Glasses are undeniably cool, but sometimes they might not be the most convenient, safe or practical (especially when you play sports). Contact lenses offer more than just vision correction, they provide freedom, convenience, and a natural field of view without the limitations of glasses. At Eye & Glasses Optometrist, we provide a full range of high-quality contact lenses tailored to your prescription, eye health, and lifestyle needs.
Today’s contact lenses use advanced, biocompatible materials for optimal comfort and safety. The right material depends on your eyes, your prescription, and how you plan to use your lenses. Advances in material science mean that modern lenses not only correct vision, but also protect eye health by ensuring proper oxygen transmission, moisture retention, and lasting comfort.
Made from hydrogel or silicone hydrogel, these lenses are soft, comfortable, and designed with water-absorbing polymers that help keep eyes moist throughout the day. Silicone hydrogel, an advanced evolution of hydrogel, allows significantly higher oxygen transmission — keeping eyes healthier, whiter, and more comfortable — making it the most popular choice for modern daily, monthly, and myopia control lenses.
Made from transparent, rigid materials that are highly oxygen-permeable, allowing essential oxygen to reach the cornea. Thanks to this feature, RGP lenses fit closer to the eye, ensuring both comfort and corneal health. They are durable, long-lasting lenses that deliver exceptionally sharp vision, particularly effective for high prescriptions, astigmatism, or irregular corneas.
These specialty lenses combine the sharp vision of RGP lenses with the comfort of soft lenses, making them ideal for complex corneal conditions such as keratoconus, high astigmatism, or post-surgical corneas. Hybrid lenses feature a rigid center with a soft skirt for clarity and comfort, while semi-scleral lenses gently vault over the cornea for stability and all-day wear.
Made from hydrogel or silicone hydrogel, these lenses are soft, comfortable, and designed with water-absorbing polymers that help keep eyes moist throughout the day. Silicone hydrogel, an advanced evolution of hydrogel, allows significantly higher oxygen transmission — keeping eyes healthier, whiter, and more comfortable — making it the most popular choice for modern daily, monthly, and myopia control lenses.
Made from transparent, rigid materials that are highly oxygen-permeable, allowing essential oxygen to reach the cornea. Thanks to this feature, RGP lenses fit closer to the eye, ensuring both comfort and corneal health. They are durable, long-lasting lenses that deliver exceptionally sharp vision, particularly effective for high prescriptions, astigmatism, or irregular corneas.
These specialty lenses combine the sharp vision of RGP lenses with the comfort of soft lenses, making them ideal for complex corneal conditions such as keratoconus, high astigmatism, or post-surgical corneas. Hybrid lenses feature a rigid center with a soft skirt for clarity and comfort, while semi-scleral lenses gently vault over the cornea for stability and all-day wear.
The design of a contact lens determines how it interacts with your eye, from how well it corrects your vision to how comfortable it feels throughout the day. Lenses are available in different modalities, such as daily disposables for maximum hygiene and convenience, or bi-weekly and monthly lenses for long-term value and flexibility. With proper care, they provide clear, comfortable vision across a wide range of prescriptions and designs.
modalities:
Contain multiple powers and stabilization features to prevent lens rotation.
Provide sharper, more stable vision compared to spherical lenses.
Spherical Lenses
Toric Lenses
Multifocal / Progressive Lenses
Myopia Control Lenses
Specialty Designs
Single vision contact lenses are designed to correct common prescriptions such as myopia, also known as short-sightedness, and hyperopia, also known as long-sightedness. With a consistent lens power throughout, they provide clear and stable vision for everyday use. They are available in daily, bi-weekly, and monthly wear options to suit different lifestyles and wearing needs.
Toric contact lenses are specially designed for people with astigmatism, where the cornea or lens has an uneven curvature that can cause blurred or distorted vision. These lenses contain different powers in specific meridians and are designed with stabilization features to keep the lens properly positioned on the eye. This helps provide sharper, clearer, and more stable vision compared to regular spherical contact lenses.
Multifocal contact lenses are designed for presbyopia, a common age-related condition that makes near vision more difficult. These lenses provide different focusing zones for near, intermediate, and distance vision, allowing smoother visual transitions throughout the day. They help reduce dependence on reading glasses and offer greater convenience for daily activities such as reading, computer work, and driving.
Myopia management contact lenses are specially designed for children and teenagers to help slow the progression of myopia, also known as short-sightedness. Options may include soft multifocal contact lenses and orthokeratology, or Ortho-K lenses, which are worn overnight to provide clear vision during the day. By managing myopia progression early, these lenses help support clearer vision while reducing the long-term risks associated with higher levels of myopia.
Specialty contact lenses are designed for more complex vision and corneal needs. Ortho-K, or orthokeratology lenses, are worn overnight to gently reshape the cornea, providing clear daytime vision while helping to manage myopia progression. RGP and hybrid lenses offer crisp, stable vision for higher prescriptions or irregular corneas, while scleral and semi-scleral lenses vault over the cornea and rest on the sclera to provide improved comfort, stability, and visual quality for advanced conditions such as keratoconus.
Spherical Lenses
Toric Lenses
Multifocal Contacts Lenses
Myopia Control Lenses
Specialty Lenses
Contact lenses offer many advantages, from providing natural vision to supporting an active lifestyle, but they also come with certain responsibilities. Understanding both the benefits and considerations is key to deciding whether contact lenses are the most suitable choice for your eyes, lifestyle, and long-term vision needs.
Tip: Daily disposables are the easiest and safest option for first-time users.
Ensure your contact lenses are fitted properly with our professional contact lens fitting service! At Eye & Glasses Optometrist, our optometrists carefully assess your eyes, prescription, and lifestyle to help you enjoy the full benefits of contact lenses while minimizing risks. Learn more about our contact lens fitting to find your perfect pair.
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