How Do I Choose A Contact Brand?

How do I choose the best contact lenses?

1. How Often Will You Wear Contacts?
2. How Picky Are You About The Sharpness Of Your Vision?
3. Are You Willing To Care For Your Contacts Properly?
4. Is Overnight Wear Important To You?
5. Do You Want To Change Your Eye Color?
6. Do You Wear Bifocals?
7. What About Contact Lens Costs?

Does it matter what contact brand I use?

Different brands of contact lenses feel differently, fit differently on your eyes, and most definitely can affect your vision. Most of the time, the doctor will check your eyes, note the curvature of your eyes, and based on the exam, will recommend and then fit you with a certain brand of contact lenses.

How do you know what kind of contacts to buy?

What Contacts Are Right For Me?

1. If you want the sharpest vision possible, gas permeable contact lenses (also called RGP or GP lenses) usually are the best choice.
2. If you have astigmatism, gas permeable lenses or special soft lenses called toric contact lenses are usually the best choice.

What is a good contact brand?

The Acuvue brandis one of the most highly recommended and top selling contact lens brands available.Some of the most popular products include the ACUVUE Oasys 24 Pack, ACUVUE Oasys for Astigmatism 6 Pack, and 1-Day ACUVUE Moist 90 Pack. ACUVUE is known for making lenses that are very comfortable all day long.

Can I wear any brand of contacts?

Unfortunately, not. Contact lenses come in different sizes and must be fit to your eye by an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist.If you would like to change the type or brand of lens you are wearing, your eye care professional will need to help you make that choice.

Can you mix contact brands?

If you have been fitted by an optometrist or ophthalmologist with the 2 different brands and been prescribed the lenses, then yes, it is safe. If you were using one brand and then spotted a cheaper brand on the internet (for example) and decided to buy the cheaper one, then no, in this situation it might not be safe.

Is there a difference between contact brands?

There are many brands of contact lenses, and each brand has unique features that may make it the best one for you. There is no one brand that is best for all wearers. Approximately 90 percent of contact lenses prescribed in the United States each year are soft lenses.

What’s cheaper daily or monthly contacts?

How much do daily and monthly contacts cost? Daily disposable contacts are more expensive than monthlies up front. You’ll usually find them in packs of 30 (one pack for each eye) for around $30, or in packs of 90 for upward of $60 or $80. More specialized lenses for astigmatism or dry eyes are typically more expensive.

What is the most comfortable contact lens?

Contact Lens: 3 Most Comfortable Contact Lenses

• Bausch and Lomb Ultra Contact Lens. This is a new addition in the lens market but has been stagnant for a while.
• Acuvue Oasys. This contact lens has been around for a considerable period.
• Cooper Biofinity.

How do I know if contacts are right for me?

Ask your doctor if you can wear contacts
Only your eye doctor can determine if you’re a good candidate for contact lens wear and will prescribe the most appropriate lens design, size, shape and power to fit your eyes. Contact lenses are a medical device and require a prescription from your eye doctor to purchase.

Are biotrue contacts good?

First of all, the vision quality of the biotrue is A+. The comfort is great. They can be used without any problems and you will not notice them even after wearing them for 10+ hours. Actually, the best contact lenses I’ve ever had.

Are Acuvue contacts good?

ACUVUE OASYS contact lenses have been known as the best contact lenses for many contact wearers! The FDA has approved these contacts for extended wear of six consecutive nights. An extended wear lens provides patients with contacts to fit their specific type of wear schedule.

Who makes Acuvue?

Johnson & Johnson
In 1987, Johnson & Johnson introduced the first mass-marketed disposable contact lens under the brand Acuvue—and the rest, as they say, is history. Each and every day, Johnson & Johnson’s Visioncare plant in Limerick, Ireland, manufactures millions of Acuvue contact lenses for markets around the globe.

Can I change contact solution brands?

If you are using the same brand regularly and start having issues your doctor may recommend a solution change to another company that you haven’t tried and this may potentially solve your problem.

Why are contacts prescribed by brand?

In theory, if a certain contact lens is prescribed, that means that that particular lens has been fitted on you and a follow up was performed to ensure that there is a good fit and it provides good vision and the eye tolerates it well as seen in a magnified view.

What are the easiest contacts to wear?

Soft contact lenses are comfortable and easier to adapt to than rigid gas permeable lenses. Soft contact lenses come in various types, such as: Daily wear lenses. One-day lenses are made for one-day wear.

Can you wear 2 different contacts?

There are rare times when you want to increase the thickness of a lens to help bandage a damaged cornea. But generally the answer is that while you can it will normal cause discomfort and damage over time and shouldn’t be done unless there is a good reason. No, you cannot wear two pair of contact lenses at same time..

Are all contact lenses the same?

Types of contact lenses
Types of contacts are not all the same. They are available in different forms, designed to meet different purposes. These forms can range from their “modality,” or how often you change the contacts—say, daily, every two weeks, or monthly.

Does BC and DIA matter for contacts?

Yes it matters. The diameter and its base curve should be according to your size of your cornea and its curvature. This two parameters are also useful to achieve optimal fit of C.L on eyes.

Is it OK to wear contacts everyday?

Don’t Overwear Your Daily Lenses
Wearing your lenses for long periods of time can damage your eyes, even if they’re daily contacts. The maximum recommended daily use for any contact lens is 14-16 hours, though Jonathon Jimmerson, OD will determine the exact number of hours you should wear your lenses.

Can you shower with contacts?

Eye Care Tips for Contact Lens Wearers
Avoid water while wearing contacts. Keep your contacts away from water. Make sure to remove your contacts before showering, bathing, or swimming. Don’t rinse or store your contacts in water, and if it does occur, make sure to throw away or disinfect them thoroughly.