There are two types of contact lenses to choose from; soft and rigid gas permeable. Soft lenses are larger in size and flexible and must remain wet to maintain shape. Rigid gas permeable lenses are smaller and less flexible and … Continue reading →
Obtaining contact lenses requires a prescription, just as eyeglasses do. Your eye doctor determines the prescription and the type of contact lenses that will best correct your vision and provide the safest and best fit. Almost all vision problems can … Continue reading →
Inserting your new contact lenses can be a challenge, but with patience and practice, it can be mastered. The first step is to wash your hands with an anti-bacterial soap and start with a clean towel over your sink area. … Continue reading →
The better you take care of your contacts, the longer they’re likely to last. Even then, they do have a finite lifespan. Disposables have the shortest life of all, and should be thrown away after a week, two weeks maximum. … Continue reading →
Regular soft and hard contacts are designed to be taken out at night, cleaned, and kept immersed, until ready to use the next day. But with the new extended wear lenses, some people can go longer without removing their contacts. … Continue reading →
Today, most hard contact lenses are made of a rigid, gas permeable material, sometimes abbreviated as r-g-p. Unlike the original hard contacts, which did not allow air to pass through, gas permeable lenses do permit some exchange of air. This … Continue reading →
Disposable lenses are becoming the most popular form of contact lenses worn today. The simple reason for this is convenience and comfort. Disposable lenses may be worn for one week as flexible wear, two weeks as daily wear and one … Continue reading →
As contact lenses continue to advance, they offer more choices and more solutions for the wearer. One such development is the toric (tore ik) lens, a special type of soft lens that can correct moderate amounts of astigmatism. There are … Continue reading →
There are two types of colored contact lenses, enhancing and opaque. Enhancing tinted lenses are transparent tints that add and brighten light colored eyes and tend to be less noticeable. Opaque colored lenses are made with opaque tints that cover … Continue reading →
Bifocal lenses are available in many designs in soft and rigid materials. The goal is to achieve distance and near vision correction just as with a pair of bifocal glasses. This can be a challenge with contact lenses and take … Continue reading →