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Alcon Debuts Groundbreaking PRECISION7, a One-Week Replacement Contact Lens to Start and End Every Week Fresh

By: via Business Wire
  • PRECISION7, a new one-week replacement lens, provides 16 hours of outstanding comfort and precise vision, even on day 71
  • Features world’s first ACTIV-FLO System specially designed for one-week optimal performance2
  • PRECISION7 broadens existing WaterInnovations portfolio, addressing the need for comfort and affordability when a daily disposable lens is not an option1,3*

Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, today announced the U.S. launch of PRECISION7®, the only one-week replacement contact lens with the revolutionary 7-day ACTIV-FLO® System2 that provides 16 hours of outstanding comfort and precise vision, even on day 7.1

While nearly nine out of ten Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) believe daily disposable lenses are better overall for their patients, more than half of new patients are still being fit in reusable lenses due to cost considerations.3* Most optometrists agree that a one-week contact lens replacement schedule would be more intuitive for patients, as compared to a two-week replacement schedule.4 PRECISION7 offers a breakthrough in comfort performance and an easy to remember replacement schedule when daily disposables are not an option.1,3-4*

“We are making history with the bold innovation of PRECISION7,” said Max Wolf, General Manager, Head of Vision Care and Contact Lenses at Alcon. “Now, patients can start and end every week fresh with a first-of-its-kind contact lens featuring ACTIV-FLO technology.1-2 This is also the first time we are introducing both sphere and toric lenses to the U.S. market simultaneously, allowing ECPs to address the needs of the majority of patients right away.”

The groundbreaking innovation of the ACTIV-FLO System in PRECISION7 is a unique combination of a water-loving moisturizing agent embedded in the lens matrix and a proprietary replenishing agent that is continually released to moisturize the surface for 7 days.2,5

“Data show that three out of every four contact lens wearers want their ECPs to talk to them about new contact lens technology,” said Jason Compton, OD, FAAO.6** “When daily disposable lenses aren’t an option, PRECISION7 provides 16 hours of outstanding comfort and precise vision, even on day 7, at a price our patients can afford.1,3 It has an easy and intuitive replacement schedule4 that allows my patients to pick their preferred day of the week to replace their contact lenses.”

The launch of PRECISION7 marks the newest addition to the Alcon WaterInnovations™ portfolio of contact lenses. Patients can experience PRECISION7 sphere and toric lenses through select ECPs effective immediately in the U.S. PRECISION7 will be more broadly commercially available in the U.S. beginning in January of 2025, with markets outside of the U.S. to follow later. See product instructions for complete wear, care, and safety information. For more information, please visit www.alcon.com.

About Alcon

Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care. Learn more at www.alcon.com.

About WaterInnovations Contact Lenses

The Alcon WaterInnovations portfolio of contact lenses harnesses the power of water to deliver comfort for how we use our eyes today1,7-9, helping to outsmart Digital Device Dryness and many other challenges today’s patients face. PRECISION7 is the latest contact lens in Alcon’s WaterInnovations contact lens portfolio, joining additional proprietary lenses DAILIES TOTAL1®, PRECISION1®, and TOTAL30®.

References

  1. In a 2-week prospective clinical study in the US; n=181; CLEAR CARE Cleaning & Disinfecting Solution used for cleaning and disinfection; Alcon data on file, 2023.
  2. Zheng Y, Dou J, Wang Y, et al. Sustained release of a polymeric wetting agent from a silicone-hydrogel contact lens material. ACS Omega. 2022;7(33):29223-29230. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03310.
  3. Alcon data on file, 2022.
  4. Based on a survey of 500 US optometrists who fit contact lenses; Alcon data on file, 2023.
  5. Phan CM, Chan VWY, Drolle E, et al. Evaluating the in vitro wettability and coefficient of friction of a novel and contemporary reusable silicone hydrogel contact lens materials using an in vitro blink model. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024.
  6. Based on a survey of 500 US bi-weekly contact lens wearers; Alcon data on file, 2023.
  7. Fogt J, Patton K. Long day wear experience with water surface daily disposable contact lenses. ClinOptom. 2022(14):93-99.
  8. Perez-Gomez I, Giles T. European survey of contact lens wearers and eye care professionals on satisfaction with a new water gradient daily disposable contact lens. ClinOptom. 2014;6:17-23.
  9. In a clinical study wherein patients (n=66) used AOSEPT solution for nightly cleaning, disinfecting, and storing; Alcon data on file, 2021.

*Based on agreement with the statement "I believe daily disposable lenses are better for my patients overall.”

**Based on survey of 500 US bi-weekly contact lens wearers.

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