Types of Daily Contact Lenses

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Wearing contact lenses gives patients the flexibility and freedom to live life to the fullest, without some of the difficulties presented by wearing eyeglasses. Many people who choose contact lenses do so because they don’t like the way that eyeglasses look or feel, or because wearing eyeglasses compromises their ability to perform certain tasks or activities, such as sports or jobs that require the use of safety goggles. 

There are lots of different contact lenses to choose from, with two of the most popular being daily disposables and toric lenses. 
 

Daily Disposable Lenses

As their name suggests, these daily contact lenses are disposable. This means that they can and should be discarded at the end of each day rather than re-worn. Daily disposable lenses (also referred to as Dailies) do tend to be a little more expensive than some repeat-wear varieties, but the benefits usually outweigh the cost.

Some of the advantages of choosing daily disposable contact lenses include:

• You don’t have to clean them, which saves patients a great deal of time and hassle. It also helps save money in terms of the ongoing cost of cleaning solution. 

• Daily disposable lenses are also great for people with eye allergies. This is because with ordinary lenses, there’s an opportunity for deposits and microorganisms to build up. With daily disposables, allergens have less chance to attach themselves to the lenses and cause irritation and other allergy symptoms. 

• Dailies disposable contact lenses are particularly good for people who have busy lives and are likely to cut corners when it comes to caring for their eyes or contacts since there is no cleaning or maintenance required.
   

Daily disposable contact lenses are available in a wide range of prescriptions, including those for patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbiopia. Your eye doctor will be able to advise you if you are a candidate for disposable contact lenses. 

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To find out more about daily contact lenses, speak to our friendly and knowledgeable team.