GP Materials List
Provided by CLMA MembersFollowing is a list of GP materials provided by CLMA members.
For a comparison guide to GP materials, click here.
Acuity Polymers, Inc.
585-458-8409, acuitypolymers.com
| Name | Material Type | Dk | Wetting Angle (Advancing/Receding) | UV Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuity 18 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 21 | 88/25 | Blue, Green Grey, Ice Blue |
| Acuity 58 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 58 | 98/29 | Blue, Green Grey, Ice Blue, Clear |
| Acuity 85 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 115 | 103/35 | Blue, Green |
| Acuity 100 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 111 | 79/23 | Blue, Green, Violet, Ice Blue, Clear; Large Diameter in Clear and Ice Blue |
| Acuity 200 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 200 | 98/48 | Blue, Green, Grey, Violet, Ice Blue |
| 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 | 1.087 | 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
Contamac, Ltd.
866-872-6682, contamac.com
| Name | Material Type | Dk | Wetting Angle | UV Colors | Non-UV Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum Classic | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 26 | 12 | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Forest Green, Grey | N/A |
| Optimum Comfort | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 65 | 6 | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Forest Green, Grey, Brown | Blue, Green, Grey |
| Optimum Extra | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 100 | 3 | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Grey, Clear | Blue, Green, Grey, Clear |
| Optimum Extreme | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 125 | 6 | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Grey | Blue, Green, Grey, Clear |
| Hybrid FS | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 31 | Immeasurable | N/A | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Grey, Clear |
| Optimum HR 1.51 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 50 | 33 | N/A | Blue |
| Optimum HR 1.53 | Fluorosilicone Acrylate | 26 | 42 | N/A | Blue |
Menicon America, Inc.
800-MENICON, www.menicon.com
| Name | Material Type | Dk | Wetting Angle | Refractive Index | Specific Gravity | UV Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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