The History of Acuvue Contacts By Amy Nutt At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

The development of Acuvue contact lenses began at the Frontier Contact Lens Company, a small business that began in the 1950s. It first opened a branch in Jacksonville, Florida and was run by Optometrist, Seymour Marco. Under his supervision, the company began to grow. In only a few years, Marco purchased the company from its New York owners. In the 1970s, Marco created a new material called etafilcon A, and began making soft contact lenses. In 1981, he sold the Frontier Company to Johnson & Johnson Inc.

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (JNJ), is a global producer of pharmaceutical devices, medical devices, and health care products. The corporation was founded in 1885, and now has its head office in New Brunswick, NJ. Johnson & Johnson Inc. is now one of the world's leading providers of health care products.

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care make the world's most prescribed contact lens, the Acuvue Brand Soft Disposable Contact Lenses. They are made by Vistakon which is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Inc. Using Stabilized Soft Molding (SSM) technology, Vistakon revamped its production practices, and as a result, Acuvue was launched in 1986. The lens was originally made for seven-day extended wear, but eventually became a daily wear lens. There is now a number of contact lens lines that vary from the one-day wear to two-week lenses.

Presently, all of Vistakon manufacturing plants are located in the United States, except for one plant which is located in Limerick, Republic of Ireland. Vistakon produces a wide range of Acuvue contacts in more than 70 countries. The Acuvue brand of disposable contact lenses was the first disposable contact lens in the world. They provide one week of extended wear. You do not even have to remove them when you sleep. As well, the Acuvue extended wear contact is mainly composed of water so it does not negatively impact the eye, such as causing irritation.

For common vision correction, Johnson and Johnson produce a variety of lenses that include: Acuvue, Acuvue 2, Acuvue Advance, Acuvue Oasys and 1-Day Acuvue. For people who want to change their eye color, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care have developed the Acuvue Colors lenses. They are available in two types: Acuvue 2 Colors Enhancers, that enhances the color of light eyes, and Acuvue 2 Colors Opaque lenses, that alter the color of dark eyes. UV blocking is also included in Acuvue contact lenses as these contacts are slightly tinted. For people with astigmatisms, they can select from Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism or Acuvue Toric contacts. People who are afflicted with Presbyopia can wear Acuvue Bifocal lenses.

Because of Johnson & Johnson’s commitment to Eye Care Professionals and their patients, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is striving to continue to look for new and innovative methods of improving eye sight. It will be interesting to see what future vision products Johnson & Johnson Vision Care will produce and release to the public thus reinforcing its position as the world leader in vision care.

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