Catalogue Number: 2598 Optima Colours Soft Contact Lens Trial Set Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Corporation: Bausch and Lomb Inc. Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1991 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Rochester NY USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch and Lomb Inc. Description Of Item: Three vials each 43 mm high and 22m diameter each containing one opaque tinted soft contact lens. Colours are Grey, Hazel and Blue. Lens material is 38% HEMA. Blue and Hazel lenses are labelled Sag I, Plano, Lens diameter 14.0 mm and expiry date 11/94 and 02/95. The grey lens is labelled Sag II -1.00 and expiry date 02/95. Historical Significance: Optima Colours were a selection of opaque tints with a striated pattern and clear pupil as an alternative to the Wesley-Jessen Durasoft Tinted Lenses. Early lenses were supplied in vials, later ones in blister packs. Colour range: Blue, Grey, Hazel, Dark Green, Turquoise, Topaz, Aqua and Amethyst. How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates Date Acquired: 16/01/2013 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 16 |