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What to Know About Custom Contact Lens

August 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Complaints about the discomfort of wearing contact lens are common. Those who have an irregular eye shape or severe astigmatism experience that often. A good solution is to have contact lens which can be custom made for you. Your specific needs can be addressed. Discomfort or minimal improvement from wearing irregular lenses can be remedied.

 

Thanks to innovation, custom made contact lenses are now available in soft lenses or RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable). These are able to give sharper vision and great comfort as opposed to past lens options. Conventional lenses often have 1 curve at the back at the center as well as 2 or more flatter curves at the borders.

 

For maximum satisfaction, you will need to undergo an eye exam specifically for contact lens. Specific measurements on your eyes will be made. Your corneas will be measured. A cornea is that curvature surface of your eyes. They are measured using a keratometer. Part of the exam will include conventional GP lenses.

 

Many people greatly benefit from the use of custom made contact lenses. People who are really dissatisfied with their current vision can go custom made. Those who feel so uncomfortable with their current lenses can also go custom made. Some people also still feel the discomfort even with conventional lenses. They may be advised to have another conventional pair made for them, now they may opt for contact lenses which are gas permeable.

 

One can be fed up with the use of eyeglasses. They may feel tired of wearing them. With many people, Lasik eye surgery options are deemed expensive. Others who have finances for refractive surgery may dread the side effects, risks, and complications. In these cases, contact lenses will be good for you. Just know that custom contact lenses are more expensive than regular contacts, sometimes twice more. Get an accurate estimate of what you will be spending on the kind of lens you will be getting.

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