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Contact Lens Information

Contact Lens Information

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Soft Contact Lenses

Soft contact lenses are generally more comfortable to wear. They are able to stay in place better and are easier to adjust to than hard contact lenses. The flexible plastic is combined with water to allow oxygen to pass through the contact lens to the cornea. This increases comfort and maintains eye health. Soft contact lenses can correct nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism, and age-related loss of close-up vision (presbyopia).

Disposable Soft Lenses

Designed to be worn for a short time, disposable contact lenses are great for people with allergies and those who are concerned about getting eye infections from the build-up of bacteria and dirt under the lens. Disposable contact lenses require minimal cleaning and disinfection before being discarded, Today's soft contact lenses are available as non-disposables, monthly or weekly disposables, and daily disposables.

Daily Wear & Extended Wear

Soft contact lenses are also available for extended and daily wear. Daily wear contacts are intended to be worn during the day and removed for nightly cleaning and disinfecting. Daily wear lenses can be reused until their intended discard date.


Extended wear soft contact lenses can be worn while sleeping but must be removed for cleaning and disinfecting once a week. Overnight use may pose a risk of eye infections so caution should be used even with lenses that are designed for extended wear.

Scleral Lenses

Scleral lenses are larder-diameter rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses. They are designed to vault over the cornea, and , because of the large diameter, they extend all the way to the sclera. The complete vault over the cornea creates a reservoir of fluid that sits on top of the cornea and is held in by the lens itself. This layer of fluid not only helps to normalize any corneal irregularities and provide better optical quality, but also helps to hydrate the ocular surface. Scleral lenses have been utilized for some time, but with modern advances in materials and manufacturing, their use has increased over the past 2 decades and now comprises nearly 1% of all contact lens fits.

So, which contact lens option will you choose? Perhaps it will be a unique approach - like having throwaway lenses for travel and extended wear lenses the rest of the time. Armed with more knowledge, you can now schedule that important contact lense exam with your eye doctor and order contacts directly from their office.

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