Quick answer: Bausch + Lomb contact lenses center on three families: Ultra, a monthly silicone hydrogel line with MoistureSeal technology (spherical, toric, multifocal, and multifocal toric); Biotrue ONEday, a daily hydrogel that matches the cornea’s 78% water content; and Infuse, the company’s newest silicone hydrogel daily infused with ingredients inspired by natural tears. All require a valid contact lens prescription.
Bausch + Lomb is the oldest name in eye health — founded in 1853, the company helped invent the soft contact lens category itself when it commercialized the first FDA-approved soft lens in 1971. Today its lineup is smaller and more focused than some competitors’, but it includes several lenses that fill genuine gaps in the market, including one of the only monthly lenses anywhere that corrects astigmatism and presbyopia simultaneously. Here’s how the full range breaks down.
Table of Contents
- Who Is Bausch + Lomb?
- Bausch + Lomb Lens Families at a Glance
- The Ultra Family: Bausch + Lomb’s Flagship Monthly
- Biotrue ONEday: The High-Water Daily
- Infuse: The Modern Silicone Hydrogel Daily
- Which Bausch + Lomb Lens Is Right for You?
- Prescriptions and Safe Wear
- Frequently Asked Questions About Bausch + Lomb Lenses
- Key Takeaways
- Related Reading
- Sources
Who Is Bausch + Lomb?
Headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, with deep roots in Rochester, New York, Bausch + Lomb spans contact lenses, lens care solutions, pharmaceuticals, and surgical products. That breadth shapes how it designs lenses: the same company that makes Biotrue multi-purpose solution and dry eye products builds its tear-film science directly into lens materials. The clearest examples are Biotrue ONEday’s tear-mimicking surface and Infuse’s ProBalance Technology, which incorporates osmoprotectants and electrolytes — the same classes of ingredients found in natural tears.
Bausch + Lomb Lens Families at a Glance
| Lens Family | Replacement Schedule | Material / Key Technology | Versions Available | Best Suited For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | Monthly | Silicone hydrogel (samfilcon A) with MoistureSeal | Spherical, Toric, Presbyopia, Multifocal for Astigmatism | Monthly wearers, heavy screen users, and combined astigmatism + presbyopia |
| Biotrue ONEday | Daily | HyperGel hydrogel (nesofilcon A), 78% water | Spherical, Astigmatism, Presbyopia | Wearers who prefer a high-water hydrogel daily with UV blocking |
| Infuse | Daily | Next-gen silicone hydrogel (kalifilcon A) with ProBalance | Spherical, Astigmatism, Multifocal | Daily wearers focused on end-of-day dryness |
Deciding between a daily and a monthly schedule in the first place? Start with our breakdown of daily vs. monthly contact lenses.
The Ultra Family: Bausch + Lomb’s Flagship Monthly
The Ultra 6 pack is built around MoistureSeal technology — a two-phase manufacturing process that binds the wetting agent PVP throughout the samfilcon A material. Bausch + Lomb’s headline claim is that Ultra maintains 95% of its moisture for a full 16 hours of wear, which is why the lens is consistently positioned for people who spend long days on digital screens. We named Ultra the winner of its monthly category in our Best Contact Lenses of 2026 guide.
A practical note on screens: when we stare at displays, we blink up to far less often than normal, and incomplete blinking dries lenses out. A moisture-retaining material helps, but so does the 20-20-20 habit — every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Lens technology and good habits work best together.
Ultra for Astigmatism
Ultra for Astigmatism pairs MoistureSeal with an OpticAlign design built for stability: the lens orients quickly on insertion and resists rotation through blinks and eye movement, keeping toric correction consistent. For monthly toric wearers, it sits alongside Biofinity Toric and Air Optix for Astigmatism as one of the standard first-line fits.
Ultra for Presbyopia
Ultra for Presbyopia uses a 3-Zone Progressive design that moves smoothly between near, intermediate, and distance vision — with the intermediate zone deliberately emphasized, since arm’s-length screen distance is where presbyopes struggle most in modern life.
Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism: The Rare Combination
Here’s where Bausch + Lomb fills a real market gap. Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism combines the 3-Zone Progressive optics with the OpticAlign toric platform, making it one of the only monthly lenses available as a standard (non-custom) product for people who have both astigmatism and presbyopia. Before lenses like this, that combination usually meant custom-made lenses, monovision compromises, or reading glasses over contacts. If that’s your prescription, this lens is likely why your doctor mentioned Bausch + Lomb.
Biotrue ONEday: The High-Water Daily
Biotrue ONEday takes a bio-inspired approach. Its HyperGel material (nesofilcon A) holds 78% water — deliberately matched to the water content of the cornea itself — and its Surface Active Technology forms a dehydration barrier modeled on the lipid layer of the tear film, the eye’s own evaporation shield. The result is a hydrogel daily designed to retain nearly all its moisture through a 16-hour day, plus built-in UV blocking.
The family covers spherical 90 packs, Biotrue ONEday for Astigmatism, and Biotrue ONEday for Presbyopia. One clarification that trips up shoppers: Biotrue ONEday lenses and Biotrue multi-purpose solution share a brand name but are separate products — and as daily disposables, the lenses never need solution at all.
