Recent events concerning contact lens solutions may result in consumers looking to you for guidance concerning their contact solution needs. For more information, please visit the FDA website listed below.
Alcon would like to reassure you and contact lens wearing customers that OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® and OPTI-FREE® RepleniSH® Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solutions (MPDS) continue to be safe and effective for cleaning and disinfecting your contact lenses.
OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® and OPTI-FREE® RepleniSH® MPDS both employ POLYQUAD® and ALDOX® as the disinfection agents in the formulations. These compounds form the basis of a unique disinfecting system that is totally different from the disinfection systems used in the ReNu branded products and the generic products manufactured by Bausch & Lomb. The POLYQUAD® system has been used in Alcon products for over 20 years, and has consistently been shown to be highly effective against the Fusarium species and other potential ocular pathogens.
To ensure the disinfecting efficacy of the POLYQUAD® and ALDOX® system, OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® has been subjected to a series of tests to demonstrate effectiveness under exaggerated, real world conditions. The results of these tests demonstrated:
- Even when the solution and lens are subjected to elevated storage temperatures of 50°C, OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® MPDS showed a high level of antimicrobial activity.
- 100% log reduction of Fusarium solani
- When a contact lens was added to the disinfection efficacy test , OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® MPDS maintained high antimicrobial activity.
- 100% of normal log reduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 88% of normal log reduction of Staphylococcus aureus
Of course, to ensure the efficacy of any contact lens solution, it is necessary to reinforce to your contact lens wearing customers that they strictly follow the directions for use of their solutions. We also encourage you to advise your contact lens-wearing customers to notify their eye care professional immediately if they notice any eye-related discomfort or changes in their vision.
If you have any questions about Alcon’s contact lens solutions, please visit www.opti-free.com
ALCON, the makers of OPTI-FREE® RepleniSH® and OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® MPDS.
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Alcon would like to reassure you and contact lens wearing customers that OPTI-FREE® EXPRESS® and OPTI-FREE® RepleniSH® Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solutions (MPDS) continue to be safe and effective for cleaning and disinfecting your contact lenses.
