RGP

SynergEyes, Inc. Launches New Hybrid Lens Design for Keratoconus Patients

...is the design of the lens itself and the technique used to fit it. "The ClearKone(TM) hybrid contact lens gives keratoconus patients wearing rgp lenses or a piggyback system a new way to have clearer, more stable vision and better comfort," says Dr. Morris Sheffer of Charlotte, North Carolina. ...

SynergEyes(R) Launches a New Website for Keratoconus Patients

...brid contact lenses with FDA market clearance includes SynergEyes(R) A for naturally occurring ametropia, targeting patients with astigmatism, current rgp lens wearers and patients demanding optimized vision; SynergEyes(R) Multifocal for presbyopia; and SynergEyes(R) PS for patients with post-surgery or ...

Contact Lenses Found To Slow Progression Of Myopia in Kids

... Children who wear rigid gas permeable ( rgp ) contact lenses can minimize the chances their my...1 for about three years. About half the group wore rgp lenses, and the other half wore soft contact lense...dn’t show any long-term advantages for wearing the rgp lenses, researchers say even the temporary slowing...

RGP in Medical Products

RGP OrthoK Lenses

Description:... Danker Laboratories manufacturers a wide variety of rgp orthokeratology lenses (also known as "Reverse Geometry" or "Corneal Reshaping" Lenses) according to the custom specifications and demanding standards...
Company:Danker Laboratories, Inc.

Conforma Laboratories

Description:... Pioneers in aspheric designs and developments. Conforma offers custom rgp contact lenses. Keratoconus and other irregular corneal topographies can be fitted with Conforma's custom lenses. Conforma responds to specialty lens ...
Company:Conforma Laboratories, Inc.

Omni Optical Lab

Description:... Omni labs carries an extensive line of frames, lenses, soft contacts, rgp lenses, and many other products and services. It supports Zeiss, American optical, Sola, Rodenstock, Zylowear, Eyewear designs, Lawrence, Polymer tech...
Company:Omni Optical Lab

Achievement

Description:... Achievement, available exclusively from Art Optical, is a unique rgp lens design with a patented junctionless back surface and a controlled edge lift....
Company:Art Optical Contact Lens, Inc.

Boston Envision

Description:... An easy-to-fit rgp daily wear lens with a unique bi-aspheric back surface design that provides excellent patient comfort and adaptation. Boston Envision contact lenses a...
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

The OK E-System "Compression Ortho-K"

Features:...rs in Some Cases Inventory Sets Available Optional Fenestrations for Added Tear Exchange, Safety, and Comfort BOSTON XO DK 100 rgp Material ...
Company:Contex, Inc.

Fluoroperm 151

Features:... Promotes optimal corneal health with one of the highest oxygen permeability available. Maximizes patient comfort with a softer, custom-made rgp material. Useful for extended and flexible wear schedules. Especially for unusual specialty applications....
Company:Paragon Vision Sciences

Lifestyle Gp

Features:... Most widely prescribed rgp multifocal in America. Patented multi-aspheric back surface. Designed for comfort. Simultaneous vision. Enhanced near acuity as the lens translates. A...
Company:LifeStyle Company, Inc.

Optimum by Lobob Cleaning/Disinfecting/Storage Solution

Features:... Lobob C/D/S solution cleans, disinfects and provides sterile hydrating storage for rgp and hard contact lenses preventing warpage of the lens and the adherence of contaminants to the lens surface....
Company:Lobob Laboratories, Inc.

Refresh Contacts

Features:...y helps your eyes retain moisture, creating a cushion of comfort and protection. Refresh Contacts contact lens comfort drops may be used with soft and rgp (silicone acrylate and fluorosilicone acrylate) contact lenses. Safe to use as often as needed. For added comfort, place a drop in lenses prior to ins...
Company:Allergan, Inc.

RGP in Biological News

Scientists document complex genomic events leading to the birth of new genes

...romosome 2. Comprised of eight family members, the rgp gene cluster may help to explain what sets apart h...approximately 10% of human chromosome 2, was named rgp (for RanBP2-like, GRIP domain-containing proteins)...ngements leading to the formation of the ancestral rgp locus. These events included a combination of dupl...