Approved Hydrophilic Names

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For nomenclature purposes, contact lens materials are divided into hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, depending on their water content. Materials with water content greater than or equal to 10% by weight at ambient temperature are assigned "-filcon" names. The "-focon" stem is assigned to hydrophobic lens materials with water content less than 10%.

abafilcon A

acofilcon A

acofilcon B

acquafilcon A

alofilcon A

alphafilcon A

amfilcon A (reclassified to ocufilcon series)

astifilcon A

atlafilcon A

 

balafilcon A

bisfilcon A

bufilcon A

 

comfilcon A

crofilcon A

cyclofilcon A

 

darfilcon A

delefilcon A

deltafilcon A

deltafilcon B

dimefilcon A

droxifilcon A

 

efrofilcon A

elastofilcon A

enfilcon A

epsiflcon A

esterifilcon A

etafilcon A

 

focofilcon A

 

galyfilcon A

genfilcon A

govafilcon A

 

hefilcon A

hefilcon B

hefilcon C

hefilcon D

hilafilcon A

hilafilcon B

hioxifilcon A

hioxifilcon B

hioxifilcon C

hioxifilcon D

hydrofilcon A

 

iberfilcon A

 

lenefilcon A

licryfilcon A

licryfilcon B

lidofilcon A

lidofilcon B

lotrafilcon A

lotrafilcon B

 

mafilcon A

mesifilcon A

methafilcon B

mipafilcon A

 

narafilcon A

narafilcon B

nelfilcon A

nesofilcon A

netrafilcon A

 

ocufilcon A

ocufilcon B

ocufilcon C

ocufilcon D

ocufilcon E

ocufilcon F

ofilcon A

omafilcon A

oxyfilcon A

 

pentafilcon A

perfilcon A

petrafocon A-hem-larafilcon A

pevafilcon A

phemfilcon A

phemfilcon B

polymacon A

polymacon B

 

senofilcon A

shofilcon A

sifilcon A

silafilcon A

siloxyfilcon A

surfilcon A

 

tasfilcon A

tefilcon A

tetrafilcon A

trifilcon A

 

uvifilcon A

 

vasurfilcon A

vifilcon A

vifilcon B

 

xylofilcon A

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