You depend on good vision for almost everything you do. As we near our 40’s our eyes can change in many ways and there are various ways to treat each visual condition.
During this time of our lives our eyes start to change so that reading may become a challenge. This condition called Presbyopia can begin to really affect us. Some of us will choose to wear granny style reading glasses while others will take a more suitable approach that keeps us feeling and looking young. Gas Permeable Multifocal lenses are a great alternative to granny reading glasses. Contex Multifocal lenses offer crisp distance vision with a natural near vision effect.
However, the most common visual condition in adults is myopia, otherwise known as nearsightedness. With today’s excessive use of computers and television many mature adults are becoming more nearsighted than ever before. Studies are underway to see if gas permeable lenses can actually slow the progression of myopia. Glasses and soft contact lenses only correct your vision, but don’t improve it. Each year you may become more nearsighted and need stronger and stronger contact lenses or glasses.
The Contex AirCurve lens can correct your vision while they are worn, but the Contex OK Lens can improve your vision while you sleep, so you can see all day without glasses or contact lenses.
Usually caused by an oblong or oval shaped cornea, Astigmatism is a very common vision problem, but most people don't know what it is. A normal cornea is round like a basketball, while a cornea with astigmatism is oval like a football. Most types of astigmatism can be corrected with contact lenses. The Contex AirCurve or AirCurve Toric lens can correct your vision while they are worn, but the Contex OK Lens can improve your vision and reduce astigmatism while you sleep, so you can see all day without glasses or contact lenses.
Farsightedness, or Hyperopia, is a vision condition that causes us difficulty seeing objects that are close up. Farsightedness is usually hereditary and appears in childhood. This condition is often discovered when children first start school. These patients have problems doing things such as reading books, but have no problems with far away objects such as the school blackboard. Unlike nearsighted people who only have trouble seeing far away, farsighted people have blurry vision at all distances. As your eyes develop, farsightedness can get better. However, if you are in your 40’s and 50’s and are still affected by hyperopia your condition may not get better. The Contex AirCurve lens corrects your vision while they are worn.
A small percentage of adults may develop or already developed a condition known as keratoconus. While most of the population will never be affected by this a small percent will experience a decrease in their vision caused by thinning of the cornea. Contex Aspheric lenses can increase patient comfort and vision.
The Contex® Multifocal™ Lens is a progressive lens design that offers comfort and excellent visual acuity for near, far and in-between. Contex Multifocal lenses offer crisp clear distance vision, helpful intermediate vision, with a natural near vision effect that allows you to enjoy good vision at all distances.
The Contex® AirCurve™ Lens is a single vision lens design that is comfortable and offers excellent visual acuity that cannot be obtained from soft contact lenses.
The Contex® AirCurve™ Toric Lens corrects most amounts of Astigmatism.
The Contex® OK® Lens is the premier lens design used for Bausch & Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment, a method that can reduce nearsightedness so that glasses or daytime contact lenses are not needed. It’s hard to believe, but the OK® Lens improves your vision while you sleep.
Contex aspheric lenses offer reading power that is suitable for early presbyopes. These are patients who are just beginning to suffer from a decrease in the near vision. These lenses can also help to control the progression of keratoconus in adults. By wearing a GP lens patients can benefit from the stability that these lenses offer.
You should have your eyes checked by an eye care professional at least once a year.
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