Contact Lenses
Capital Vision Center offers many options for contacts
Contact lenses are great for a glasses-free look, wearing non-prescription sun-wear and goggles, or the convenience of not having to worry about misplacing your glasses. If you have a high prescription or astigmatism, contact lenses may provide more enhanced vision correction than glasses. Your doctor will determine which contact lens is right for you.
Soft Lenses
These lenses are comfortable to wear and must be replaced monthly, weekly or daily depending on the type you choose. They can provide correction for most prescriptions including astigmatism. Today, with the introduction of newer materials like silicone hydrogels, which allow more oxygen to the eye, patients find it easier than ever to wear soft lenses comfortably.
Video: Insertion and Removal
Scleral Contact Lenses
Scleral lenses give the comfort of soft lenses and the sharp vision of GP lenses all while providing an oxygen rich environment to keep the cornea (front of the eye) healthy. Scleral lenses can drastically improve vision in patients with keratoconus, post refractive surgery complications, moderate-severe dry eye, post corneal transplant, corneal ectasias, corneal scars, and corneal degenerations. They can also be fit for patients that have astigmatism outside the parameters of a soft lens or patients that want sharper vision than traditional soft contact lenses. This is a special type of contact lens fit that we provide that many other practices do not.
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Gas-Permeable (GP) Lenses
Made of moderately flexible plastics, GP lenses offer sharp vision and correct most vision problems. They are more durable than soft contact lenses and can be easier to handle and care for but require a longer adaptation period and consistent wear to maintain adaptation.
Multifocal Lenses
In both soft, scleral, and GP designs, multifocal lenses offer patients both distance and near vision correction just like a pair of bifocal glasses.
Colored Contact Lenses
Enhance your eye color or even change it completely. Colored contact lenses are fun and come in a variety of colors for both light and dark eyes. You can also use the Air Optix Color Studio to try on your colors! Check out the Air Optix Color Studio link and upload one of your pictures to see what you would look like in theses amazing colors!
Myopia Management Program
Myopia (nearsightedness) affects millions of people around the world and now we have contact lenses that can help with lessening the progression rate of myopia.
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Regardless of the type of contact lenses you wear, an annual eye exam is recommended to ensure the continued good health of your eyes. Schedule an appointment for a contact lens evaluation at Capital Vision Center in Concord, and we will be in touch with you shortly.
