Contact lenses are a corrective lens worn over the cornea of the eye. Contact lenses are used to correct certain eye disorders including myopia (short sightedness), hyperopia (far sightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia (age related).

Contact lenses were introduced in the 60′s and have developed from the hard lens type to the more comfortable soft lenses which can be worn daily, monthly or for extended periods.

The convenience of contacts make them an ideal choice over regular glasses as once in they can remain for up to a day or more depending on the type. They can be used in most situations and unlike the old rigid contacts will not slip out.

The range of contact lenses available today ensures that everyone can be catered for. Whether you are looking for daily disposables, extended wear, soft or hard contacts, you will find the right contact for you.

The latest rage are theatrical or crazy contacts. These are regular contact lenses with designs for any occasion including Halloween. They can be used for people with a need for contact lenses and also those who don’t have a prescription.

Caring for contact lenses is an important aspect of wearing contact lenses. Dust and grime can build up behind the contact and cause eye infections and problems so it is important to ensure that contacts are cleaned regularly.

For many years,Acuvue brand contact lenses have been a leader in the eyewear industry.  Acuvue is a subdivision of Johnson and Johnson, a trusted household name known for safe, high-quality products, and has lived up to that excellent reputation.

Acuvue was a pioneer in the disposable soft contact lens market, creating the first extended-wear contacts that could be left in the eyes even while the wearer is sleeping.  Their  innovative disposable design allowed lens wearers to leave their contacts in for up to a week at a time, ensuring perfect vision at any time, day or night.

The highly popular Acuvue Oasys brand is a great choice offering a moist contact lens providing great relief. It definitely is an oasis for those suffering from  tired dry eyes.

The Acuvue Advanced brand is according to the company a contact lens that will stay comfortable and  moist all day. Other brands include Acuvue 2 available in a variety of colors and 1-Day Acuvue 30 pack Contact Lenses

The introduction of disposable contact lenses into the market were a huge success, mainly because they eliminated the need for tedious daily cleanings and vastly reduced the cost of replacing lost or broken contact lenses.  Disposable contact lenses also meant an end to the annoying factor of having to remove contact lenses before dozing off for a nap.

The construction of these contact lenses is a marvel of technology.  The lenses are made from a soft, permeable material, which allows the eyes to receive the oxygen that they need to continue to function well.  The special mix of materials that make up Acuvue’s lenses keeps them feeling moist and smooth against the eye, preventing scratchiness and redness.  The result is a comfortable, long-lasting, and healthy set of contact lenses.

Throughout their illustrious history, Acuvue lenses have continued to innovate, coming up with advances such as contact lenses that are specially designed for people with astigmatisms and bifocal contacts.  These innovations make Acuvue lenses available to people who were formerly  unable wear contacts successfully.

Acuvue colored contacts are available in a variety of colors, for both prescription and non-prescription uses.  Acuvue offers two types of colored contacts, one nearly transparent line that enhances light-colored eye colors, and one that completely transforms the colors of the eyes.  Acuvue 2 Colours is the brand to pick here.

With their strong safety record and their wide variety of vision correction options, Acuvue contact lenses are a popular choice for comfortable, attractive eyewear.

Biomedics contact lenses produced by a division of CooperVision known as Ocular Sciences, use an advanced light focusing system to provide sharper, clearer vision at any prescription strength.

One of the challenges that contact lens manufacturers face is the difficulty of correcting aberrations in the spherical surface of the lenses as well as in the human eye itself.  These aberrations can prevent incoming light from being clearly focused on a single point, causing the images that contact lens wearers see to be slightly blurry or indistinct.

Biomedics lenses have met this challenge with their aspheric lens, which outperforms other manufacturers in creating sharp, clearly focused images in clinical studies.  No matter how weak or strong your vision prescription is, it can be improved with Biomedics contact lenses.

Marketed under a variety of different names, including Ultraflex, Sofmed, Polysoft, and Perspecta, Biomedics contact lenses are a very popular brand.  They are known for their stability and their ease of use as well as for their clarity.  Furthermore, Biomedics has patented a thinner edge design, which makes their lenses more comfortable to wear all day long.

Another breakthrough for the Biomedics contact lenses is the development of the Biomedics XC line.  These  lenses are the first two-week disposable lenses to use PC technology.

PC technology incorporates molecules of phosphorylcholine, a water-attracting substance that naturally occurs in human cell membranes, into the lens composition.

The XC line of Biomedics lenses stay unusually moist and comfortable to wear throughout their two-week lifetime.  PC technology helps them resist dirt build-up to remain as crystal clear at the end of the two-week period as they were when they were first worn.

Biomedics contact lenses are also available for people with astigmatism and in the Biomedics 1 Day occular line