A contact lens (also known simply as a contact) is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Modern soft contact lenses were invented by the Czech chemists Otto Wichterle and Drahoslav Lim, who also invented the first gel used for their production.
Ok so im thinking of getting contact lens this month, im 14 do u guys know any good brands, any cheap but good brands do u have to get ur contacts f...
I had a regular eye exam where they gave me my prescription...do I need to have a contact lens fitting to get a contact lens prescription?...I've ...
I wore a pair of soft contact lenses for 5 days, but yesterday one of the lenses ripped because it was too dry. How long can the other lens last in th...
Two months ago I went to the eye doctor to get an eye exam. He gave me my presciption (which doesnt expire until April 2007) and I got my glasses. Wel...
Hoe much gold can i get by doing all the shatari skygaurd, ogri'la, shattered sun, and netherwing dailies? and would doing those dailies be all 25...
can i? because i wear them once and then i throw them out. and i swim with them on so i won't do that anymore. and i dont sleep with them on.
I recently got daily disposable contact lenses to wear them when I'm snowboarding. I wear glasses and I used to snowboard without glasses but my e...
I wear 30 day disposable contact lens and I'm trying to stretch the life a bit and save some $. I NEVER sleep in my contacts and take good care ...
I am trying to see if I paid to much.
The type you throw away everyday I make last till next day as they are expensive and I admit I am too vain to wear glasses.I wash my hands really well...
Can laser eye surgery correct myopia aka near sightedness? Does laser eye surgery last forever? What if you have big holes in your retina from myopi...
I'll do anything do get my eyes cured but I'm not old enough for laser surgery.
I had laser eye surgery about 15 years ago and my eyes have been great. But in the last couple of years my left eye is getting weaker and it is progre...
I want to be a pilot in the air force more than anything. I heard that they allow laser eye surgery in some situations. My vision is 20/60 correctable...
I am interested in having laser eye surgery to correct short sight but I am concerned about the longer term side effects as I get older. I can't f...
Or about contacts correction? Or did you ever hear any pilot wearing glasses?
I was quoted $999 from someone with a pretty good deal of experience but have seen prices to $5000 for a friend of mine. And in a related topic, is t...
I have a damaged tear duct due to an injury. My vision problem has nothing to do with the injury. I wear the same proscription I did as a child.
What is all invovled and what happens?
I have open angle, pigmentary glaucoma does this rule me out of having any sort of vision correction. My wife recently had it done and is now bett...
I am having a nightmare trying to calculate powers of corrective lenses. So confused by far points, near points, aided/unaided. Can anyone point me in...
I heard somewhere that 70% of American adults now wear corrective lenses. Of those, it is about 50/50 between glasses and contacts, though younger peo...
My left eye has 20/50 vision, while my right eye has 20/40. Does this mean I need corrective lenses? And if so, can you get contacts right away? I'...
to pass the FAA medical , i must have 20/20 distant vision in each eye with or without corrective lenses , but i have 20/20 in my left eye only and my...
I did quite a bit of crying earlier this week while wearing my contacts, and now they're feeling really dry and uncomfortable. Is there anything ...
I just got it today... and I was wondering if you have to clean it in the morning with the solution. When you clean you just do the palm thingy right...
I have been wearing my contact lenses for a couple of days now. They have already become cloudy, and I have cleaned and disinfected them properly. I h...
I got my contact lenses 2 weeks ago and I think Im taking care of them the right way. I just want to know, how to take care of cantact lenses to preve...
im getting my VERY first contacts next week.. i need to know how to keep them clean and nice.
My current contact lens specs are: Base Curve: 8.7 Diameter: 14.3 Sphere: - 1.25 And can buy some online with Base Curve: 8.6 Diameter: 13.8...
I need Replacement Contact Lenses - Where should I buy Contact Lenses online? Also, do I need a prescription?
I wanna buy ge\rey contact lenses but i cant find a good website does anyone know of a good one? I wanna get gray contact lenses online does anyon...
i want to buy a certain color of contacts, but all the stores in my area don't sell them. is it safe to order them online?
So I used to wear soft reusable three-month contacts, but they were too much of a pain this last year, so I downgraded to daily disposables. I usually...
About a year ago, my optometrist switched me to daily disposable contacts because I kept getting contact-induced pink eye. I always trust my doctors, ...
I just got contacts and I ♥ them! What is the best brand of daily disposable contacts to buy? Also, is it better to order them online? They're ...
I recently got daily disposable contact lenses to wear them when I'm snowboarding. I wear glasses and I used to snowboard without glasses but my e...
I have always thought it would be fun to have brown eyes, and I know that there are colored lenses (like contact lenses) that you can put in in your e...
I'm planning to get colored contact lenses. NOrmally, i wear the basic clear lenses and i'm fine with them. A few of my friends wear colored ...
I know what color I want, true hazel, but I noticed on some Freshlook Color Blends the diameter was a little thicker than my normal contacts. Anyone w...
I've seen some colored contact lenses on people with dark eyes and while they look nice from far away, when you get close, they look really fake. ...
I have dark brown eyes, and tried out a local brand of green, purple, and blue colored contacts for fun--you can hardly tell the difference. The o...