Contact Lenses Care

Surprisingly, all soft lenses are classified as drugs by the FDA because of their ability to combine chemically with medications placed in the eye. (Hard lenses do not.) The FDA must approve every new lens or lens modification as well as the solutions used in their care. Unlike hard lenses and their solutions, which have been around long enough to have been standardized, soft lenses have no established standards because the FDA insists that insufficient information still exists that would provide reasonable assurance of their safety and effectiveness. Every type of soft lens now on the market has been tested first on laboratory animals (which are “sacrificed” so their eyes can be removed and thoroughly examined), and then on a minimum of four hundred human “guinea pigs” for six months (whose eyes—thank goodness—are examined in situ). Read the rest of this entry »

Though many factors should be considered during the discussion between you and your contact lens specialist, generally, hard lenses will be the lens of choice if you:

• Must have the sharpest visual acuity possible.
• Have a high amount of astigmatism.
• Have moderately “dry eyes.”
• Are concerned about the cost.
• Use topical eye medications.
• Prefer an easy lens care system.
• Desire a durable lens.

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