Bifocal Contact Lenses - my experience
When I was younger I wore contact lenses all the time. I preferred them to glasses and they gave me superior vision to glasses. I got my first pair of contact lenses when I was around 20 years old (a long time ago). They were the old-fashioned hard lenses, they required little care and provided great vision for many years. My next pair of contact lenses were the newer soft lenses five or six years later. The soft lenses were revolutionary at...

Advances in gas permeable materials and lens manufacturing
Advances in gas permeable materials and lens manufacturing techniques have allowed certain labs to manufacture corneo-scleral contact lenses. These lenses fit over th...

Bifocal Contact Lenses - using a computer
The holidays are over and there is no more snorkelling ... it's back to work behind the computer. I thought I'd try the bifocal contacts while using the computer - it's not working for me. The distance isn't right. I can read a book okay with the lenses but when I use the computer I'm too far from the screen to focus and I can't sit any closer to overcome the problem as I have a large monitor. I'll see the optometrist...

Bifocal Contact Lenses - the first step
So I've decided to try bifocal contact lenses so I can see while I'm snorkelling in Tonga. I've left it until close to the last minute. Not intentionally ... it's because I've just thought of the idea. So off I go to the optometrist. He was very helpful and explained that due to a combination of my myopia and astigmatism I was unlikely to achieve the sort of vision I received from my glasses with bifocal contact lenses. My combination of...

Zombie contact lenses are a whole new concept
Zombie contact lenses are a whole new concept in the contact lens industry. Also known as zombie whiteout or zombie special effect contact lenses, they are perfect fo...

How hard is it to get used to
How hard is it to get used to wearing contact lenses? Everybody adjusts to wearing contact lenses differently. How long it takes for a person's eyes adjust ...

Bifocal Contact Lenses and Snorkelling
Two days later we were in the northern Tongan islands of Vava'u. What a stunning location!! Much of Tonga, including the main island Tongatapu, is quite flat but Vava'u contains many former volcanoes and is quite mountainous with deep water. There are many coral reefs within an easy wade or swim from the shore and I was very glad I had the new contact lenses. They allowed me to see stunning tropical fish, gorgeous coral and sealife in the clear green...

A Contact is designed to rest on the
A Contact is designed to rest on the cornea, the clear outer surface of the eye.Contacts are held in place mainly by adhering to the tear film that covers the front o...

The notion of the contact lens has been
The notion of the contact lens has been around for centuries. In fact, the original idea of the contact lens is associated with Leonardo de Vinci. Though the history ...

I have a very bad eyesight and I
I have a very bad eyesight and I don't look good in glasses. I want to switch to contact lenses, but there is a lot of talk about contact lenses causing eye infection...

When asked what would you prefer - soft
When asked what would you prefer - soft contact lenses or rigid? , most people would say soft, of course . The idea of having a hard object in your eyes scares peop...

Bifocal Contact Lenses - the next day
I didn't bother with the new contact lenses the next day, however the day after I thought I'd better try them again and get used to them. I needed to build up my wearing time. I had little difficulty the second time although - as predicted by the optometrist - I don't have great close-up vision with them. Although, that said, I can manage to read quite well. Perhaps it's not that I can't see close-up ... I think I'm still...

As the development of the first contact lens
As the development of the first contact lens came about in the 1950's, people who needed correction eyewear never thought that technology and the creation of the fir...

Modern RGP contact lenses have a lot of
Modern RGP contact lenses have a lot of advantages over soft contact lenses. They are healthier for your eyes, they don t dry out and they last for years. But people ...

Want a different eye color than the one
Want a different eye color than the one you were born with? No longer does anyone have to be satisfied with what biology gave them. Pink contact lenses, along with ot...