Soft Contact Lenses

Disposable and Planned Replacement
Features & Benefits: Disposable and Planned Replacement Contact Lenses offer the patient a healthy, comfortable and convenient contact lens option.

Wear Schedule: With disposable or planned replacement contact lenses, your doctor will prescribe the optimal wear schedule within the manufacturer and FDA guidelines. In most cases, disposable lenses should be worn during the day (about 16 hours) and removed before bedtime. At the end of the wear schedule the lenses are discarded.

Cleaning & Disinfecting: Disposable lenses must be rinsed every morning and cleaned and disinfected with a multi-purpose or all-in-one solution every night. Cleaning with an enzyme cleaner is not necessary.

Daily Disposables
Features & Benefits: This lens is the cleanest, healthiest, and most convenient contact lens available to most patients. By discarding the lens daily, the patient eliminates the buildup of calcium and protein deposits on the lenses. This also eliminates the worry associated with a lost or torn contact lens.

Wear Schedule: With daily disposable lenses, a new lens is worn everyday. At the end of the day, the lens is simply thrown away, and a new lens is opened the next morning. Daily disposables are great for patients who wear contact lenses for special circumstances and prefer to wear eyeglasses during their daily routine.

Cleaning & Disinfecting: A saline rinse is only necessary if the lens becomes uncomfortable during the day.

Conventional Wear Contact Lenses
Features & Benefits: Conventional wear soft contact lenses offer the comfort and variable wearing times associated with most soft contact lens products.

Wear Schedule: Conventional contact lenses are worn daily as long as the lenses remain undamaged-typically from six to twelve months. At the end of this time, the lenses normally have unhealthy calcium and protein deposits which no longer can be removed with proper cleaning. At that point, the lenses are discarded and a new pair must be purchased.

Cleaning & Disinfecting: This type of contact lens has the most rigid cleaning schedule. The lenses must be cleaned with a daily cleanser, rinsed and disinfected nightly. In the morning the lenses must be rinsed before they are used. The lenses also must be cleaned with an enzyme cleaner for eight hours one night per week.

Toric Contact Lenses
Toric soft contact lenses are available in disposable and conventional wear modalities and have all the benefits associated with other soft contact lens products. These lenses are specially designed for people with astigmatism.

Bifocal Contact Lenses
Many people are now eligible candidates for bifocal soft contact lenses, which have become very popular since the introduction of several new lens types. These contact lenses provide all of the benefits of soft, disposable lenses and have the added advantage of helping people who have trouble seeing up close and far away.