Glasses and Contacts Soft Lens Contacts
Soft contact lenses are made from a gel-like plastic that lets the oxygen through the lens to the cornea. This type of lens stays soft and flexible while remaining on the cornea. The tear fluid produced allows the lens to stay soft, thus allowing for a more comfortable feel. In addition to comfort, soft lenses allow for easier adaptation and usually have a better "grip" on the eye compared to Gas Permeable lenses. They can be used to correct general nearsightedness and with the use of special "astigmatic" lenses, they can correct astigmatism as well. Within the past few years, Bifocal Soft Contacts have proven to be very effective in the correction of both distance and near vision in one lens. No longer does the patient have to be fitted for one eye for distance and the other for near "Mono-Vision". The newer bifocal soft lenses provide great vision and comfort that allows the patient to wear them all day.

Initial Comfort and Quicker Adaptation Time Easy to Wear Many Wear/Replacement Programs Application for All Types of Vision Correction

Quicker "Wear-out", Easily Damaged Must be Replaced Regularly Cleaning after Protein and Lipid Build up Irritation and Sensitivity in Long Term Use May not Achieve Sharp Truly "Crisp" Vision

All soft lenses are available in many wearing schedules from; "Daily Wear Replacement", "Weekly Overnight Wear", Two Week Daily Wear", "Monthly Frequent Replacement", "Quarterly Frequent Replacement", "Semi-annual Replacement", and "Traditional Wear Lenses" (one pair). The doctors at Geneva Optometrics can help you determine which type of lens will correct your vision as well as the type of lens program that will fit your lifestyle and daily needs.