Contact Lenses
Are You a Good Candidate for Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses offer several advantages for wearers, including adaptability to active lifestyles and vision correction that extends to peripheral vision. Approximately 1 in 5 vision correction users turn to contact lenses. But contact lenses require dexterity and a commitment to caring for them properly.
Only your eye care professional can help you find the right contact lens for you. Once you’ve decided to make the commitment, he or she will evaluate your specific needs and recommend a brand and type.
Source: All About Vision
Try and Try Again
If you’re new to contact lenses, remember to be patient while you and the doctor find the right fit, brand and type for you. It may take several weeks to adjust to contact lenses. A bit of trial and error might be required to get the fit right, especially if you are wearing bifocal or toric contact lenses. If you stick with it, you’ll most likely be successful in making the switch to contact lenses, especially with new technologies that address almost any vision correction need.Practice Makes Perfect
Many first-time contact lens wearers struggle with inserting and removing their lenses, and some even give up on contacts simply because they can’t get them in or out. Be prepared to practice the technique. Use the hints available from the manufacturers to ensure the lens is not inside out. If you keep at it, you will soon find the right routine for putting in and taking out your contact lenses.
Think Ahead
If you’re planning on getting LASIK surgery in the future, you may not want to use rigid gas permeable lenses, as they can alter the shape of the cornea. A good surgeon will not perform the procedure until the corneas have corrected themselves, a process that can take several months of non-contact lens use.Follow the Rules
The most important factor to consider is your commitment to following the guidelines of the manufacturer and your eye doctor. Remember, contact lenses must be prescribed and fitted by an eye care professional and are monitored by the FDA like any other prescription. There can also be serious side effects if you do not abide by wearing times, replacement schedules or cleaning instructions, ranging from infections to blindness. The good news is, even if you don’t want to bother with cleaning your lenses, there are daily wear lenses on the market that are thrown away every day. As long as you start with a fresh pair daily, you’ll never have to worry about cleaning them.Only your eye care professional can help you find the right contact lens for you. Once you’ve decided to make the commitment, he or she will evaluate your specific needs and recommend a brand and type.
Source: All About Vision
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