Infuse: The Modern Silicone Hydrogel Daily
Infuse is Bausch + Lomb’s newest daily platform and its answer to premium dailies like Acuvue Oasys Max and Dailies Total1. The kalifilcon A material is a next-generation silicone hydrogel, and its defining feature is ProBalance Technology: the lens is infused with osmoprotectants, electrolytes, and moisturizers — ingredient classes drawn from tear-film science — designed to maintain a stable ocular environment and reduce the lens-induced dryness that pushes people out of contacts by evening.
The line includes Infuse 90 packs, Infuse for Astigmatism, and Infuse Multifocal (using the same 3-Zone Progressive design philosophy as Ultra for Presbyopia). For wearers who love the idea of dailies but quit them over dryness, Infuse is one of the strongest current options to discuss with your doctor. Our guide to daily contact lens benefits and costs covers why dailies are the default recommendation for new wearers.
Which Bausch + Lomb Lens Is Right for You?
- Monthly wearer, long screen days: Ultra.
- Astigmatism: Ultra for Astigmatism (monthly), Biotrue ONEday for Astigmatism or Infuse for Astigmatism (daily).
- Over 40 / presbyopia: Ultra for Presbyopia (monthly), Biotrue ONEday for Presbyopia or Infuse Multifocal (daily).
- Both astigmatism and presbyopia: Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism — one of the only standard monthly options anywhere.
- Daily wearer with end-of-day dryness: Infuse.
- Prefer a soft, high-water hydrogel daily: Biotrue ONEday.
Material differences are real: silicone hydrogels (Ultra, Infuse) transmit more oxygen, while some eyes simply feel better in high-water hydrogels (Biotrue ONEday). This is exactly the judgment call your eye doctor makes during a fitting — and why a contact lens prescription specifies brand, not just power. New to all of this? Our first-time wearer guide covers fittings, insertion, and adaptation.
Prescriptions and Safe Wear
Every Bausch + Lomb lens requires a valid, unexpired contact lens prescription — which is different from a glasses prescription because it adds base curve, diameter, and the fitted brand. Our walkthrough on how to read a contact lens prescription decodes each field.
- Monthly means 30 days from opening, not 30 wears. Mark your calendar when you open a new Ultra pair.
- Ultra is approved for extended wear up to 7 days — but only if your doctor explicitly prescribes overnight wear. Default to daily wear unless told otherwise.
- Dailies are single-use. Re-wearing a Biotrue ONEday or Infuse lens “just once” defeats the hygiene advantage that makes dailies the safest modality.
ContactLens.com verifies every prescription before shipping and sources all Bausch + Lomb lenses through authorized distribution, so the lenses that arrive are identical to the ones in your doctor’s fitting set. Here’s how ordering works, step by step.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bausch + Lomb Lenses
What is the difference between Bausch + Lomb Ultra and Infuse?
Ultra is a monthly replacement lens (samfilcon A with MoistureSeal); Infuse is a daily disposable (kalifilcon A with ProBalance Technology). They’re different materials on different schedules and require separate prescriptions — they are not interchangeable versions of one lens.
Is Biotrue ONEday a silicone hydrogel lens?
No. Biotrue ONEday uses HyperGel, a high-water hydrogel with 78% water content matched to the cornea. It’s designed so that, at its water content, it delivers the oxygen the open eye needs for daily wear — but it is a different material class than silicone hydrogels like Ultra and Infuse.
Can you sleep in Bausch + Lomb Ultra lenses?
Ultra is FDA-approved for up to seven days of extended wear, but only when your eye doctor specifically prescribes overnight wear. Sleeping in any lens raises infection risk, so never wear lenses overnight without explicit approval. Biotrue ONEday and Infuse are daily disposables and must never be slept in.
Who should wear Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism?
Wearers who have both astigmatism and presbyopia. It’s one of the only standard monthly lenses that corrects both at once, eliminating the old compromise between toric correction and reading help. Your doctor will confirm whether your cylinder and add powers fall within its parameters.
Are Biotrue lenses and Biotrue solution the same brand?
Same Bausch + Lomb brand family, different products. Biotrue ONEday is a daily disposable contact lens; Biotrue multi-purpose solution cleans and stores reusable lenses. Since dailies are discarded each night, Biotrue ONEday wearers don’t need solution at all.
What does ProBalance Technology in Infuse actually do?
Infuse lenses are infused with osmoprotectants, electrolytes, and moisturizers — ingredient classes also found in natural tears — intended to maintain a stable ocular surface environment and reduce contact lens dryness across a 16-hour day. It’s a material-level approach rather than a surface coating.
Key Takeaways
- Bausch + Lomb’s modern lineup is three families: Ultra (monthly), Biotrue ONEday (daily hydrogel), and Infuse (daily silicone hydrogel).
- Ultra’s MoistureSeal technology targets 16-hour moisture retention, making it a leading pick for screen-heavy days.
- Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism solves a combination — presbyopia plus astigmatism — that few standard lenses on any schedule can.
- Biotrue ONEday matches the cornea’s 78% water content; Infuse borrows tear-film ingredients to fight end-of-day dryness.
- All require a valid contact lens prescription, and ContactLens.com verifies every order and ships only authentic, factory-sealed lenses.
Related Reading
- Best Contact Lenses of 2026: Top Picks & Runner-Ups
- Daily vs. Monthly Contact Lenses: Which Is Right for You?
- A Guide to the Three Main Types of Contact Lenses
- How to Read a Contact Lens Prescription
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