Catalogue Number: 2760 Formula 55 VH Tint Soft Contact Lens Demonstration Lenses Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Corporation: Aspect Vision Care Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1996 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Berkhamsted, Herts, UK Publisher/Manufacturer: Aspect Vision Care Description Of Item: Two vials of 40 mm height and 22 mm diameter, one with a blue metal cap, one with a re-sealable plastic cap, each containing a visual handling (VH) tinted soft contact lens. Vials are labelled Formula 55 VH Tint with parameters 8.8/14.2/-0.25 Expiry date 07/00 or 06/01. Tints are light blue and mid aqua, water content 55% Historical Significance: Handling tints were offered with some soft contact lenses to make detection of the lenses in the case easier. The tint had little effect on eye colour especially with dark coloured eyes. Aspect Vision Care was formed by the merger of Aspect and New Focus in 1991 and acquired by CooperVision in 1997 How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates Date Acquired: 16/01/2013 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 16 |