Comfortable Wear - Enjoy enhanced comfort with ComfortMoist Technology, which allows for a thinner lens that provides higher level of comfort than alternatives.
Breathability - Thanks to the silicone hydrogel material used to create Purevision 2 HD lenses, optimal levels of oxygen can reach your eyes during wear, ensuring they stay bright and healthy.
Excellent Clarity - PureVision 2 HD contact lenses use unique High-Definition Optics to reduce halos and glare, combined with a design that reduces spherical aberration - a common problem that affects vision clarity and resolution.
Monthly Use - PureVision 2 HD contact lenses are a monthly use option which need to be removed, cleaned and stored correctly overnight after each day of use. They are also available as a continuous wear option, being worn for up to 29 nights; you will need approval from your optician before wearing in this way.
Purevision 2 HD from Bausch & Lomb are monthly contact lenses designed with various features to promote comfort and visual clarity.
Recommended For
PureVision 2 HD contact lenses are recommended for:
- Short or long-sighted prescription lens wearers.
- Wearers who prefer a monthly-use contact lens.
Please always check with your Optometrist first before purchasing new contact lenses that haven't been prescribed.
Product Information
Manufacturer:
PureVision 2 HD contact lenses are designed and manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, a leading specialist in the contact lens market.
Brand:
PureVision is a brand owned and operated by Bausch & Lomb.
Type of Lens:
PureVision 2 HD are a monthly use contact lens option. This means that each lens can be worn for up to 30 days, with them being removed, cleaned and stored correctly overnight after each day of use. You can also wear PureVision 2 HD as continuous wear, for up to 29 nights, as long as you first get approval from your optician.
Material:
PureVision 2 HD contact lenses contain Balafilcon A. Balafilcon A is a Silicone Hydrogel with a water content of 36%. This lens material provides a high level of oxygen to your eyes and binds your tears to the surface of the lens to keep your eyes moisturised during wear.
Technology:
Bausch & Lomb have manufactured PureVision 2 HD contact lenses with several technologies designed to improve performance for wearers.
ComfortMoist Technology - Technology used to improve the wearing experience, from ease of use to comfort during wear.
Unique High-Definition Optics - The inclusion of HD optics reduces halos and glare; ensuring clear, crisp vision at all times.
Pack Sizes:
PureVision 2 HD contact lenses are available in packs of 3 or 6 (PureVision 2 HD - Pack fo 6), for either one eye or for both. Each lens should be worn for a maximum of 30 days as daily wear (removed, cleaned and stored overnight after each day of use) - meaning that the pack of 3 will last for around 3 months and the pack of 6 will last for around 6 months. PureVision 2 HD contact lenses can also be worn as continuous wear for up to 29 days, though you need to get approval from your optician before doing so.
Availability for Astigmatism and Presbyopia:
Purevision 2 HD are manufactured by Bausch & Lomb for wearers with myopia or hypermetropia (short and long-sighted) prescriptions. Bausch & Lomb also manufacture PureVision 2 HD for Astigmatism, and for presbyopia, PureVision Multifocal.
Alternatives
Not sure that PureVision 2 HD contact lenses are the right choice for you? You may want to consider alternative brands.
Before you try a different brand of contact lens, you will need to consult your optician to make sure that any alternative is suitable for you, and also fitted correctly.
Biofinity
Biofinity are a popular choice for monthly disposables used for either daily or continuous wear and are a good alternative to PureVision 2 HD. Thanks to Aquaform technology, Biofinity lenses retain water, increasing hydration and keeping eyes moist; the breathable silicone hydrogel material also allows oxygen to reach your eyes, ensuring Biofinity lenses are comfortable to wear all day long and beyond. Biofinity contact lenses can be kept in your eyes overnight for up to 29 nights, although you will need to confirm with your optician first before doing so.
Air Optix Night and Day Aqua
Air Optix Night and Day Aqua contact lenses are an alternative to PureVision 2 HD from CIBA Vision/Alcon. Air Optix Night and Day Aqua are comfortable to wear, being designed to reduce dehydration while wearing, and to allow higher levels of oxygen to reach the eye. Air Optix Night & Day Aqua contact lenses also utilise Alcon's permanent plasma technology, which increases comfort. They have been designed to be used as continuous wear for up to 30 days and 30 nights, as long as your optician has approved it.
FAQs
How Long Can You Wear PureVision 2 HD Contacts?
Bausch & Lomb PureVision 2 HD contact lenses can be worn for up to 30 days providing they are removed, cleaned and stored correctly overnight after each day of use. You can also wear PureVision 2 HD as continuous wear, for up to 29 nights, as long as you first get approval from your optician.
Can You Sleep in PureVision 2 HD Contacts?
You can wear PureVision 2 HD contact lenses during sleep as continuous wear for up to 29 days, but only if you have been approved to do so by your optician.
References
Lenstore has strict referencing and sourcing guidelines. Our product descriptions are authored and reviewed by Roshni Patel BSc (Hons) MCOptom.
1. PureVision® 2HD. Bausch + Lomb. Accessed Feb. 05, 2021. https://bausch.co.uk/products/vision-care-purevision-2hd-ecp
Written by:
Roshni Patel BSc (Hons) MCOptom
Optometrist and Professional Services Manager
Roshni Patel BSc (Hons) MCOptom qualified as an Optometrist in 2004. She is a member of the Association of Optometrists and is the Professional Services Manager at Lenstore where she is responsible for supporting and guiding all departments from a clinical standpoint.