Contact Lenses for Dry Eyes

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Contact Lenses for Dry Eyes

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Contact Lenses for Dry Eyes

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Contact Lenses for Dry Eyes

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Contact lenses are a great alternative to glasses. They offer a natural look, provide clear, unobstructed vision, and are great for athletes or any active person.


Specialty Contact Lenses and Dry Eye Syndrome

Throughout the day, contact lenses can cause your eyes to dry out. Your contacts can absorb the moisture that is naturally produced by your eyes, causing them to dry out. If you are suffering from dry eye syndrome, wearing contacts can exacerbate your symptoms significantly. Fortunately, there are contact lenses available that are designed for dry eye. These specially made lenses will keep your eyes from drying out throughout the day.

  • Soft Daily Lenses: If you wear daily disposable lenses, you wear a new pair every day, tossing them out at night. The water content in these lenses is 33 percent, which helps to keep your dry eyes symptoms at bay.
  • Scleral Lenses: Scleral lenses are different from traditional lenses, as the lens fits over the white of the eye and vaults over the cornea. This keeps the front of your eye from drying out by providing a reservoir for moisture. These lenses are custom-made and provide sharper vision than what you can get from a traditional soft lens.
  • Orthokeratology: This is a different approach to contacts. Ortho-k lenses are worn only at night. While you are sleeping, the lenses reshape your corneas, correcting your refractive error. When you wake up in the morning, you will be able to see clearly all day. Since these lenses are only worn at night when your eyes are closed, they won't cause your eyes to dry out as quickly.

Preventing Dry Eye

Even if you are wearing contacts that are designed for patients with dry eye, there are a few things that you need to do to keep the lenses from encouraging your dry eye symptoms.

  • Wear your contacts as directed: Over-wearing your contacts can bring on your dry eye symptoms.
  • Rewetting drops: While wearing your contacts, use rewetting drops often. They are your best defense against dry eye symptoms.


​​​​​​​Contact Your Manhattan Beach Optometrist

If you have dry eye syndrome and you want to get contacts, schedule an appointment with Look! Optometry. Our optometrist in Manhattan Beach will provide the best contact lenses for you to prevent your dry eye symptoms. Clear vision without the need for glasses or the hassle of dry eye is possible. Call us today at (310) 796-5665 to set up an appointment.

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