Contact Lenses
Nowadays, with advancement in technology, contact lens can give you good vision for correcting shortsightedness , longsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia, the convenience of disposable lenses and the new high oxygen permeable materials enable most people, even contact lens drop outs, to enjoy the comfort and convenience of contacts.
Are Contact lenses right for you ?
With a thorough eye examination, an evaluation of your suitability, we will recommend types of lenses to suit for your life style and visual requirement for a safe and comfortable life.
Soft Contact lenses
For comfort and conveniences of disposable modality, soft contact lenses are still the most popular lens of choice.
They are for people
*Practically no adaptation of comfort required
* Who wants flexibility in their use of contact lenses
*Playing sports
*Works in dusty environment
Rigid Gas Permeable Contact lenses are for people who favour :
*Sharper vision possible
* Astigmatism beyond the range available with soft lenses
*Vision fluctuates with soft lenses
*Astigmates needing progressive lenses
*Irregular cornea as in keratoconus or eye injuries
*People require contact lenses after refractvie surgery like PRK, LASIK or SMILE
OrthoKeratology Lenses
OrthoKeratology is a technique that reshapes your vision while you sleep with the lenses.
Who is a candiates :
* Adults who want to be free from glasses or contacts but not candidates for refractive surgery
* Astigmatism beyond the range available with soft lenses
*Occupations who work in hazardous or dusty conditions or require non-prescription protective eyewear
*Occupations that require adequate unaided vision
*Children who are short-sighted- consistent use of ortho-K can slow or stop progression of short-sightedness
Hybird Contact lenses combining clear vision from the rigid gas permeable center and comfort by the surrounding outer skirt of soft lens.
Hybrid lenses may be right for you if you :
*Want visual quality of a hard lens with a comfortable wearing experience
*Have astigmatism
*Have astigmatism and need multifocal lenses
*Have irregular cornea
Cosmetic contact lenses can be used to accentuate your natural eye colour, giving it a more brilliance and pop or even change your eye colour entirely
WARNING : POOR FITTING LENSES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS EYE PROBLEMS
Contact Lenses are in direct contact with your eyes. Poor fitting and inappropriate wear of lenses can lead to eye infection, corneal abrasions, corneal ulcers and even blindness. Never buy contact lenses off the shelf without a valid prescription.
Prosthetic Contact Lens is a custom hand painted coloured contact lens used for people with injured irregular scarred cornea or missing iris. The lens is painted to cover up the scar, produce an artificial pupil and match with colour of the other eye.
