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About contact lenses
Contact lenses are prescribed by an eye care professional such as an ophthalmologist, optometrist or a dispensing optician with special training in contact lens prescribing. Before deciding on buying contact lenses, your eye care professional will conduct an eye examination to assess the health of your eyes and to adjudge whether contact lenses are suitable for your condition. The eye care professional after deciding which lens is best for you will supply you with your first pair and then replacements as needed.
Typically, your contact lens prescription will differ from your eyeglasses prescription in terms of refractive powers axis, size and curvature.
The eye care professional, while prescribing you with contact lenses will also give you two schedule, one determining the duration of wear and the other on how frequently you will be required to replace them.
Wearing schedules consist of:
- Daily wear contact lenses, which have to be removed each night.
- Extended wear contact lenses, which can be worn for up to a week before removal.
- Continuous wear contact lenses, which are worn for up to 30 days before removal
Replacement schedules:
- Daily disposables have to be replaced each day.
- Daily wear, extended wear and continuous wear lenses are replaced once a week, every two weeks or every month, as directed by your eye care professional.
Caring for your contact lenses is important.Fungus and bacteria can thrive on your lenses and lens cases if not cleaned properly. Your eye care professional will advise you how best to care for your lenses. Most contact lenses require cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting with every removal. Different types of lenses require different care solutions.
Any eye redness or irritation should not be neglected and shown to an eye care professional immediately. The first step would be to remove your contact lenses, clean, rinse and disinfect them thoroughly. Use eyeglasses till such time that the problem is resolved. Wearing contacts while irritation is present can be harmful to the health of your eyes. With the popularity of contact lenses increasing each day, choosing between contact lenses and glasses has never been easier.