Two New
Silicone Polymer Lenses For Everyone
The contact lens industry
is constantly evolving.
by Michael P. Lange O.D.
Ciba®
FOCUS® Night & Day™ Lenses
Revolutionize Contact Lens Wear
Contact
lens technology gets better and better every year. All the new
advancements in the contact lens industry makes it easier for more
patients to wear contact lenses successfully. No matter what your age is
or what type of refractive error you have you may be a candidate for
wearing one of the new generation contact lenses. If you are near
sighted (myopia), far sighted (hyperopia), atigmatic or in the need of a
bifocal lens there is a contact lens for you! If you have been
contemplating refractive surgery you may want to consider one of the new
silicone polymer contact lenses. Contact lenses have withheld the test
of time, are less expensive than Lasik surgery, are extremely safe,
reversible and upgradeable. The new generation silicone polymers are
being incorporated into contact lenses you can purchase in the
United States. Ciba® FOCUS®
Night & Day™ are contact lenses that are
gaining wide popularity.
The
Ciba® FOCUS®
Night & Day™ contact lens has the highest oxygen
permeability of any current silicone polymer contact lens and is
approved for thirty days of continuous wear! What could be more
convenient than that? Think about it— to be able to wear a contact
lens for thirty days straight without having to take it out to clean
every night. To be able to wear this lens without any complications is a
huge advantage. In the past extended wear (overnight) was some what
risky but now with these new silicone polymers it makes it extremely
safe. The thirty day continuous wear lens can certainly be taken out
every night or worn up to 30 continuous days without a problem. A
patient that elects to go the thirty continuous days should be monitored
by their optometrist or ophthalmologist routinely. This new contact lens
modality now gives a valid option or good alternative to Lasik surgery.
However not all patients will be able to wear the Ciba®
FOCUS® Night & Day™
continuous wear contact lens. Until recently they did not have any other
options.
Where should a patient purchase their contact lenses? Well I always recommend keeping the business with your eye care provider if they are giving you a competitive price. However if you want the convenience of purchasing your silicone polymer contact lenses over the Internet, I would recommend ordering from ExpressContacts.com. Express Contacts has been in business for 10 years and provide very reliable, quick service at extremely good prices for all contact lenses.
In summary, if you want to have the newest contact lens technology available then go to your optometrist and ask to be fit in a free trial pair of the Ciba® FOCUS® Night & Day™ and enjoy the benefits immediately.
Michael
P. Lange O.D.
Lange Eye Care and Associates