As you know by now, quality contact lenses and quality eye care don’t come cheaply. I always advise my patients not to compromise when it comes to their eyes. Cheap lenses and poor fit can prove to be expensive, especially when the lenses stay in the dresser drawer rather than on your eyes. Most important, the wrong lens or improper fit can result in damage to the eye. An educated consumer is one who knows enough about contact lenses to choose a qualified expert to fit him or her, thus avoiding discomfort, eye damage, and ripoffs. Unless the contact lenses are used to treat a disease or are used following eye surgery, they will most likely not be covered by standard medical insurance. Read the rest of this entry »
Vision is a dynamic, changing process that is highly individualized. No one sees exactly the same as you do. No two eyes— even your right eye compared with your left—are quite the same. Nor do they remain the same as you go through life.
Though the eye is quite durable, it’s also an irreplaceable, delicate, sensitive, and highly sophisticated organ. Your eye is directly connected to your brain by the optic nerve and is closely related to other systems of your body. It shouldn’t be considered independently, and before you walk off with a pair of contact lenses you should undergo a complete medical eye examination by an ophthalmologist. Read the rest of this entry »
I have personally examined many patients who bought “bargain lenses.” A great number of these were wearing poorly fitting contact lenses that caused poor vision and in some cases eye irritation. Not only did they have to discard those lenses and suffer a loss of money, but some had potentially serious eye problems related to those lenses. In the words of one (now) satisfied wearer: “I only paid eighty-nine dollars for my soft lenses, but I had to go back five times with additional cost for refitting before they managed to find a comfortable lens for my right eye. In between visits I was in agony because the lens in that eye didn’t fit right. Read the rest of this entry »
There are three types of eye professionals who, by law, are qualified to fit contact lenses: ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. Unfortunately, most people aren’t sure of the differences among them.
This is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of the eye. He or she prescribes whatever eye treatment you may need, including prescriptions for glasses and the fitting of contact lenses. All ophthalmologists can provide a prescription for glasses and contact lenses; half of them also specialize in fitting contact lenses. Ophthalmologists spend a minimum of eight years training after college: After four years of general medical study at an approved medical school, they then spend an additional one to two years in general internship, and at least three more years in special ophthalmologic residency training at an approved hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
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