Bifocal Contact Lenses Astigmatism Can Now Wear Soft Lenses

Bifocal contact lenses astigmatism patients now have the opportunity to enjoy the advances in contacts that other lenses wearers have. Soft contacts can be issued to astigmatism sufferers in disposable, frequent replacement, multifocal, or colored varieties. Toric contact lenses, as they are called, have two powers, one to correct the astigmatism, another for nearsightedness or farsightedness, if either of these conditions exists.

In patients with astigmatism, the cornea of the eye is oval shaped rather than the round spherical shape of a healthy eye. Light is focused on one portion of the eye more than the rest, resulting in blurred vision. Problems with near vision and far vision also exist for astigmatism patients. Toric lenses can correct both problems and give sufferers relief and much better eyesight.

If you have a small amount of astigmatism, you can wear either RGP hard lenses or soft disposable lenses at your choice. In the RGP lenses, your own tears underneath the rigid lenses form a layer of liquid and helps correct the astigmatism. With soft contact lenses, a higher-powered lens is used to correct the blurred vision.

Can you wear contacts to correct your vision problems? Depending on the severity of your problem and the expense you are willing to incur, your optometrist can prescribe the right bifocal lenses to help you best. Conditions that prevent contact usage include: reoccurring diseases of the cornea, inability to produce sufficient tears, and environmental reasons. After you receive a full examination and get a prescription, you can choose from a variety of places to get your new contacts such as online, mail order, or at the optometrist's office.