Do you find that your glasses or contacts are not clear or comfortable enough? Have you been told before that you were not a good candidate for contact lenses? For some people, custom hard contact lenses can offer another solution! Hard contact lenses can help people see better than they can with glasses or soft contacts. They also come in a much larger range of prescriptions. Hard contact lenses are fitted specially to your unique eye’s shape. There are two types of hard contact lenses: corneal and scleral.
People who might benefit from hard contact lenses are:
Those with high prescriptions
Those with astigmatism
Those with corneal disease (e.g. scars)
Those with an eye condition called keratoconus
Those who experience significant dry eye that persists despite treatment
If any of the above apply to you, ask our doctors if hard lenses would help you see clearer. I have fit many patients in hard contact lenses who couldn’t believe how clear their vision could be! For example, people who did not have the confidence to drive could now be independent again when wearing their lenses. Hard contact lenses can be fit for almost any age, so it’s never too late to ask!
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Written and image by: Dr. Natalia Fong