Bausch & Lomb
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Files 510(k) for balaficon A, a patented soft contact lens material which has "low protein uptake and is up to 10 times more oxygen transmissible than conventional soft contact lens material," the firm says. B&L expects approval of a daily wear lens made of balaficon in 1995 and plans to submit an application for extended wear lenses made from the material after completing additional clinical trials