Menicon Launches ROSE K2 Soft in the US
Billerica, MA – Menicon America, Inc., Menicon’s US subsidiary, today announced the availability of the ROSE K2 Soft contact lens design for the irregular cornea. Dr. Paul Rose, inventor of the ROSE K family of lens designs for the irregular cornea led the development of the new ROSE K2 Soft lens.
“I wanted to add a soft option to the ROSE K toolkit that followed the same simple fitting method as the rest of the ROSE K designs,” commented Dr. Rose. “After many years of development and clinical trials, I’m satisfied that we’ve succeeded. I’m very pleased to be bringing ROSE K2 Soft to the US market.”
The new ROSE K2 Soft design is a daily wear silicone hydrogel soft lens for irregular corneas, available as a 3 month replacement lens. The primary indications are intolerance to GP lenses, new contact lens wearers with irregular corneas, early to moderate irregular corneas, or conditions where the environment may be unsuitable for GP wear or where a GP lens may be unstable, such as sport.
ROSE K2 Soft uses the same simple, proven 5-step fitting method common to all ROSE K designs. The design features an aspheric back optic zone, front surface toricity and front surface aberration control for optimal visual acuity. Additionally, ROSE K2 Soft offers precise edge lift control, prism ballast stabilization and reverse geometry for a trouble-free fit.
ROSE K2 Soft is available now in the US from ABB Optical, Art Optical Contact Lens, Inc. and Blanchard Contact Lens.
About ROSE K
ROSE K is the single most frequently prescribed lens design for the correction of keratoconus and irregular cornea conditions in the world. All ROSE K designs feature a simple, systematic fitting approach, a flexible edge lift system and aberration control aspheric optics that provide outstanding acuity, reduced flare and glare and minimum lens mass. Menicon Co., Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan purchased the ROSE K family of irregular cornea designs from Rose K International in 2008 and currently manufactures, distributes or licenses the designs in 90 countries worldwide.
About Menicon
Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and represented in over 80 countries, Menicon Co., Ltd. is the only contact lens company in the world dedicated to every aspect of the field from material development and lens design to manufacturing of lenses and lens care solutions. Menicon offers an expanding portfolio of innovative lenses, packaging and related products that maximize user comfort and convenience. The company is also the world's largest producer of gas-permeable contact lenses.