Moisturizing Contact Lenses
Posted by Cataracts - 28/11/09 at 05:11 pmInvention of contact lenses can be easily considered as revolutionary creativity in the discipline of ophthalmology. For all those people who dislike wearing glasses, avail the choice of contact lenses. Though contact lenses have a lot of benefits; it has its share of disadvantages too. One major complication with contact lenses is that causes drying of eyes and therefore ends in a large amount of irritation in the eyes.
However to counter such problem, a new invention in form of moisturizing contact lenses has come up. It is again a major breakthrough in this field of ophthalmology. It has been found through detailed and costly researches that contacts can moisturize themselves as well as the eyes. Likewise , such contact lenses can be made simply and hence proves to be commercially viable. Earlier many of us were made to wear glasses because use of contact lenses caused drying of eyes. with invention of moisturizing contact lenses, the problem of dry eyes can be easily tackled.
The contact lenses work in the fashion that they themselves carry the moisturizer and slowly release it into the eyes. As the moisturizer is released into the eyes it hydrates the eyes and the lens. The process involves placing a layer of hydrating agent on the lens of the eyes. As and when you blink your eyes; the moisturizing layer of the lens starts dissolving gradually. The dissolved layer acts as a hydrating agent when it comes in contact of the eyes. It provides the necessary moisture to the eyes and therefore impedes any drying of eyes.
Before the introduction of moisturizing contact lenses, people found it not possible to wear lenses in areas that were dry or smoky. This is because such environment make the lenses and the eyes dry up much faster. As a consequence, one is forced to employ a saline moisturising solution at frequent intervals to stop the dryness of eyes. But applying a saline moisturizing solution may not be feasible always especially if you’re in a sports bar or at a barbecue. This is where moisturizing contact lenses come to your rescue.
Purchasing these new sort of moisturizing lenses is not a big thing. A number of heavy weight names in the eye care product industry are making this kind of contacts and as they have met the economies of scale, these moisturizing contact lenses have become exceedingly affordable. The best product in this range is undoubtedly Focus Dailies with AquaRelease. CibaVision contact lenses range also features other moisturizing lenses and so does Bausch & Lomb. Color contacts with these moisturizing capacities are also in the pipeline.
If you are a user of daily contact lenses, you’ve got to have certainly faced the problem of dried eyes. However, do not let the problem of dry eyes deter you from wearing contact lenses. Instead opt for moisturizing contact lenses and keep the problem of dry eyes ay bay.
