Toric Contact Lens

Toric Contact Lens

For years, patients suffering from astigmatism were told they could not correct their vision by wearing contact lenses. That all changed in 1978 when the first toric contact lens was approved for distribution. By the late nineties astigmatic patients were able to finally wear disposable lenses and in 2002 CIBA Vision introduced Focus Dailies Toric, the worlds first daily disposable toric contact lens.

Toric lenses are manufactured with curvatures at different angles, one for astigmatism and the other nearsightedness or farsightedness.? In order to provide crisp vision, it is not acceptable for a toric lens to rotate on your eye so the lenses are made with a mechanism that keeps the lens stable.

Today, patients suffering from astigmatism have a plethora of choices. There is a range of disposable toric lenses available including daily disposable, 1-2 week disposable and monthly disposable lenses.

Types of Toric contact lenses

Toric contact lenses have a special shape at the back of the surface, which fit your eyes perfectly. Made up of different kinds of plastics, the two main groups of Toric contact lenses are soft and rigid gas permeable.

Soft Toric contact lenses - They contain a great deal of water in them, are highly adaptable and provide great comfort to your eyes.

Rigid gas permeable Toric contact lenses - They are more durable and resist the accumulation of harmful materials. Priced reasonably they offer you a clear vision though you may take a little time adjusting to them.

Benefits of using Toric contact lenses

Toric contact lenses have two powers in them one for correcting astigmatism and the other for common nearsightedness or farsightedness. They provide you with a stable vision and are found in a wide range of disposable varieties. Following are some of the benefits of Toric contact lenses.

They effectively correct your astigmatic troubles.

They stably adjust to your eyes and are easier to maintain.

They are found in various disposable varieties.

They are reasonably inexpensive.

There are also color toric lenses that can enhance or change the color of your eyes.? Colored toric contact lenses are available in both disposable and non-disposable.

Multifocal toric lenses to correct Presbyopia are also available.