While a lot of people enjoy making a fashion statement with eyeglasses, others prefer the way they look without them. Contact lenses offer the ability to be glasses-free. Contacts also provide a wider view than glasses, moving with your eyes rather then needing to move your head.

Contact lenses can be worn by just about everyone who has vision problems. If you were told in the past that you couldn't wear contacts, odds are you can now. There are more convenient and healthy contact lens options than ever, including contact lenses that can correct astigmatism.

Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses

Bifocal and multifocal contact lenses are designed for individuals when reaching their 40's. If you are finding yourself holding a menu, your cell phone, or a newspaper farther away in order to see, it is a condition called “presbyopia.”

Bifocal contacts have two powers – one for seeing far away and one for seeing up close. Multifocal contact lenses, like progressive eyeglass lenses, have a range of powers for seeing clearly far away, up close and everywhere in between.

Popular Contact Lenses

• Daily disposable — Discard after a single day of wear
• Disposable (used for daytime wear) — Discard after two weeks
• Disposable (used for overnight wear) — Discard after one week
• Continuous wear (used for 30-day wear) — Discard monthly
• Planned replacement — Discard monthly or less frequently

If you would like to know more about contact lenses, please contact our office today. We can offer the information you are looking for. Hard to fit contacts are our specialty and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

You can also call to schedule an appointment for contacts. If you are in need of an emergency visit due to lost or torn contacts we may be able to fit you in today. Give us a call at 619.464.8303