Best Contact Lenses

If you’re not sure what some of the most popular Contact Lens words are, look over our short dictionary of eye terms.

Astigmatism

This is where the cornea is irregularly shaped, which prevents the focusing of light rays. This means near and distant objects appear blurred or distorted. A Toric (gas permeable and soft lenses) can correct astigmatism and the best contact lens for the condition

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD):

An eye condition in later life when the center of the retina is slowly damaged, affecting central vision..

Cornea

Part of the eye’s focusing system that transmits and focuses light into the eye.

Cataracts

Cataracts cause clouding of the eye lens which means light cannot get through to the retina.

Contact Colour Lenses

            Contacts that change or enhance your natural eye colour. Even with the best contact lens, you will still need a prescription.

Disposable Contact Lenses

Contact lenses that are worn and then thrown away after a specific time.

Daily Contact Lens

Contact lenses that you wear during waking hours but remove at the end of each day for cleaning.

Extended Wear Contact Lenses

Contact lenses that are worn all the time for a 1 to 30 days/nights period.

Frequent/Planned Replacement Contact Lenses

These lenses can be worn on a daily basis with cleaning , rinsing and disinfection each time the lens is removed. The lenses are then thrown away after the recommended wearing period. The best contact lens are made of silicon hydrogel, making them easy and comfortable to wear

Gas Permeable (GP) Contact Lenses

A type of contact lens that is made of a breathable, firm, durable, plastic that is custom fitted to the shape of the cornea.

Hard Contact Lenses

The first type of contact lens, which was made of an inflexible plastic material. They provided excellent vision correction, but the hard lenses did not allow the essential oxygen through the lens to reach the cornea.

Hyperopia (or Farsightedness)

Because the eye is too short and flat, the light rays can’t focus and near objects appear blurred 

Macula

The part of the eye responsible for detailed central vision.

Myopia (or Nearsightedness)

With Myopia the eye is too long and steep, which means you can’t see distant objects clearly.

Optic Nerve

The nerve at the back of the eye

Ophthalmologist

A medical doctor (MD) who specializes in diagnosing and treating eye disorders.

Optician

A Specially trained professional (not a medical doctor or optometrist) who can write prescriptions for corrective vision by ophthalmologists and optometrists.

Optometrist

A doctor of optometry (OD) examine eyes for vision and health problems, and prescribe and fit contact lenses.

Presbyopia

An eye condition in later life when the eye become less flexible, causing blurred vision at reading distance. The best contact lens corrects this with bifocal or multifocal contact lenses.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the inside of the back of the eye.