Expert care and treatment for contact lenses at Fabulous Optical
The first step to the prescription of contact lenses is to perform a comprehensive eye exam to evaluate your visual acuity and the level of vision correction you require.
During your exam at Fabulous Optical, the team measures how your eyes focus on different lenses. From there, they can prescribe contact lenses to correct any of the following:
Once your doctor has determined what your prescription is, they perform a contact lens exam to decide which brand works best for you and how contact lenses fit. Your doctor measures the surface of each eye to determine the best type and size of contacts.
Your doctor might include a tear film evaluation to assess your need for specialty contacts.
Proper fit and prescription are vital for contact lenses. Since they sit directly on the surface of your eyes, improperly fitted or prescribed contact lenses can significantly damage your eyes.
The team works closely with you to see which type of lenses suits you best. Most contacts are either soft or hard:
Soft contacts are the most comfortable and adaptive kind of contacts. They stay in place more successfully than hard contacts. They can be worn:
The team recommends hard contacts to correct severe astigmatism or nearsightedness. Hard contacts are durable and provide sharper vision than soft contacts. Also, hard contacts don't need frequent replacement and keep bacteria out.
Your doctor can also recommend bifocal or multifocal contact lenses if you require multiple prescriptions in one lens.
Toric contact lenses are extremely handy to treat moderate to severe astigmatism. They're designed with a unique shape to create better refraction and focus, and can compensate for most types of astigmatism.
Keratoconus is a condition in which your cornea becomes too thin and bulges away from your eye in a cone shape. For this condition, the team can recommend scleral contact lenses, which are gas permeable and cover the entire corneal surface to correct any imperfections.
If you'd like to find out whether you're a good candidate for contact lenses, schedule an appointment at Fabulous Optical today by phone or online.