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FITTING gUIDELINES

AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM

Fit successfully with


the following easy steps.

1
Select Initial
Trial CONTACT Lens

Upon completion of the refraction, use the Spectacle to Contact Lens Power Grid chart
(see reverse) to select your initial trial lens power.
Lens Axis:
Select the axis for AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM soft contact lenses closest to
the spectacle axis. These contact lenses come in axes from around the clock in
10 degree steps.
Allow for the contact lens to settle on the eye (app. 5 to 10 minutes).

2
Evaluate
CONTACT Lens Fit

3
EVALUATE
visual acuity

a) Assess centration: A well-fitted contact lens will have full corneal coverage with good
centration in primary, up and side gaze.
b) Assess contact lens movement: A well-fitted contact lens will show sufficient movement
to allow tear exchange under the lens during blink in primary or up gaze.
c) Assess push-up test: Use the lower lid border to push the contact lens upwards.
A well-fitted contact lens is easy to displace, and returns smoothly to the centered
position when released.

In rare occasions, the fitting might result in a reduced visual acuity.


a) First, do a spherical over refraction.
Check for too much minus power first (plus over refraction) and then for too little minus
(minus over refraction).
If adding plus or minus lenses improves acuity, use a new trial contact lens with
the adjusted sphere power or dispense a pack with this power. If acceptable vision
cannot be achieved, check for rotation (see below) and compensate accordingly when
selecting the next trial contact lens.

AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM contact lenses achieve rotational stability on eye in just
30 seconds1.
Slit lamp Beam

4
EVALUATE INITIAL
CONTACT LENS
ORIENTATION

Tips for viewing the scribe lines:


Narrow the slit lamp beam. Confirm the light beam passes
through the centre of the pupil. Scribe lines are located in the
area from the limbus to the pupil at 3, 6 and 9 oclock (with the
6 oclock being a bit wider than the other two). Determine the
absolute amount of rotation, if any, and compensate accordingly
using the LARS/CAAS card enclosed in the sales aid folder.

Scribe Marks
Scribe Marks

Spectacle to Contact Lens Power grid


How to use the AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM Contact Lens Selection Grid.
1. Locate the sphere power in the spectacle prescription on the left
side labelled Spectacle Sphere Powers.

4. For trial contact lens axis select the AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM
axis closest to the refractive or spectacle prescription axis (AIR OPTIX
for ASTIGMATISM comes in every 10 steps from 0/180 to 170).

2. Locate the spectacle minus cylinder power in the spectacle cylinder Rx


on the top right columns.

5. When ordering the final lens, account for any spherical over refraction,
compensation and contact lens rotation as appropriate.

3. Then find the AIR OPTIX for ASTIGMATISM trial contact lens power at
the intersection of this column and the spectacle sphere power row.

Spectacle Cylinder Powers


-11.50
-11.25
-11.00
-10.75
-10.50
-10.25
-10.00
-9.75
-9.50
-9.25
-9.00
-8.75
-8.50
-8.25
-8.00
-7.75
-7.50
-7.25
-7.00
-6.75
-6.50
-6.25
-6.00
-5.75
-5.50
-5.25
-5.00
-4.75
-4.50
-4.25
-4.00
-3.75
-3.50
-3.25
-3.00
-2.75
-2.50
-2.25
-2.00
-1.75
-1.50
-1.25
-1.00
-0.75
-0.50
-0.25
+0.00
+0.25
+0.50
+0.75
+1.00
+1.25
+1.50
+1.75
+2.00
+2.25
+2.50
+2.75
+3.00
+3.25
+3.50
+3.75
+4.00
+4.25
+4.50
+4.75
+5.00
+5.25
+5.50
+5.75

-0.75
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-10.00
-10.00
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-9.50
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-9.00
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-8.50
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-8.00
-8.00
-7.50
-7.00
-7.00
-7.00
-6.50
-6.50
-6.00
-6.00
-5.75
-5.50
-5.25
-5.25
-5.00
-4.75
-4.50
-4.25
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-2.50
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-0.75 * -8.50
-0.75 * -8.50
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-0.75 * -8.00
-0.75 * -7.50
-0.75 * -7.50
-0.75 * -7.50
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-0.75 * -7.00
-0.75 * -6.50
-0.75 * -6.50
-0.75 * -6.00
-0.75 * -6.00
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-0.75
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-0.75
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-0.75
-1.00
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Trial Contact Lens Powers


*For these refraction powers, the AIR OPTIX AQUA spherical lens may be considered as an option too
Determination of final cylinder axis to order will be made after compensation for lens orientation.
1. In a randomised, subject-masked clinical study at 11 sites with 83 subjects; significance demonstrated at the 0.05 level; Alcon data on file, 2005.
93001787Q-9599 2012 Novartis AG. AIR OPTIX, the AIR OPTIX logo, the CIBA VISION logo and the Alcon logo are trademarks of Novartis AG.
CIBA VISION is now a part of Alcon, a division of Novartis AG.

-2.75
sph
-10.00
-10.00
-9.50
-9.50
-9.00
-9.00
-9.00
-8.50
-8.50
-8.50
-8.00
-8.00
-7.50
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-7.50
-7.00
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-6.50
-6.50
-6.00
-6.00
-5.75
-5.50
-5.50
-5.25
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-4.75
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-4.25
-4.00
-4.00
-3.75
-3.50
-3.25
-3.00
-2.75
-2.50
-2.25
-2.00
-1.75
-1.50
-1.50
-1.25
-1.00
-0.75
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+3.50
+4.00
+4.25
+4.50
+4.75
+5.00
+5.25
+5.50
+5.75
sph

cyl
-1.75
-1.75
-1.75
-1.75
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
cyl

-3.00
sph
-10.00
-10.00
-9.50
-9.50
-9.00
-9.00
-9.00
-8.50
-8.50
-8.50
-8.00
-8.00
-7.50
-7.50
-7.50
-7.00
-7.00
-6.50
-6.50
-6.00
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-5.75
-5.50
-5.50
-5.25
-5.00
-4.75
-4.50
-4.25
-4.25
-4.25
-4.00
-3.75
-3.50
-3.25
-3.00
-2.75
-2.50
-2.25
-2.00
-1.75
-1.50
-1.25
-1.00
-0.75
-0.50
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+4.25
+4.50
+4.75
+5.00
+5.25
+5.50
sph

cyl
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
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-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
-2.25
cyl

Trial Contact Lens Powers

Spectacle Sheres Powers

Vertex
Correction
12mm

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