Catherine Rauscher, global director,
business innovation for Transitions,
and Zohra Fadli, director sphere,
light management and lens care
platform, research and development
at Johnson & Johnson Vision, spoke
about the science and R&D behind
ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions
contact lenses.
so we had to develop a very
dynamic solution and that’s why
photochromic technology became
the number 1 choice for us and the
partnership with Transitions is
the number 1 partnership for us to
develop this product.
This product is a culmination of
more than 10 years of product
development, fuelled by a fantastic,
extraordinary collaboration with
Transitions, all geared to serve
the patients, serve the doctors and
provide them with the first-of-its-
kind light adaptive technology.
We know from the clinical data
that the technology works, it adapts
to light and it provides all-day
soothing vision for the patient and
allows the patient to see better, live
better and connect better.
Q: Finally, can you tell us more
about the partnership between
Transitions Optical and Johnson
& Johnson Vision that helped to
create these contacts?
Z: We wouldn’t have developed
this product without the strong
partnership with Transitions. combining that with the expertise
of Transitions Optical and putting
that together in a contact lens
that is Acuvue Oasys with Light
Intelligent Technology. The
collaboration with Transitions
has been very inspiring, very
committed.
If you start with the unmet need,
the unmet need is about changing
bothersome light. It needs a
dynamic solution. Transitions is
the pioneer in that. C: Transitions Optical is
committed to partnering with
innovative companies like Johnson
& Johnson Vision to create
combined results that deliver on
patient needs in a way that has
never been done before. I’m happy
to say we’ve succeeded! OP
Think about Johnson & Johnson
Vision coming with the knowledge
and expertise in contact lenses,
Q: How do these lenses protect
against blue light?
Z: The lens has a photochromic
compound in it, homogeneously
distributed in the entire lens
matrix. The lens indoors blocks
up to 15 per cent of blue light and
outdoors blocks up to 70 per cent.
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