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What are silicone hydrogel contact lenses?

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Silicone Hydrogel contact lenses allow far more oxygen to get through to the eye than any other soft contact lens.
With the increased oxygen supply to the eye, most complications that can occur when sleeping in other soft lens materials have been greatly diminished.

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