Contact Lenses
If you’ve thought about wearing contact lenses, but somehow never got round to it, then here’s good news. Contact lenses have changed significantly in recent years thanks to new designs and materials, making them much more comfortable, indeed very comfortable. Fitted properly & handled correctly contacts are totally healthy to wear. There are contact lenses available to suit virtually every eye
Contact lenses offer you many advantages. Unlike glasses they don’t steam up, slide down your nose, or get in the way when you play sports. Many people also feel they look better by wearing contact lenses and have greater freedom.
We specialise in contact lenses, and fit a wide range of designs and materials, with different wear modalities; to best suit your actual eyes and also your needs. We take great care to help you choose the best lens for you, teach you how to handle them & with regular after care, give you healthy wear.
SOFT- Traditionally made from hydrogel materials, which make them extremely comfortable and easy to adapt to. They contain up to 80% water. Special toric-shaped lenses can be used if your prescription contains astigmatism (due to the surface of your eye being more oval than round).
SILICONE-HYDROGELS – The latest silicone-hydrogel soft lenses (SiH) have virtually taken the place of soft lenses. They allow upto 5 times the amount of oxygen to reach the cornea (front of the eye) making them safer and easier to wear all day with fewer symptoms of dryness because they don’t need as much water (e.g. Acuvue Oasys, Ciba Vision Air Optix, Coopervision Biofinity, Sauflon Clariti etc).
RIGID GAS PERMEABLE (RGP) – Made from firmer plastics, they are easy to clean, very durable and give excellent vision. They are often regarded as less expensive because they don’t need to be replaced as often as soft lenses and can correct higher degrees of astigmatism (oval-ness of the eyeball).
