Contact lenses come in many types and styles. Depending on your visual needs, the optimal contact lens for you may vary. By performing several tests, we can determine which contact lens will benefit you the most. While we fit many types of contacts standard spherical contact lenses, we also are skilled at fitting specialty contact lens:
Contact Lenses for Astigmatism
While there have been limitations in contact lens options for people with astigmatism in the past, new advances in technology have now made toric contact lenses common place. Properly fitting a toric lens requires much time and patience, as well as a skillful doctor such as Dr. Shields During your exam, he will determine if fitting you into a toric contact lens is necessary, and identify the best lens design for you.
Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses
Bifocal contact lenses are designed to give good vision to people who have a condition called presbyopia. Presbyopia is a natural occurrence with aging. The main symptom that people notice is needing to hold reading material, like a menu or newspaper, further away to view it clearly. Bifocal contact lenses are available in both soft and rigid gas permeable lenses. There are many bifocal and multimodal contact lens designs. We can help determine which design will be the best fit for you during our evaluation.
Colored Contact Lenses
If you want a subtle or dramatic change in your eye color, then colored contacts may be a great option for you! Colored contacts can be worn with a prescription or non-prescription for cosmetic color change. During your exam, we will determine which contact lens brand suits you the best, by evaluating your vision, comfort with the contact lenses, and assess the fit of the contact lenses.
