Contact Lenses

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There are many types of contact lenses available. How do you choose? Naturally the lenses must be comfortable. The choice should be based on your vision needs and  your life style. The most important considerations should be your eye health and what lens will provide the best possible vision for you. The doctors at Flippin-Westfall Eye Center will help you decide which lens is best for you. 


Soft Contact Lenses
    Soft contacts are comfortable and generally provide good vision. Soft contact lenses can correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia.

Daily Disposable Lenses
    are thrown away each day and therefore require no lens care. They are perhaps the most healthy lens because any debris buildup or bacteria will be thrown away with the lens on a daily basis. They are available for most types of vision conditions.

Disposable Lenses
    are replaced on a regular basis, usually after one week of overnight wear or two weeks of daily wear.

Planned Replacement Lenses
    are replaced on a regular basis after a few  weeks or months of wear. The lenses are removed and cleaned each night. They are available for most types of vision conditions.

Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses (RGP)
    Rigid Gas Permeable lenses provide better visual acuity than soft contact lenses. They usually last 1-2 years and are easy to care for. Best of all, they are generally more healthy for your eyes due to increased oxygen to the eye. RGP lenses can correct all types of vision conditions. RGP lenses are used for Ortho-K -to improve your vision without surgery. There is more information about Ortho-K on this site.

Contacts for Presbyopia
    There are several soft and RGP contact lens options available for the 'over 40' population that requires bifocals or reading glasses.

    Bifocal contact lenses provide both distance and near vision.
    bifocal contact lens Modern technology has produced a variety of bifocal contact lenses. Some, as depicted here, have a distinct distance and reading area. Other lens designs use a "simultaneous vision" technique similar to monovision. Because bifocals are more difficult to fit than single vision lenses, they are not offered by all doctors. One of the newest lenses is the Johnson & Johnson Bifocal Disposable lens.

    Monovision is a method which uses one eye for distance and the other eye for near.
Contacts for Astigmatism
    There are many toric lens designs available for astigmatism, soft and RGP. One of the newest lenses is the Bausch & Lomb Disposable lens.