Contact Lens Headlines
Date: September 4, 2009 // Author: Gary Heiting, ODSynergEyes, Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.) announced today that its new ClearKone hybrid contact lens for correction of vision problems associated with keratoconus is now available in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
The new ClearKone lens is the second SynergEyes hybrid contact lens specifically designed for people with keratoconus — a degenerative disorder in which structural changes in the clear anterior portion of the eye cause the cornea to bulge forward into a cone shape.
Keratoconus frequently causes vision problems that cannot be corrected with conventional eyeglasses or soft contact lenses.
The company launched SynergEyes KC hybrid lenses in 2006, which have proven successful in restoring vision for certain types of keratoconic eyes. The ClearKone lens is designed to fit a much broader spectrum of cone-shaped corneas, according to the company.
Hybrid contact lenses feature a rigid, gas permeable central portion, surrounded by a ring of soft contact lens material. The lenses are designed to provide the sharp vision of gas permeable contact lenses and the all-day comfort and convenience of soft lenses, says Kellie Kaseburg, Vice President of Global Marketing for SynergEyes.
SynergEyes ClearKone and SynergEyes KC are the only FDA-approved hybrid contact lenses specifically designed for keratoconus vision correction in the United States. The company also makes hybrid contacts for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism in normal eyes.
You can learn more about SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses by visiting the company’s website.
Tags: Hybrid Contacts, Keratoconus, Synergeyes
