Best Contact lenses

Some people feel uneasy about having to insert the lenses into their eyes. But soft contact lenses are perceived by the wearer as very pleasant in this respect, because they do not cause any foreign body sensation in the eye. Because the eye gets used to these lenses very quickly, wearing glasses and contact lenses alternately is completely unproblematic. You can wear soft contact lenses, for example, in sports where wearing glasses would be very annoying. Even with very violent movements, the soft lenses remain in place and do not slip. Soft contact lenses are offered by specialized shops as daily, weekly and annual lenses. A disadvantage of soft lenses is that they require much more maintenance. If you are careless with soft contact lenses, you quickly risk quite unpleasant infections. In certain eye diseases, such as corneal astigmatism, it is not possible to wear soft contact lenses. In some wearers, soft lenses can cause changes in the cornea when worn for longer periods. Therefore, you should have your eyes examined by an ophthalmologist at least once a year

The great advantage of hard contact lenses is that they are dimensionally stable and can be worn longer than soft lenses. The service life can be up to two years. They are particularly suitable for people who suffer from dry eyes. Those who work many hours on the screen should also prefer hard contact lenses. The long acclimatisation period is perceived as a disadvantage.

For metabolism, the cornea that covers the eye needs oxygen. Therefore, the oxygen permeability of the lens material plays an important role in the selection. The longer the contact lenses are worn, the more oxygen must be allowed through the lens. Soft contact lenses with high oxygen permeability should be worn for a maximum of 12 hours. For hard lenses with high permeability, it may be quiet for up to 18 hours

If you choose contact lenses, you have to take very good care of them. If possible, the care products should be purchased from one manufacturer because they must be precisely coordinated with each other. Care products without preservatives are to be preferred. Before going to sleep, remove the contact lenses and clean them thoroughly after each use. The lenses are placed in a special storage bath overnight. An enzyme bath at weekly intervals is recommended to remove deposits that may have been caused by the tear film. The lenses are then rubbed with saline solution. The care products may only be used once and are disposed of after use. Always make sure that you only touch the contact lenses with clean fingers. Otherwise it can happen that germs get onto the eye and multiply quickly there.