Contact Lenses
What to consider before trading your glasses for contact lenses?
Many people choose to switch to contact lenses or to wear contact lenses along with their glasses. Contact lenses have many benefits, such as convenience and versatility, and there’s nothing between you and your field vision.
People choose soft lenses because they conform to the shape of the eye. Thin and gel-like, they stay in place well. They are a perfect choice if you are on the go and live an active lifestyle. They correct for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. They come in single use, daily wear and extended varieties.
Single Use
Single use soft contact lenses come individually packaged for daily use. You put them on in the morning and throw them away before you go to bed.
The advantages of single use soft contacts are convenience, no cleaning and putting in a new contact whenever the need arises. They generally are more expensive than daily wear contacts.
Daily Wear Soft Contact Lenses
Reusable and designed to for daily wear, they can be worn for a number of weeks depending on brand. Most of the time they are put on in the morning and removed at night. They are cheaper than single use contacts but do demand daily cleaning and will need to be replaced when necessary to avoid protein build-up in the eye or infection.
Hard Contact Lenses
Hard contact lenses are also called Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP). They are smaller than soft contact lenses, allow oxygen to pass into the eye, are less likely to cause corneal irritation and can provide correction for some refractive errors.
They are durable and easy to clean and can be worn for up to two to three years if there is no change in your prescription. They can be hard to adjust to and can slip off the center of your eye.
