Contact Lenses

Wearing contact lenses is easy

Our fully trained contact lens specialist Maria Barnes FBDO CL is here to offer you expert advice before and after you buy contact lenses. Our lenses come from the world’s leading contact lens manufacturers only. Our range features different lens types to suit all wearers and uses the latest technology and materials, making them comfortable and easy to wear.

Maria will help you choose the right type of lens based on lens suitability, your visual requirements and personal preference.

Contact lens assessment

To wear contact lenses, you need a current glasses prescription. Maria our contact lens optician will also carry out a contact lens assessment to ensure that contact lenses will be suitable for you. Our specialist will make sure that the recommended lenses fit properly and are comfortable to wear and that your eyes are healthy.

• Deciding which contact lens option is right for you is easy.
• During your contact lens consultation you can discuss whether you would benefit most from monthly disposable or daily disposable lenses.
• You can pay for your lenses by monthly direct debit or you can just buy lenses when you need them.
• We offer a range of packages in store according to the type of lenses you wear; all include excellent aftercare and postage to your home.

What types of contact lensed are available?

Daily Disposable

Daily disposables are used to correct short or long sightedness. They're the healthiest and most convenient way to wear contact lenses. They give you a fresh, clear lens every day, with no need for solutions. They're ideal for when you don’t want to wear glasses – either occasionally, part-time or every day.

Available in different materials to suit your eye type.  Some come with porous oxygenating surfaces, others lock in the eyes moisture and block UV light.

Reusable/Monthly

Reusable contact lenses are used to correct short or long sightedness. They're for daily wear, but rather than dispose of them at the end of the day you clean, then store them in a contact lens case until you wear them again. Some of these contact lenses can also be slept in. They're ideal if you are looking for the most economical lenses. They should be replaced every two or four weeks with a new pair

Astigmatic

Astigmatism is a common condition that affects many people – children as well as adults. It is caused by the shape of your eye and results in blurry or distorted vision at all distances, varying with the strength of the astigmatism. Astigmatic contact lenses are specially designed to fit the shape of astigmatic eyes. They are available as daily or reusable contact lenses.

Multifocal Lenses

As you get older presbyopia is a condition that affects almost everyone. The lens of your eye becomes less flexible making it harder to adjust you focus from far to near objects, this makes reading more difficult. We have the technology in multifocal contact lenses that allow you to see both near and far.

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Overnight vision correction

EyeDream is a vision correction therapy that provides clear, comfortable vision without the need to wear contact lenses during the day.

EyeDream is a vision therapy that brings a modern approach to a technique known as orthokeratology. EyeDream lenses are manufactured from special highly oxygen permeable material. When worn during the night these lenses apply a controlled shape to the ‘window’ at the front of the eye (the cornea), eliminating your short sightedness. This effect stays strong enough for you to function the entire day without spectacles or contact lenses.

EyeDream Website To find out if you are a suitable candidate for the treatment call us on 01244 347747 or book in for a consultation with Maria.