Comments on: Biofinity Contact Lens Review

By: lc

lc — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:00:01 +0000

I miss my focus Night and Day. I don’t know what to do. The new Air Optics replacement are totally different, can’t wear them, irritate my eyes, PERIOD. I guess it is the new solution they are immersed in which can’t really be removed or washed off, according to CIBA. I was thinking of trying the Biofinity but I guess not. It seems like all the REGULAR PLAIN CONTACTS that always worked fine are being discontinued! I wore plain Bausch & Lomb since 1976 and don’t even know which Bausch & Lomb may work now but am going to go back to them somehow.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:21:30 +0000

If I find that my Biofinity lenses are starting to feel dry and uncomfortable after about a week to a week and a half of wear…is that a material problem? I’m not finding them breathable at all. They get a foggy buildup on them, requiring me to constantly re-wet with drops, or take them out and rinse them, only to have it build up again within minutes after re-wetting or rinsing. Am I doing something wrong, or is this typical with these lenses? I’m having a heck of a time, and I am almost unable to tolerate this any longer! I’ve never had problems like this before with contacts. Sure, they get dry if you wear them all day long or once they start to reach the end of their wear-life…but I’ve never started having trouble only a week in. I am having to change them much more frequently than necessary, which is frustrating because they’re expensive! Any feedback would be great…I want to call my eye doctor about changing lenses, but I’d like to have an idea of what would be better for me before I call them. Thanks!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:56 +0000

Hi, I haven’t worn contacts in about 20 years because I’ve been allergic to the material. My doc fitted me with the Biofinity Toric today. My eyes haven’t started itching but I can definitely feel them. Is there a contact made for stigmatism that has a coating to alleviate the allergy? Thank you

[Note from Webmaster: Brian. Thank you for your question. Please ask your doctor. That is what you are paying him for. If he charges you extra for contact lens followup appointments within a couple months of your initial evaluation, I would suggest reminding him that there are plenty of eye doctors out there that don't charge for contact lens follow-up visits during the first month or two after you get a prescription.

But since you asked, I know of no particular contact lenses that have a better material to negate your allergies. If you really do have an allergy to certain polymers, that would be trial and error in finding out what lens could work for you.

Perhaps you really had an allergy to a contact lens solution. If so, I would try the Clear Care contact lens care system. Read the instructions carefully, since it is H2O2.

If it's really just allergies in general and not to a contact lens polymer or particular contact lens multi-purpose solution, there are other options. Depending on your severity and orientation (axis) of astigmatism, you can try daily disposable contacts which have the advantage of not building up allergens on the lens since you just toss them after one day. Also ask your doctor about trying the Clear Care contact lens care system and also ask if a prescription for anti-allergy eye drop could be indicated for you.]

By: David Langford

David Langford — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:30:41 +0000

@Lori
CSI is apparantly made from crofilcon A which is a Group 1, low water, non-ionic polymer. A very similar material still on the market is Bausch and Lomb Soflens 38. So if the comfort your eyes experience with the CSI was owed to material, try the Soflens 38.
If it was comfortable due to lens design (curve, edge design, thickness), then it’s going to be trial and error with finding a current lens that your eyes and eyelids will like.
Good Luck!

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:12:23 +0000

I wore the CSI contact lenses for many years with no problems and they corrected my vision perfectly. They were a daily wear lens but not a disposable. I generally got about 2 years of good wear out of them. CIBA discontinued this lens just when I went to get a new pair this year, so my eye doctor had me try some other lenses( 2 types of Air Optics that left my eyes in such bad shape I needed a month of ointments and drops before trying anything else). So far the Bioinfinity is the one that I have been able to tolerate the best, but it doesn’t seem to do as great of a job correcting my vision and it drys out much faster (I can only get a full day out of them for about the first week to 10 days at most. After that, the time that I can wear them gets progressively shorter). Can you suggest any other lenses that might be closer to the old CSI lenses? I have worn contacts for 35 years and never had these problems before.

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:01:55 +0000

I am wearing Biofinity (well, actually, the package sample I got from my doc is labeled as CooperVision SiH 48, but that seems to be the same thing as Biofinity).
I’m only trying these because I wore Night & Day lenses for years & was happy. Since the name change (& I’m told the only change was the OK logo & the blue tint), the Night & Day lenses now slide around on my eye. I’ve tried two pair of the new Night & Day lenses with the same result (thought I think it defies logic, it is happening).

By: David Langford

David Langford — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:17:20 +0000

Post Lasik/Lasek/PRK contact lens fits are a challenge. If biofinity is not fitting well in your case, then your doctor may need to try a different lens.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:15:14 +0000

I just tried a pair of Biofinity. I also had Lasek in 1999 The power of these lens are +1.50 and -.50 I am having a problem with the left eye as when I blink it bounces. Any suggestions?

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:18:28 +0000

I currently use Biomedics 38. I don’t have dry eyes until I wear my lenses. Should I try a lense with more water content? I’d like to try the Biofinity.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:43:13 +0000

I like the information and the comparisons and I have to say that I agree with most of it. There seems to be a bigger difference between lenses like oasys / biofinity than oasys / ciba

Based on the responses that we have gotten in our office, it seems that most patients care for the biofinity over the oasys when switched from oasys to biofinity. However, if switched from oasys to ciba the response is a love or hate deal (50/50).