The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Bausch + Lomb samfilcon A soft (hydrophilic) contact lens, a new silicone hydrogel contact lens, compared to the Bausch + Lomb PureVision® soft contact lens when worn for 7-day extended wear by adapted soft contact lens wearers.
Approximately 816 participants (1,632 eyes) will be enrolled in this 12-month randomized, parallel, Investigator/Sponsor masked study at approximately 35 investigative sites in the US. At the Screening/Dispensing Visit, approximately one-half of the participants will be randomized to receive Bausch + Lomb investigational samfilcon A soft contact lenses (Test) and approximately one-half of the subjects will be randomized to receive Bausch + Lomb PureVision soft contact lenses (Control). Both groups will wear the assigned lenses bilaterally on a 7-day extended wear basis throughout the 12 month study. The lenses are to be worn overnight for up to six consecutive nights per week. The lenses are to be removed, cleaned and disinfected on the seventh night and re-inserted the following morning. The lenses will be replaced with new lenses at the beginning of each month. Lenses will be provided at the Screening/Dispensing, 3-Month, 6-Month and 9-Month Follow-Up visits to maintain a monthly replacement schedule. Participants will also be required to complete a paper diary.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
816
soft contact lenses
soft contact lenses
Cicero Family Eye Care
Cicero, New York, United States
High Contrast Visual Acuity
For determination of high contrast visual acuity (VA), the participant was seated at the photoropter so that the distance from the participant's eyes to the logMAR chart was 6.5 feet (2.0 meters). The chart was at eye level for each participant. The logMAR charts had two alternative letter sequences from 28 letters (0.3 logMAR) to 62 letters (-0.3 logMAR). The visual acuity was measured through the phoropter using the distance refractive correction with the addition of +0.50 Diopter to compensate for the reduced test distance of 6.5 feet (2.0 meters). A scoring sheet for each eye was provided to keep track of the letters correctly identified by the participants. Scores were recorded as the numbers of letters correctly identified in the eye examination. VA was converted to the Log10 of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (logMAR) by using the score (number of letters).
Time frame: Month 12
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. Serious adverse events were defined as those events that resulted in, or had the potential to cause, either permanent impairment of an ocular function or damage to an ocular structure, and might necessitate medical or surgical intervention. A summary of other non-serious AEs and all serious AEs, regardless of causality is located in reported AE section.
Time frame: Baseline up to Month 12
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