Colored Contact Lenses For Improved Sports Performance

Recent developments of colored contact lenses with light filtering tints are enabling athletes to gain a performance advantage over their peers. These contacts come in a variety of light hues which mute certain colors and enhance others. This can be helpful in a variety of ways. For example, tennis players can purchase light filtering contacts which enhance the color yellow for greater visibility of the ball.

Contact your eye care professional for more information on these colored lenses.

Focus Night & Day Contact Lenses as a Lasik Surgery Alternative

Many individuals who need glasses look to laser surgery to correct their vision problems. Eager to throw away their glasses, many people rush into the decision to have laser surgery without considering other alternatives, such as contact lenses.

Before making such an important decision, you may want to consider other options to surgery such as the following:

Focus NIGHT & DAY Contact Lenses - revolutionary new contact lenses that can be worn continuously all day and all night for up to 30 nights-even while you sleep. Breakthroughs in vision technologies have resulted in new contact lens options that are far more comfortable and convenient to use than just a few years ago.

IN recent studies, up to 70% of people who had been considering LASIK, end up not having the surgery once they have tried the Focus Night & Day.

Dealing With Eye Infections While Wearing Contact Lenses

Pain that does not subside within 1-2 hours after contact lenses are removed can be a sign of a potential infection. It is important to contact an eye care provider immediately if an infection is suspected, because eye infections require prompt treatment. Other symptoms such as redness, pain and blurred vision which do not improve after removing contact lenses may indicate an infection. The infection may be caused by a variety of factors so it is important to bring contact lenses, cases and solutions to the eye doctor's office so he can help to determine the source of the infection.

Cleaning Methods for Contact Lenses

There are many different methods for cleaning contact lenses. The best way to clean contacts is to follow the cleaning methods recommended by an eye care professional. These methods will depend on a number of factors including the types of lenses, health of the eye and lifestyle of the wearer. There are some similarities to these different cleaning methods and the following steps are included in most methods:

• Wash and dry hands thoroughly
• Remove contact lenses
• Gently rub contact lenses with cleaning solution
• Store the lenses in a case filled with fresh disinfecting or storage solution

Astigmatism Can Be Corrected

Toric contact lenses can help patients with an astigmatism. Toric contact lenses are thicker on the bottom to keep them from rotating on the eye. Traditional contact lenses tend to rotate as the wearer blinks but the thicker bottom allows toric lenses to take advantage of gravitational forces to prevent the lenses from rotating on the eye. This is important because toric lenses have two different prescriptions to correct the vision of an eye with astigmatism.

Contact Lenses and Fusarium Keratitis

In April 2006, there was a rapid outbreak of the rare sight threatening infection known as fusarium keratitis. This outbreak caused widespread panic about the safety of wearing contact lenses when it was revealed that the majority of those with the infection were contact lens wearers. However, one particular contact lens solution was determined to be the cause of the infection. While the reasons the solution caused the infection are not yet known, those who wear contact lenses can be sure they are not at an increased risk for the infection. If you think you have an infection, or are showing signs of an infection from your contact lenses, consult your eye care professional for immediate treatment.

Sleeping while wearing your Contact Lenses

Falling asleep while wearing disposable contact lenses is a common problem, but that doesn´t mean that it is not a serious one. Sleeping with your contact lenses in your eyes can cause damage and discomfort. It is recommended that you remove your contact lenses every night before you go to sleep and stoe them in saline in a doctor approved case. This simple procedure should reduce itching, burning, and vision problems.

If you feel that taking out your contact lenses every night is a hassle, Focus has recently made available Focus Night & Day Contacts. These lenses are made to wear for 30 days consecutively, even while sleeping! They allow 6 time more oxygen to reach your eyes than standard disposable contact lenses.

Comparison Shopping For Contact Lenses Online

One of the best ways to find the lowest prices for contact lenses online is through comparison shopping. There are many online resources available for comparing the prices of several different contact lens distributors. Using these resources can enable users to easily compare the prices of a specific type of contact lens offered by several different retailers. Make sure you have the phone number, address and prescription information from your eye care professional handy. The online site you order from should ask you for these details to verify your information before purchasing. If the company you choose to purchase from doesn't ask you for your doctor's name or address, be weary of ordering through that company.