Bausch + Lomb Receives U.S. FDA Clearance for Biotrue ONEday Contact Lenses

CHICAGO, Ill.—Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued clearance of Biotrue ONEday, a premium daily disposable contact lens. Biotrue ONEday lenses were introduced in May in Italy and the company said the new contact lenses will be available for use in the U.S. in July, adding that they will be rolling out in other European countries later in 2012.   Bio True ONEday is made from HyperGel (nesofilcon A), a "next generation" of daily disposable material that has "the best features of conventional hydrogels and silicone hydrogels, offerring high water content and delivering more oxygen than a traditional hydrogel, without the need for silicone," the company said.   Read the article on VMail