The best type of contact lens depends on your eye health, your lifestyle, and your vision. During your comprehensive contact lens exam, your dedicated optometrist sits down with you and evaluates your overall eye health before prescribing contact lenses. After a thorough contact lens-focused eye exam, your optometrist may recommend:
Soft Contact Lenses
Soft contact lenses are the most common types of contacts on the market. They’re made of soft, flexible plastic that allows oxygen to easily pass through to your cornea. More modern soft contact lenses are made from silicone hydrogel, which allows for optimal oxygen flow. You can opt for daily, weekly, or monthly disposable soft contact lenses, depending on your needs.
Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Gas permeable contact lenses are much more resistant to protein deposit buildup – they’re more durable than soft contact lenses. These innovative long-lasting lenses are often ideal if you have keratoconus or giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC).
Extended Wear Contacts
If your eyes are generally healthy, you might want to select extended wear contacts. These lenses allow you to wear your contacts continuously or overnight for several days or weeks at a time.
Orthokeratology Lenses
Orthokeratology (ortho-k) lenses are specialty contact lenses that not only help correct your vision, they also gradually change the curvature of your corneas. These rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses are primarily used for myopia (nearsightedness).
With so many different types of contacts available for a realm of eye conditions, it’s important to have a thorough eye exam at Limberg eye Surgery to see which type of lens is ideal for your vision.