Contact Lens

About Contact Lens

Contact lenses are a modern method of vision correction; millions of people around the world have already appreciated their benefits. Contact lenses differ in material of manufacture, moisture content and oxygen permeability, in terms of wearing time, and also in purpose. According to the period of wearing, the lenses are divided into: one-day, two-week and monthly lenses. The wearing period is determined from the moment the lens packaging is opened; after the expiration of the period, the lens must be thrown away. According to their intended purpose, lenses can be divided into: transparent – ordinary contact lenses, correcting myopia and hyperopia. They have two parameters: optical power and base curvature,  toric – lenses for the correction of astigmatism, as well as myopia and astigmatism. colored lenses: eye color change and tint. Colored lenses can also be vision corrective.

The advantages of contact lenses:

• Maximum visibility. Contact lenses provide better peripheral vision and do not limit the angle of view, as they do not have a frame.
• Lenses will never behave like glasses: they cannot fog up, break, fall from the nose at the most inopportune moment, so you can dramatically change your body position, feel comfortable in any environment, be active and modern.
• Your eyes will no longer be hidden behind glasses and frames of glasses, their beauty will be obvious to everyone. At the same time, nothing will prevent you from acquiring a collection of stylish sunglasses for the summer.
• Contact lenses, unlike glasses, cannot fog up, fall or break. Lenses are your reliable partner in swimming, snowy extreme sports and active games.

Basic rules for using contact lenses:

• Before contacting the lenses, hands must be thoroughly washed to protect the lens surface, and therefore the eyes, from invisible bacteria and microparticles.
• All lenses, must be thoroughly rinsed and disinfected in a special solution before putting on.
• It is better to choose a solution for them together with your ophthalmologist: not all lenses and solutions are compatible. They differ in their composition and ability to clean, disinfect and rinse lenses, however, there are also multifunctional solutions.
• Take care of the frequency of the bottle neck and do not use the solution after the expiration date. In no case should the lenses be “over-worn”. They must be used strictly in accordance with the period of use (1 day, 2 weeks, month). In no case should you sleep in lenses.