contact lenses
Medical and cosmetic contact lenses
Alwadani optical store provides a gorgeous looking contacts lenses selections, choose what suits you best, from our comfort contact lenses which we offer them with different sizes, giving the best quality products with the most famous international trademarks, you find in our store various selections of warm and bright colours that give you a naturallyly perfect look that suits your face shape, skin colour and draws attention towards you.
Contacts lenses
The usage of eye contacts lenses becomes more widespread, and its designs evolved further, the widespread use of contacts lenses is due to its aesthetic look, and the urge to get rid of eyeglasses disadvantages like fogging in humidity. Contacts lenses are better alternative for athletes. Contacts lenses correct reflective errors, also it is used for aesthetic purposes, people need some time to adjust and to feel comfortable in using contacts lenses.
Contacts lenses types:
- Hard contacts lenses.
- Soft contacts lenses.
- Cosmetic contact lenses.
Hard contacts lenses
Hard contacts lenses (gas permeable contact lenses) lenses is made of durable plastic and contain a little amount of water. The hard contacts lenses cannot be bend or reshaped, and the is what makes these lenses suitable for Keratoconus patients, also for serious astigmatism situation because these lenses do not take eye shape, but correct refractions that are resulted from Keratoconus. The hard contact lenses correct eyesight by adjusting cornea shape and making it more levelling, and correcting vision of people with farsightedness, high astigmatism, Keratoconus or after cornea transplanting, and severe nearsightedness.
Hard Contacts Lenses (Small size)
This type is usually smaller than the cornea, and it is placed on the cornea surface above the eye pupil, these lenses give an excellent vision and it is better than eyeglasses, especially for keratoconus patients.
Soft contacts Lenses
These contacts lenses have high flexibility, the lenses contains high amount of water, also silicon, which give the contacts lenses more oxygen permeability, therefore the contacts lenses are safer and healthier for eye. Soft contacts lenses correct vision of people with farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism, and now there are lenses that works for both far and near distances together. Soft contacts lenses types includes:
- Transparent lenses
- Temporary lenses
Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
The silicon makes the lens has more oxygen permeability, thus it is healthier for eye, and there are daily, monthly and annual Silicone lenses.
Yearly contact lenses: these lenses do not contain silicon, which makes them less oxygen permeable, this type is used for people with high nearsightedness or children with congenital cataract, or for those who got their inner eye lens removed.
Colored contacts lenses: are used to change eye color and to enhance the appearance, there are temporary and permanent, also they can correct vision within limited digress.
Tips for Wearing of Contact Lenses
Never wear contacts lenses for sleeping, despite that some companies claim that its products have this ability, it is not recommended to sleep wearing lenses.
You should change contact lenses solution at least every month, also wash the bottle after each usage.
It is important to change the temporary lens according to its schedule, you should not wearing them for longer than the predetermined usage period, also make sure ask the optometrist for the right lenses usage not the optics store.
Always wash your hands properly before wearing contacts lenses.
Do not use other people contacts lenses.
Stay away from high temperature sources or volatile chemicals.
Visit your eye doctor in case if you notice any eye redness or in feeling pain.
Visit the optometrist every year for ensuring the right contact lenses prescription and before buying new ones.
Contacts Lenses Problems
Despite the developments of eye contacts lenses, there are still some problems that face people when wearing contacts, including the discomfort and the feel of strange objects on the eye, also not providing the appropriate care for contact lenses leads to infections that may cause serious complications. The excess use of imposed limit to contacts lenses can cause damage in lenses, this would expose the eye to many medical problems.
Common contacts Lenses Problems
- Using new lenses for the first time may come with few issues like eye redness, not feeling comfortable enough, light sensitivity and continuous eye blinking.
- Contacts lenses need a lot of care, it is important to keep them very clean, and avoid smoking.
- Sometimes wearing and taking off the lenses incorrectly may scratch the eye cornea.
- Cornea swelling can occur after using contacts lenses as a result of damage or scratches or not enough oxygen is passing through the cornea, thus the cornea becomes thick.
- Avoid using contacts lenses in dusty environment, or during sand storms.
Using contacts lenses may increase the chance of getting eye inflammatory, dry eye, redness and sensitivity or bulging eyes.
