cAir Fortnightly Contact Lenses

cAir is a two-weekly replacement single vision soft contact lens made by CooperVision. It is prescribed for short-sightedness (myopia) or long-sightedness (hyperopia).

Lens details

• Manufacturer: CooperVision
• Lens type: Single vision, two-weekly replacement
• Material: fanfilcon A (silicone hydrogel), 55% water
• Oxygen transmissibility: 112 Dk/t at -3.00D
• Base curve: 8.4 mm
• Diameter: 14.2 mm
• Wear and replacement: Replace every two weeks. Wear schedule as prescribed by your optometrist.
• Technology: a naturally wettable material made without surface coatings.
• UV: CooperVision lists this lens as a Class 1 UV blocker. UV-absorbing contact lenses are not a substitute for sunglasses, because they do not cover the whole eye and surrounding area.

Ordering from Rose Optometry

• Prescription needed. You need a current contact lens prescription. Choose the exact lens, base curve, diameter and power written on it for each eye.
• Subscribe and save. Choose the Monthly Subscription where shown and your lenses are reordered and charged automatically each month, saving you 13% compared with buying a single box. Pause or cancel anytime. You can also pay upfront for 3, 6 or 12 months.
• Complete Care. Add $17 a month (both eyes) to your subscription and your annual contact lens examination (normally $139), your lens solution and unlimited acute eye care visits at Rose Optometry are included. Acute visits are covered while your subscription is active. The examination is available after three paid months, or straight away when you pay for the year upfront. Patients travel to us from around New Zealand and overseas.
• Free delivery NZ-wide from Rose Optometry, an independent, optometrist-owned practice in Hamilton and Huntly. Orders usually arrive within 1 to 2 weeks; delivery times are not guaranteed.
• Advice from our optometrist team. Not sure which lens or details to choose? Contact Rose Optometry before you order.

cAir contact lenses: common questions

Do I need a prescription to order cAir contact lenses?

Yes. You need a current contact lens prescription. A contact lens prescription is not the same as a glasses prescription: it names the lens brand, base curve (BC) and diameter (DIA), and the powers often differ from your glasses. Order the exact lens and details written on your prescription for each eye.

How much do cAir contact lenses cost?

The price for your prescription and quantity is shown above once you choose your options for each eye. Buying more boxes at once lowers the price per box, and the Monthly Subscription is the lowest price per box, 13% less than a single box. Delivery is free.

How often do I replace cAir lenses?

Replace each lens every two weeks, counted from the day you open it, not by the number of days worn. Between wears, clean and disinfect your lenses with the solution your optometrist recommended. Never top up old solution and never use tap water: both have been linked with corneal infection.

Can I sleep in cAir contact lenses?

Do not sleep in these lenses unless your optometrist has specifically told you that you can. Sleeping in soft contact lenses is consistently linked with a higher risk of serious corneal infection than daytime-only wear. As a precaution, that includes naps.

Can I swim or shower in contact lenses?

It is best avoided. Tap, pool, spa and shower water are not sterile and can carry Acanthamoeba, a rare organism that can cause a severe corneal infection. Case-control studies link this infection with storing lenses in tap water (in rigid lens wearers) and with wearing reusable lenses while swimming or bathing. Findings for showering are mixed. Keep lenses and cases away from water.

How does the Monthly Subscription work?

Choose the Monthly Subscription option above and your lenses are reordered and charged automatically each month, so you do not run out, saving you 13% compared with buying a single box. Delivery is free. You can pause or cancel anytime.

Eye pain, redness, light sensitivity or blurred vision? Remove your lenses and contact your optometrist the same day.

Sources: manufacturer product information; PubMed-indexed studies: Stapleton F, Carnt N. Eye (Lond). 2012;26(2):185-93. doi:10.1038/eye.2011.288. Carnt N, et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018;102(12):1621-1628. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312544. Cope JR, et al. Ophthalmology. 2016;123(7):1435-41. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.03.039.