents	90 lenses per box
Price Range	$32 - $37 (30 lenses) $65 - $80 (90 lenses)	$64 - $75 (90 lenses)
Cost per Day	$1.07 - $1.23 (30 lenses) $0.72 - $0.89 (90 lenses)	$0.71 - $0.83 (90 lenses)
Online Retailers (U.S., Canada, U.K.)	Special Deals	Special Deals

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