Anybody sell Extreme H2O 54% Contacts?

**Johns** · 01-22-2009, 03:26 PM

Anybody deal with them?

Thanks

John

**NavyChief** · 01-22-2009, 03:43 PM

1-800 has them:
$32.49/Box, (6 Month Supply)
$29.99/Box, (Years Supply)

**Ory** · 01-22-2009, 03:52 PM

I've never found them to be that great honestly. We have a few patients who love them but just as many have found them too dry.

**psaturn** · 01-22-2009, 04:29 PM

We've had patients that was fitted with it previously by another practitioner and so we were able to reorder for them...

When it first came out, one had to buy a stock of 200 boxes minimum in order to get trial lenses and I objected to that...so without trial lenses, no new fits...not a good idea...

So we do fits based on trial lenses that we have or can order easily from our CL lab and supplier.

**Excel-Lentes** · 01-22-2009, 04:39 PM

Hi,

I have been fitting them since they had the 60% (59 really). At first patients had a lot of difficulty w/ ripping the lenses. Since the introduction of the 54% those issues were resolved. The 54% come in 13.6 and 14.0 diameters which has been a good addition.

They also keep expanding the range of parameters of their toric lens. That will be great when it is complete.

The company has been pretty strict about selling the lenses to 1-800 companies. I had some customers try to order on line and had difficulty getting them (one person actually was sent the wrong base curve).

They do offer complete fitting sets at no charge and are very good about re-ordering stock trial lenses. I don't stock any lenses to sell; I just order them as needed.

Check them out.

**ilanh** · 01-24-2009, 08:56 PM

I've been using them for a while. Patients seem happy. It's true that the earlier versions ripped very easily but the latest one seems OK. Very comfortable lenses and seem to work well for dry eye patients. Over time I found that it's available everywhere and there's no exclusivity regardless of what the company says.

**rdcoach5** · 01-25-2009, 06:26 PM

For people with dry eyes or even people with smaller VID's or apertures, it's good to have in stock. Think of a more durable Proclear, made in 2 diameters.
Bob

**AutumN** · 01-25-2009, 09:19 PM

I've used them a bit over the past year. No complaints. Like the idea of the availability of the small diameter. Especially for kids, or if someone is having difficulty with I&R I'll use these. If they don't fit well enough, usually the pt's had enough practice with them that they can put the larger lenses in a little easier.