UV contact lenses: how do they work?

What are UV rays?
Dangers of UV radiation: Why use UV contact lenses?
Contact lens UV blocking classifications

Myths about UV protection for your eyes
Contact lenses with UV protection

Contact lenses with Class 1 UV blocking
Model |
Type of lens |
1 Day Acuvue Trueye | Daily |
Acuvue Oasys 1 DAY with HydraLuxe | Daily |
Acuvue Oasys | 2 weekly |
Acuvue Vita | Monthly |
Avaira Vitality | Monthly |
Acuvue Oasys 1 Day for Astigmatism | Daily Toric |
Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism | 2 weekly Toric |
Avaira Vitality Toric | Monthly Toric |
Acuvue Oasys for Presbyopia | 2 weekly Multifocal |
Contact lenses with Class 2 UV blocking
Model |
Type of lens |
1 Day Acuvue | Daily |
1 Day Acuvue Moist | Daily |
Biotrue One Day | Daily |
Clariti 1 Day | Daily |
everclear ELITE | Daily |
MyDay | Daily |
1 Day Acuvue Define Shimmer | Daily Coloured |
1 Day Acuvue Define Sparkle | Daily Coloured |
Acuvue 2 | 2 weekly |
Acuvue Advance | 2 weekly |
everclear ADM | Daily |
everclear PLUS | 2 weekly |
Biomedics 55 Evolution | Monthly |
everclear AIR | Monthly |
everclear UV | Monthly |
1 Day Acuvue for Astigmatism | Daily Toric |
1 Day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism | Daily Toric |
Clariti 1 Day Toric | Daily Toric |
MyDay Toric | Daily Toric |
Biomedics Toric | Monthly Toric |
1 Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal | Daily Multifocal |
Biotrue ONEday for Presbyopia | Daily Multifocal |
Clariti 1 Day Multifocal | Daily Multifocal |