If your contact lens prescribing habits match the latest international prescribing trends, you likely reach for a contact lens that’s comprised of silicone hydrogel material and in a daily disposable modality for the majority of your fits.¹ 

Still, with a wide range of SiHy materials and optical designs available in daily disposable wearing schedules,² how do you narrow the field?

For Dr. Sahil Dosaj, who estimates 90% of his CL patients are SiHy daily disposable wearers, MyDay® is his go-to lens choice every time.

“We’ve upgraded almost all of our contact lens patients to the MyDay® family,” Dr. Dosaj says. “In my experience, MyDay® offers the most comprehensive and complete family of lenses that are available. From optics,³ to comfort,³ to [prescription] range,⁵ to designs, I can count on the fact that there will likely be a lens in the MyDay® family to meet the needs of almost all my patients.”⁴

Dr. Dosaj shares his top five reasons why MyDay® is his number one choice for his contact lens patients and why the MyDay® family is made for more success for eye care professionals (ECPs) and their patients.⁵

1. Made for More Performance³

Here’s how MyDay®’s unique optical design and material science deliver enhanced vision6 and incredible all-day comfort for wearers.⁷

Aspheric optics: Unlike competitors’ traditional spherical single vision lenses, MyDay® spherical contact lenses’ aspheric optics are powered by CooperVision’s Aberration Neutralizing System™ which is designed to enhance vision by minimizing spherical aberrations (SA) inherent in both the contact lens and the average human eye.⁶

CooperVision’s Aberration Neutralizing System™ is an aspheric front surface design that introduces a consistent level of negative SA across all lens powers.⁶ The result is a lens that uniquely corrects SA to help provide crisp vision and clarity across the power range.⁶ Studies have shown that reducing SA through aspheric optics can improve low-contrast and mesopic visual acuity,^8,9 enhance contrast sensitivity,¹⁰ reduce glare,¹¹ and deliver more consistent visual clarity across a range of powers and lighting conditions.^11,12

One real world example: for Dr. Dosaj, that means his patients can see better when driving at night. 

For patients who log long hours on digital devices, MyDay Energys®’ DigitalBoost® Technology is an innovative single vision aspheric lens design that delivers a +0.3D boost, which may help reduce ciliary muscle stress from overworked eye muscles.^*13 Wearers can shift focus from on-screen to off-screen with less effort,^*13 which may ultimately help with eye tiredness when on screens.⁶

Incredible All-day Comfort with Aquaform® Technology:⁴ Comfort is a primary driver for contact lens success in both new and existing wearers.¹¹ With this in mind, Aquaform® Technology, found in the MyDay® family of lenses, is a highly breathable material design that promotes a healthy wearing experience⁴ and incredible comfort.⁷

“I describe Aquaform® Technology like a sponge,” Dr. Dosaj says. “Other contact lens manufacturers only put water on the surface of sponge. With Aquaform® Technology, the entire sponge is submerged in a glass of water so the entire sponge is wet and will keep its moisture longer. That’s why this technology works so well. Aquaform® Technology is built into the material of the lens which helps to retain water molecules throughout the day.”⁴ 

Another unique feature: Aquaform® Technology retains water from core to surface without the need for surface coatings or wetting agents, Dr. Dosaj adds.³

2. Made for More Parameters⁴ 

MyDay® lenses are also offered in a vast parameter range to meet all your patients’ needs.⁴ In fact, the MyDay® spherical portfolio can provide correction for 99.9% of all spherical prescriptions.¹⁴

“The MyDay® family has an amazing power range,” Dr. Dosaj explains. “With MyDay® sphere and especially with MyDay® toric, we can count on the fact that MyDay® will almost always have a patient’s prescription.”^14,15 

MyDay® offers more parameters for more precise matches to fit virtually every prescription.⁴  MyDay® and MyDay Energys® are available in sphere powers ranging from +8.00D to -12.00D (0.25D steps; 0.50D steps after +5.00D and -6.00D), while MyDay® toric offers around the clock axis,^† matches the industry-leading range of Biofinity® toric, and offers the most prescription options of any 1-day lens.¹⁶

“If you have a toric patient in your chair, MyDay® toric is going to have their prescription.¹⁵ And having powers all the way around the 180-degree axis is amazing,”^† Dr. Dosaj notes.

3. Made to Meet More Patients’ Needs

Dr. Dosaj describes MyDay® as a premium lens family that has “everything.”³

Case in point: ECPs can fit about 90% of their patients with the MyDay® family of lenses,⁴ whether it’s MyDay® sphere for the majority of the population, MyDay Energys® for individuals who spend long hours on digital devices, MyDay®  toric for patients with astigmatism, or MyDay® multifocal for patients with presbyopia, he adds.*^13,17

With presbyopia on the rise and currently affecting 128 million individuals in the U.S. alone,¹⁸ more and more patients forty and above are going to be seeking solutions for their diminished near vision that can also help them look younger, Dr. Dosaj says. For the ECP, MyDay® multifocal is easy to fit,¹⁹ and the first lens you put on the eye is going to be the final lens about 80 percent of the time, he continues.²⁰ 

MyDay® multifocal’s Binocular Progressive System® simplifies fitting for high first-fit success²⁰ and consistent performance across all stages of presbyopia,⁴ Dr. Dosaj adds. CooperVision silicone hydrogel contact lenses are simple to fit when prescribed using OptiExpert™ or CooperVision fitting guides.^‡21

Rounding out the visual needs for patients with astigmatism, MyDay® toric’s Optimized Toric Lens Geometry™ delivers predictable, consistent visual acuity and contact lens stability.³

“As doctors, whenever we are fitting a patient in a toric lens, we are concerned not only about the range of powers available but also stability. You want the mark to be sitting at 6 o’clock. Further, Biofinity® toric is the most prescribed toric lens on the market^,22 and we can offer the same, well vetted Optimized Toric Lens Geometry™ in a daily with MyDay® toric,” Dr. Dosaj notes. 

4. Made for More Success

The complete MyDay® family allows eye care professionals to fit more patients than any other 1-day contact lens,⁵ with high-performance features that open opportunities to expand your contact lens practice.⁴

 “When we transitioned our patients from frequent replacement lenses to dailies, we first started out with clariti^® 1 day which is a great entry level SiHy 1-day lens,” Dr. Dosaj says. “We continue to upgrade clariti^® patients, in addition to frequent replacement and hydrogel wearers, into MyDay® which is a premium lens.³ This move has generated more profit for our practice.⁵And the fact that MyDay® has such an expansive portfolio,⁴ I can continue to grow my contact lens business, with the assurance that I can find a lens for almost every single one of my patients and provide them an excellent wearing experience, no matter their need.”³

Additionally, since MyDay® has two spherical designs, ECPs can transition MyDay® patients who spend significant time on screens to MyDay Energys®. This move represents a two-fold opportunity: Patients can continue to enjoy many of the mirrored benefits offered in both MyDay® and MyDay Energys® while ECPs have yet another opportunity to boost their practice’s bottom line.

Discover what more looks like for your practice and your patients with MyDay®.

Dr. Sahil Dosaj is the owner of Miller Optometry in Yucaipa, CA. He joined the practice in 2014 after graduating from Western University College of Optometry and completing his residency in ocular disease at the Indian Health Services Hospital in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Dr. Dosaj currently focuses on primary care, ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, and pre and post op care for LASIK and cataract surgery.