About Contact Lenses

 Comfort is crucial as it may affect they way you perform. Comfort has 3 dimensions:

Initial comfort	- This is comfort when you first put it on
End-of-day comfort	- This refers to how your eyes feel with the lenses towards the end of the day
End-of-use comfort	- Comfort of the lenses as they are about to be replaced; this is more applicable to monthly disposable contact lenses or yearly conventional lenses as proteins, lipids and debris accumulate as part of lens wear

A good pair of lenses should feel good when you first put them on, towards the end of the day, and even towards the end of its use. If your eyes feel discomfort towards the end of day, maybe due to dryness, you could consider switching to lenses that are built for more lasting end of day wear, like daily disposable contact lenses. If the end of use comfort reduces for you in your monthly or yearly conventional lenses, you could try a Bi-weekly disposable lens, as there will be less dirt accumulated.

Your eyes must always feel good when it come to lens wear. Do not tolerate uncomfortable lenses, as it may be a sign of changes in your eyes.

Convenience is defined as:

• The ease of care regimen
• The availability of spare pair of lenses if yours gets torn or lost
• How lenses can enhance your lifestyle

	Daily Disposables	Bi-weekly/ Monthly Disposables	Conventional (Replaced after 1 year or more)
Ease of care regimen	Disposed after each wear No maintenance is required	Simple disinfecting/lens care needed	Rigorous disinfecting/ lens care needed
Availability of spare lens	Spare lenses are more accessible than conventional lenses	Spare lenses are more accessible than conventional lenses	No spare lenses accessible

There are 3 simple ways to determine your eye health in wearing contact lenses:

• Look Good – Your eyes are white and not swollen
• Feel Good – There is no discomfort like itching or pain
• See Good – Your vision is sharp and clear

Vision relates to how well you can see with contact lenses. If your vision is not clear, there could be a few possibilities:

• Change in vision correction needs
  You may be wearing a contact lens corrected only for near-sightedness (Myopia), but you may have uncorrected astigmatism, thus your vision may be blurred even with your lenses on.

• Change in contact lens quality
  Proteins, lipids and debris accumulate as part of lens wear, and they may sometimes contribute to poor vision. Make sure that your lenses are not worn past the recommended wearing schedule and ensure that they follow a good cleaning regimen.
   

It is important to go to your eye care professional for an eye-check up every 6 months to ensure that your vision is not affect by other causes.

Generally, disposable contact lenses are a major advancement over conventional contact lenses, both in manufacturing and product quality. Its continuous innovations aim to always provide the best quality lenses.

One of the latest technological innovations in the contact lens world is contact lenses made of Silicone Hydrogels. Silicone hydrogels are extremely permeable contact lenses, which can transmit unprecedented amounts of oxygen to the cornea.

Silicone is oxygen-permeable so Silicone Hydrogel has the dual advantage of using both water and silicone content to transmit oxygen to the eye.