AOsept vs. Clear Care
In our present society that demands products that can help maintain and augment vision, therapeutic and corrective lenses have become quite popular. In fact, one company has been transformed from a small eye-product store, into a US$ 1 billion empire. This American company is known as Ciba Vision. It focuses on the manufacture and sale of lenses, and the products that help clean or care for the said lenses. Examples of the latter include AOsept and Clear Care. To date, many are still having problems telling the difference between the two lens care products.
The problem in using contact lenses is that your eyes may become irritated after prolonged use, especially if rapid drying has already occurred. In this connection, many lens care products are made available for the use of every contact lens user. Traditionally, there were wetting drops that were said to ‘re-hydrate’ your eyes or lenses instantly, but modern optometrists today recommend a solution that is hydrogen peroxide-based.
AOSept is more expensive because you cannot drop it directly onto the eyes due to the nature of the solution. The AOSept solution comes with an AODisc that can help neutralize the product. This is not the usual direct, wet, no-rub lens care solution like most of the old lens care products around.
After the AOSept solution had made a mark in the lens care industry, a newer product has been developed by the same company, CIBA Vision. This product is the Clear Care solution. In terms of packaging, the Clear Care solution is described as one product that is coupled with a metallic neutralizing disc and case. This is not the same as with AOSept, for which you need to buy the metallic disc separately. Hence, the resulting price for Clear Care is relatively cheaper than that of AOSept.
AOSept does not come with a surfactant cleaner, like Clear Care, therefore it requires the user to rub the lens clean and then to rinse (an additional step). Hence, you have less direct contact with the lens when using Clear Care as opposed to using the AOSept solution. That’s why Clear Care is said to work best for a short time, and is a less durable lenses, while AOSept is practically used for more durable contact lenses that will be used for a longer period of time.
1. AOSept is an older and a more expensive lens care product compared to Clear Care.
2. AOSept is a stand alone solution wherein you need to buy an additional case and metallic disc, whereas Clear Care has all three components in one package, including the solution itself.
3. Clear Care comes with a built in surfactant cleaner, while AOSept does not have any.
4. Using Clear Care allows less direct contact with the lens during the cleaning process, as opposed to using AOSept, which requires more contact with the lens.