Contact Lenses - Lasik - Eye Care

Correcting Astigmatism with Contact Lenses

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:04:54 -0500

Astigmatism for a long time was an eye problem that could not be fully corrected with contact lenses. Mild astigmatism could be adequately improved with soft contact lenses, but there weren't options for more severe cases. The eye problem itself results from a misshaped cornea - rather than being spherical like a ball, the cornea in people with astigmatism is oblong, shaped more like a football. Because of this shape, light rays can't refract properly against the retina. Instead of focusing the rays on one spot, the odd shape causes light to refract in multiple locations on the retina, causing the blurred vision, regardless of distance, that is symptomatic of astigmatism.

Understanding toric contact lenses

Correcting Astigmatism with Contact Lenses

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:40:51 -0500

Understanding toric contact lenses

Contact Lenses or LASIK Eye Surgery

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:04:59 -0500

After years of daily maintenance and spending hundreds on cleaning solutions, replacement lenses and annual eye examinations, those familiar with daily wear contact lenses are ready for change. And the timing couldn't be better. Thirty-day continuous wear contact lenses and LASIK eye surgery are viable alternatives. Which one is right for you? Consider the following:

Are Your Contacts Uncomfortable?

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:08:14 -0500

Wearing contact lenses should be painless. There should be not even the slightest feeling that there is something in or on the eye. When you can go through your day forgetting that you're wearing corrective lenses, you know you're wearing the right pair.

What's causing that pain?

The whole deal on wholesale contact lenses

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:05:21 -0500

When you’re looking to make a deal on wholesale contact lenses, you need to know what to consider before you dial up to the Internet or pick up your phone to place the order. These steps will help you to protect your vision and your wallet no matter where you buy your wholesale contact lenses.

Lasik Eye Surgery

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:35:30 -0500

Are you near sighted? Or maybe you have trouble reading the book right in front of your face. Sure, you can reach for those glasses and all will come into focus. However, you're back to square one when you take them off. This is no solution. It's more like a temporary fix. Some individuals are just getting sick and tired of reaching for those glasses every time they need to look at something. Fortunately these days there are other options.

Have you ever heard of lasik eye surgery? This is a procedure gaining popularity as time moves on. Many of us want the vision dilemma fixed permanently, and this is what lasik eye surgery offers. Have you ever had 20/20? Well, these days you can achieve that perfect vision, and do it without the burden of eyeglasses.

An Introduction to Contact Lenses

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:13:06 -0500

Today, contact lenses are as much for vision as they are for fashion. Giving wearers the ability to change eye color and design in literally the blink of an eye, contact lenses are no longer only for the nearsighted. But before you run out and purchase a pair sporting your favorite team's emblem you need to carefully consider all that is involved in this seemingly harmless decision.

To wear or not to wear...

Colored Contact Lenses

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:15:53 -0500

Changing your eye color to match your mood or your outfit with colored contact lenses has never been easier! They are a great fashion accessory and even if you don't need them for vision correction, that doesn't matter. You can still get colored contact lenses in an assortment of vibrant colors.

Contact Lenses for Kids

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:19:01 -0500

There's no age restriction on contact lenses for kids. In fact, even very young children can wear them and many do for a variety of reasons. How can one decide whether contact lenses for kids make sense? Like any decision, it's important to consider the benefits against the disadvantages.

Gas Permeable Contact Lenses

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:24:09 -0500

Gas permeable contact lenses offer the best of both worlds. Rigid but less so than traditional hard contact lenses, gas permeable contact lenses are extremely comfortable. And because they're more rigid, they are better at correcting vision than soft contact lenses. It all has to do with the structure of the polymers used to make these lenses. The oxygen-permeable materials are better able to hold onto the lens shape and better shape means that vision is crisper and clearer.

Prosthetic Contact Lenses

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:25:49 -0500

When you look at someone, one of the first things you notice is the other person's eyes. What you may not notice is that sometimes, those eyes that peer back are covered with prosthetic contact lenses. Prosthesis is any artificially-created device that's been created to replace a body part. Most often it's the prosthetic limbs that grab the media attention, but prosthesis can be created for various body parts including heart valves, teeth and even the eyes.

The Different Types of Contact Lenses

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:28:01 -0500

The types of contact lenses available today are nearly as numerous as the corrective issues they're designed to correct. But today's contact lenses don't even need to be corrective in nature. Many are purely aesthetic, enabling a wearer to change eye color from brown to violet, for example, or to change from the appearance of human eyes into eyes that resemble that of a cat or wolf or even an alien!

Bifocal Contact Lenses

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:29:47 -0500

Nature intended for us to see both near and far, but for some reason nature also decided that as people aged, these vision-enhancing abilities would begin to diminish. The condition in which the lens in the eye becomes less flexible with age is called presbyopia and it causes a diminishing ability to see objects up close. Fortunately bifocal contact lenses can help correct what nature has taken away.

Contact Lens Maintenance

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:32:13 -0500

Many people don't realize how important proper contact lens maintenance really is. When you think about it, wearing contact lenses isn't natural. What you're actually doing is willingly placing foreign objects into your eyes which are some of the most sensitive parts of the body. You wouldn't normally allow something unsanitary into your body, yet people place dirty contact lenses into their eyes all the time!

Daily versus Extended Wear Contact Lenses

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:34:04 -0500

One of the biggest advancements in contact lens technology has been the development of the extended wear lens. Extended wear contact lenses can be left in place around the clock for seven days (and longer depending on the type of material used) before needing to be removed. Prior to that, only daily wear contact lenses were available.