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Browse through our list of topics and get some answers to your questions around contact and vision care terms, manufacturer technologies and eye care specific abbreviations.

  1. An Overview of Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
  2. Are there contact lenses for dry eyes?
  3. Contact Lens Wetting Agents
  4. Do ACUVUE lenses have an inside-out mark?
  5. How to get your contact lenses fitted
  6. Hyaluronan in Lens Cleaning Solutions
  7. Lens Comparison by Breathability and Water Content
  8. Pros and Cons of Soft Contact Lenses
  9. What are low- and high-water-content contact lenses?
  10. What are the advantages of contact lenses?
  11. What does OS and OD mean?
  12. What is 20/20 vision?
  13. What is 3-Zone Progressive Design™?
  14. What is a visibility tint?
  15. What is ActivControl?
  16. What is AquaComfort Plus?
  17. What is Aquaform?
  18. What is Aspheric Optics?
  19. What is Auto Align Design™?
  20. What is base curve (BC) and diameter (DIA)?
  21. What is BLINK STABILIZED Design?
  22. What is Celligent?
  23. What is center thickness (CT)?
  24. What is Dk and Dk/t in contact lenses?
  25. What is HYDRACLEAR?
  26. What is HydraGlyde?
  27. What is HydraLuxe™?
  28. What is HydraMax™?
  29. What is HydraMist?
  30. What is Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl)?
  31. What is INFINITY EDGE™ Design?
  32. What is Kalifilcon A?
  33. What is LACREON?
  34. What is lens modulus?
  35. What is Light Intelligent Technology™?
  36. What is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)
  37. What is MoistureSeal™?
  38. What is Narafilcon A?
  39. What is Norbloc?
  40. What is OptiBlue Light Filter?
  41. What is OpticAlign™?
  42. What is Optimized Toric Lens Geometry™?
  43. What is PC Technology™?
  44. What is Precision Balance 8|4™ Design?
  45. What is Precision Profile Design™?
  46. What is ProBalance Technology?
  47. What is Smart Silicone™?
  48. What is SmarTears?
  49. What is SmartShield?
  50. What is SMARTSURFACE Technology?
  51. What is SofBlue?
  52. What is Stereo Precision Technology?
  53. What is TearGlyde?
  54. What is TearStable Technology?
  55. What is VISITINT?
  56. What is WetLoc?
  57. What to know about a contact lens prescription
  58. What's in Contact Lens Cleaning Solutions and Eye Drops?
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