How to wear them?

• Wash your hands with soap and water
• Stand in front of the mirror and open the lens box
• Using the right index finger pick up the lens
• Place them on the inner surface of the lower eyelid
• Gently move them into place on the transparent part of the eye ball
• Repeat the same for the other eye
• Make sure the lenses for different eyes aren’t interchanged as they are custom made

What are the types?

Hard contact lens

• Conventional hard (polymethyl methacrylate) lenses
• Rigid gas-permeable lenses

Soft contact lens

• Daily-wear lenses
• Extended-wear lenses
• Disposable lenses

Bifocal contact lenses provide correction for both nearsightedness and presbyopia. Bifocal lenses for both near and distance vision on each lens.

Who are suitable for wearing contact lens?

• People who have difficulty in seeing things at a distance
• People having difficulty in reading small texts of newspaper
• People with a strong motivation to adjust and willing to tolerate minor discomfort and maintain hygiene
• People who perform work or play sports in which glasses are inconvenient or dangerous

Who are not suitable for wearing contact lens?

• Those who not able to care for the lenses properly.
• Those having difficulty in handling lenses.
• Those with certain medical conditions such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism.
• Those having frequent allergies, asthma etc…

Does it benefit?

For people with both nearsightedness and astigmatism, rigid gas-permeable lenses may be the best choice.

People with severe nearsightedness or both nearsightedness and astigmatism may get the best vision correction from gas-permeable lenses.

What are the risks?

• Dry eyes
• Problems with the cornea, such as swelling and hazy vision
• Allergic reactions
• Deposits on the lenses
• Eye inflammation
• Eyelid inflammation