Medically Necessary Contact Lenses

Reasons for choosing contact lenses

Each carrier has a different reason for the use of contact lenses. However, in our experience, the main reasons why our customers want a choice of contact lenses, in addition to glasses are:

• Convenience: for example daily disposables require no cleaning or care (unlike glasses)
• "The Look": many wearers prefer the look of contact lenses to glasses and find that it is a confidence booster
• Sports Use: many people could enjoy their favorite sport without contact lenses. Often, people will start wearing contact lenses for sports and end up using them in all aspects of their lives because of the benefits they discover

Types of contact lenses

Contact lenses can be divided into the following groups:

• Single use daily - replaced by a new pair every day
• Two weekly disposable - replaced by a new pair every two weeks
• Monthly - replaced by a new pair every month
• Extended wear lenses - can be worn continuously while awake and asleep
• Toric Lenses - for patients with astigmatism
• Multi-Focal Lenses - provide all in correcting vision in patients who can not see clearly over long distances and short
• Color Contact Lenses - lens mode for people who think a change in their natural eye color

Most contact lenses are soft and bought stocks that Lenstore.co.uk soft contact lenses. Hard (or 'rigid gas permeable) contact lenses are available and are generally for patients with astigmatism and irregular corneas. Your optician will let you know if hard contact lenses are best suited for your eyes but for most people soft lenses offer the best option.

How to get contact lenses for the first time

If you wear glasses now and want to try contact lenses, the first thing to do is book a contact lens exam for opticians. He / she will lead you through the entire process is fitted for contact lenses. Your Optician will first check if your eyes are adapted for contact lenses (most people are). He / she will train you to insert and remove your lenses and also show you how to clean and take care of them. Then you will receive a trial set of contact lenses, which normally last a week. At the end of the trial week, you visit your optician again and he / she will ensure that your eyes have responded well to the lenses. At this point, you will purchase three-month supply of contact lenses your optician and wear them. After three months, you visit your optician for the last time during the installation period and he / she write you a prescription. Make sure you grab a copy of your prescription. You have now officially been installed for contact lenses and can be purchased from any supplier you choose.

To submit your contact lenses

Step 1: Wash your hands with soap, rinse well and dry with a clean towel.

Step 2: Place the lens on the palm of your hand, make sure it is clean and not torn.

Step 3: Make sure the contact lens is inside out (if not the banks will be pushed up slightly) and place it on your finger (finger pointing).

Step 4: Insert the glass. Use the index finger of your other hand to hold your upper eyelid to prevent you from blinking. Use the third finger on the hand you have the contact lens to hold your lower eyelid. Raise your head and place the lens on the whites of your eyes. Look down to allow the lens to slide into position. Remove your fingers and close my eyes for a moment. Your goal should be in place.

Step 5: Repeat the procedure on the other eye.

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