CONTACT LENSES

Contact lenses are a fantastic alternative to spectacles. They give you freedom to play sports without the incumbrance of spectacles and give you a full field of view allowing you better peripheral vision. They also remove the weight from your nose and imagine having no problems seeing in the rain.

Although contact lenses are easy and safe to wear, it is vital that the correct contact lenses are prescribed to suit your eyes. At your examination you will be advised as to the most appropriate contact lenses for your eyes and lifestyle.

Modern contact lenses are very comfortable and easy to wear. There are many types of contact lenses to suit different eyes and different needs. Some are listed below.

We fit and supply most types of contact lenses including daily disposable, 30-day lenses, rigid contact lenses and multifocal contact lenses.

SOFT CONTACT LENSES

Soft contact lenses are comfortable and easy to adapt to quickly. They can be worn every day or only occasionally and are easy to maintain.

Conventional soft contact lenses

These lenses usually last 12 to 18 months and require more intensive cleaning regime than disposable soft contact lenses. They are not used as frequently now as disposable lenses offer more advantages.

Disposable contact lenses

These are soft contact lenses that are disposed of at regular intervals. The benefits of these contact lenses are improved eye health because the lenses are replaced before deposits accumulate on the lens surface. In short you will be wearing cleaner contact lenses all the time. They are also easier to care for than conventional soft contact lenses and are very cost effective.

There are different types of disposable soft contact lenses that are replaced daily, two weekly or monthly.

Daily disposable contact lenses

These contact lenses are a true disposable contact lens. You insert them in the morning and throw them out at night. What could be easier? They are also great for people who only want to wear their contact lenses for special occasions such as sport or social events.

With improvements in manufacturing technology the cost of the new daily disposable contact lenses has decreased. They can cost less than $2 a day.

Continuous wear soft contact lenses

Imagine being able to wake up in the morning and see the clock. Well now you can with these remarkable new continuous wear contact lenses.

These are the most exciting innovation in contact lenses today. They are made from a revolutionary new material that allows up to six times more oxygen to pass through the lens than other soft contact lens materials. Because of this increased oxygen transfer through the contact lens, you are able to sleep with the contact lenses in your eye. They can be worn continuously for up to 30 days and are then replaced with new contact lenses.

Multifocal contact lenses

New multifocal contact lenses are now available that allow you to both read close up and see clearly in the distance, particularly suitable for people with presbyopia. They are available as disposable soft contact lenses or rigid contact lenses.

Astigmatism

Astigmatism can be corrected with contact lenses. Depending on the type of astigmatism, soft toric contact lenses or rigid contact lenses can be used.

Rigid contact lenses

Rigid, or hard, contact lenses are made from different materials to soft contact lenses. They are more rigid and retain their shape. Initially they are less comfortable than soft contact lenses but soon become quite comfortable. They offer advantages over soft contact lenses for many people. They allow better oxygen transmission; they often will correct astigmatism easily and give better vision, they last longer and are more durable than soft contact lenses.