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    Contact lenses were thought of as early as 1508 when Leonardo da Vinci sketched and described several forms of them. Lenses are placed directly on the cornea pupil cornea iris Normal focus Lid margin short sightedness (myopia) distance vision blurry, near usually OK contact lenses are a changing area of optometry with new lenses being constantly developed.

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    Contact lenses were thought of as early as 1508 when Leonardo da Vinci sketched and described several forms of them. Lenses are placed directly on the cornea pupil cornea iris Normal focus Lid margin short sightedness (myopia) distance vision blurry, near usually OK contact lenses are a changing area of optometry with new lenses being constantly developed.

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    Normal Focus: Iris Cornea

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    Contact lenses were thought of as early as 1508 when Leonardo da Vinci sketched and described several forms of them. Lenses are placed directly on the cornea pupil cornea iris Normal focus Lid margin short sightedness (myopia) distance vision blurry, near usually OK contact lenses are a changing area of optometry with new lenses being constantly developed.

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    Contact lenses were

    thought of as early as 1508


    when Leonardo da Vinci
    sketched and described
    several forms of them.

    Contact lenses are a Refractive errors are


    changing area of optometry corrected by contact lenses,
    with new lenses being which are placed directly on
    constantly developed the cornea

    pupil cornea iris Normal focus

    sclera

    Lid conjunctiva
    margin

    1
    Short sightedness Long-sightedness
    (Myopia) (Hyperopia)

    • Distance vision blurry, near usually OK. zDifficulty seeing clearly and comfortably
    up close.
    Sh o rt-s ig h te d Sh o rt-s ig h te d Lo n g -s ig h te d
    Lo n g -s ig h t e d
    co rre ct io n co rre ctio n
    fo cu s fo cu s

    Astigmatism There are many types of


    contact lenses
    •Irregular curvature of the eye (shaped
    more like a football than a basketball) ƒ RGP lenses
    •Light in different planes focuses at ƒ Soft lenses
    different points ƒ Disposable or non-disposable
    A
    ƒ Coloured or clear
    B ƒ Spherical or toric
    90
    ƒ Extended wear
    ƒ Multifocal
    180

    RGP lenses (rigid gas


    RGP contact lens
    permeable)

    ƒ Smaller than size of cornea

    ƒ May be less comfortable than soft


    lenses initially

    ƒ Very effective in correcting


    astigmatism

    2
    Soft lenses Soft contact lens

    ƒ Most commonly used (90%)

    ƒ Made from hydrogel plastic material


    containing water

    ƒ Are 1-2mm larger than cornea

    ƒ Easy to adapt to

    Spherical lenses Toric lenses

    ƒ Correct short or long- ƒ Correct astigmatism


    sightedness ƒ Lens is specially weighted to
    ƒ Cheapest, most conform to irregular cornea
    comfortable lenses ƒ More expensive than
    ƒ Easy to get in disposable spherical
    form ƒ Also available in disposable

    Disposable lenses Coloured lenses

    ƒ Daily, two-weekly or ƒ Handling tint


    monthly replacement ƒ Useful when inserting or removing
    ƒ Very simple cleaning (if any) ƒ Enhancing tint
    ƒ Makes light coloured eyes more vivid
    ƒ Latest designs and materials
    ƒ Opaque tint
    ƒ Very popular ƒ Can change brown eyes to blue

    3
    Extended wear lenses Multifocal contact lenses
    ƒ New technology ƒ Can wear one reading lens, one
    ƒ Made from silicone material which distance
    transmits oxygen well ƒ Can have dual focus lenses
    ƒ Can wear for up to thirty days ƒ New technology – slightly more
    without removing expensive
    ƒ Will not suit all people – your ƒ Available as a disposable lens
    optometrist will advise

    Hygiene is extremely
    Advantages of contact
    important with contact
    lenses over glasses
    lenses
    ƒ Better field of view
    ƒ No fogging up ƒ Always wash your hands before
    ƒ No one has to know you have touching lenses
    refractive error ƒ If lenses are not clean, bacteria can
    ƒ No frames – eg, useful for sport stick to them
    ƒ Sometimes the vision is better ƒ A tiny scratch on the eye can get
    infected

    If you have a sore, red eye If properly looked after, the


    take your lenses out and go chance of having an
    to see your optometrist infection with contact
    ASAP lenses is extremely low

    4
    Tests for contact lenses Optometrists

    ƒ Contact lenses need to be fitted to Are university educated


    z
    each individual eye
    ƒ Several tests are required for:
    ƒ measuring and trying the lenses z Regular examinations are covered by
    ƒ teaching insertion and removal Medicare
    ƒ after care
    ƒ Your optometrist can advise z No referral is required
    you on the necessary tests

    How to contact an
    optometrist
    zYellow pages

    zOptometrists Association Victoria


    • phone 03 9486 1700
    • www.vicoptom.asn.au

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