There have been great advancements in the field of contact lenses in the last ten years. Advancement in technology has created more durable and less expensive disposable lenses, which means a greater choice and freedom for you when it comes to wearing lenses suited to you and your lifestyle.
Contact us to discuss which contact lenses would be right for you, we are here to help.
Types of lenses
Disposable lenses
These lenses are designed to be used and thrown away from as little 1 day to 2 weeks or even 3-4 weeks.
Extended Wear
Contact lenses designed with the highest oxygen transmission allowing a lens to be worn safely for up to 6 days and nights consecutively (when advised).
Astigmatism
This is a type of refractive error where the shape of the eye causes light rays entering to focus in two meridians, therefore requiring a sphero-cylindrical spectacle or toric contact lens to correct. These contacts are also available in 2 week, 1 month and coloured disposable lenses.
Presbyopia
It’s a natural aging process of the eye, where focusing on near objects becomes difficult so that reading glasses are needed to restore clarity. There are several contact lens options available for people desiring clear vision at distance and near without reading glasses! These include bifocal contacts in which both eyes have a reading correction or mono-vision in which one eye is corrected for distance and the other eye for reading. Either option can be fit for everyday wear or only occasionally like going out without having to put on reading glasses to see the menu.
Rigid Gas Permeable
These are custom designed contacts that are more rigid than soft lenses and are used to correct patients’ with irregular corneas, corneal disease or those with large amounts of astigmatism.
Colour Changing or Enhancing
These contacts can change the colour of the eye, for example brown eyes could be green or blue, or light eyes can be enhanced to a more vibrant colour. These lenses are available for people needing correction and those who do not.
