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Gas Permeable
Contamac's Gas Permeable (GP) materials provide the most comprehensive range of properties available in the GP market. Based on leading manufacturing technology, the full range of products offers materials that have the lowest wetting angles in the industry and exceptional oxygen permeability, producing the ultimate "on eye" wearing experience. A wide application to a variety of modalities and indications are available from Contamac GP materials
The Optimum range of premium GP materials offer the lowest wetting angles in the industry, outstanding oxygen permeability and high stability, to achieve one goal - on eye comfort. Optimum is FDA approved for a full range of indications such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and aphakia. The balanced properties of Optimum make this material ideally suited for a range of lens designs such as toric, multifocal, keratoconus or corneas with a high oxygen demand. Optimum is offered in four Dk ranges to ensure the eye care professional is offered the opportunity to select the ideal lens designs, in conjunction with gaining clinical control on the physiologic performance. Optimum offers excellent optical quality, durability and wettability, making this range the ideal choice for all indications, but the first choice for presbyopia correction for the speciality lab. Recent innovations have led to the Optimum material gaining FDA approval, for plasma treatment to enhance surface wettability. This enables speciality laboratories to plasma treat GP lenses made with any of our Optimum range.
For further information on the Gas Permeable materials please email sales@contamac.com
GP Optimum technical information
Material Characteristics:
| Property | Optimum Classic | Optimum Comfort | Optimum Extra | Optimum Extreme |
| Classification | Focon III 2 | Focon III 3 | Focon III 4 | Focon III 4 |
| FDA Approved | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USAN | Roflufocon A | Roflufocon C | Roflufocon D | Roflufocon E |
| Receding contact angle (DCA) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Light Transmission | >97% | >96% | >97% | >94% |
Permeability (ISO) X10-11(cm2/sec) (mlO2)/(ml x mmHg) | 26 | 65 | 100 | 125 |
| Refractive Index | 1.450 | 1.437 | 1.431 | 1.432 |
| Shore D hardness | 83 | 79 | 75 | 77 |
| Specific Gravity | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| Handling tints | Blue | Blue Green Grey | Blue Green Grey | Blue |
| UV Blocker | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Diameter | 12.70mm | 12.70mm | 12.70mm | 12.70mm |
| Thickness | 4.70mm | 4.70mm | 4.70mm | 4.70mm |
| Polishing compound | Contapol 3 | Contapol 3 | Contapol 3 | Contapol 3 |
| Blocking wax | Low melt | Low melt | Low melt | Low melt |
| Cutting speed | 7,000-9,000 RPM | 7,000-9,000 RPM | 7,000-9,000 RPM | 7,000-9,000 RPM |
| Polishing speed | 3,500 RPM | 3,500 RPM | 3,500 RPM | 3,500 RPM |
Manufacturing Consumables:
- Contapol 3 Polishing Compound
- Black Low Melt Wax
- C-18c Beige Microfibre Polishing Cloth
- C-18d Polishing Silk
- Contasolve De Blocking Solvent
Accessories:
- Optimum GP Lens Case
- GP151 Double Opticase Blue/White
- GP Double Mailers
- GP152 Tamper Evident Vial
- Rubber Suckers