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# Guide on Contact Lens Submissions
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-contact-lens-submissions/
- Published: 2023-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:22:21.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5154082

*Federal Register* notice: FDA is making available a final guidance entitled “Soft (Hydrophilic) Daily Wear Contact Lenses — Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway.” The document provides performance criteria for soft (hydrophilic) daily wear contact lenses to support submissions under the alternative pathway. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-28/pdf/2023-06374.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).