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...
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...
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 ...
On Friday I was at the optometrist learning to put in my contact lenses. I could not do it. After about five minutes, the lens tore. Now they have ...
I love wearing color contact lens (freshlooks), but my eyes get really red and irritated, sometimes with headache. Even if I start out using new conta...
In a few weeks, I'm going to the eye doctor to get my contact lens and I'm getting soft contact lens and one problem I can't find the righ...
How much gold do the level 80 dailies give you? Are there even level 80 specific dailies, or do you just gain more gold from the existing ones you fin...
For Focus Dailies (All Day Comfort) Contact Lenses, what is the maximum amount of time one is allowed to wear these daily contact lenses per day ( - b...
Hi, i haven't worn lenses since towards the end of last year. Its my birthday this weekend and I still have a couple of boxes of dailies left, wil...
I need a list of all the level 80 dailies, where to find them (Also how to unlock them), about how long they take, and how much gold they award. I...
I just got to 70 and got reg traning for flyer and i am able to do dailies. Im trying to get epic flyer but are dailies the best way to get 5k gold?
My Focus Dailies expired at April/2008, can I still wear them?
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 was recommended B&L's toric lens, but I didn't know that these toric lens are 2 weeks replacement lens. i cannot afford to change it every 2 weeks. ...
I am trying to see if I paid to much.
because sometimes i get so drunk i forget to take them out. additionally, can i take an afternoon nap without taking them out?
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 have done some reading about some pilot programs in a few of the military branches. I came across something interesting that stated: If you have had...
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 have hard contact lenses which I wear everyday, and have been doing so for the last 5/6 years, and I am considering gettting laser eye surgery. I kn...
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've had LASIK Vision correction done awhile back and was wondering if any one has had any negative effects from their operation?
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 am aspiring to join the Police Department in a couple years, however my issue is that I wear Corrective contact lenses. While wearing these lenses m...
An older man can't read a book closer than 40 cm away. The standard near point is 25 cm. What corrective lenses does he need?
Eye doctors prescribe glasses that get your vision to 20/20, but is it possible to get corrective lenses that will get your vision to 20/10 or better?...
I'm sick of not being able to see. I'm terrified of surgery and corrective lenses don't live up to their name. help?
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...
Is it absolutely necessary to use contact lens solution or could I just clean my lenses with saline solution? Are there any other, more natural ways, ...
What's the proper way to clean contact lenses? I see these things though out the day and my only explenation is that it's stuff on my lense. S...
Can I use eye drops to clean contact lenses?
I use bottled water to clean my contact lenses but i don't end up using it all, so i save the water for later. But how long does the opened water...
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 want to buy contact lens online but my prescription is like..-175 or so. How come when i look at buying contact lens online, it only goes up to -8 o...
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...
My prescription expired 6 months ago, can't afford an eye exam, but I desperately need contact lenses. Does anyone know of a place online I can buy th...
I've tried to buy some contact lenses online, but they ask me for some doctor info, which I don't have, and they won't sell without it. So is there an...
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've never bought contacts off the internet before, and I've been looking on Google, but there are like 1000 places. Does anyone have persona...
Recently, I've thought about playing tennis but it wouldn't look nice if I was wearing glasses. So I searched up contact lens pros and cons an...
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...
I've always wondered if these types of lenses exist for us folks who have astigmatism.
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've always wondered how colored contact lenses work. Are they completely colored, or is there a clear spot in the center for the pupil? If they...
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...