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Different Types of Contact Lenses

A contact lens is a small lens placed on the cornea of the eye. There are corrective, cosmetic, and therapeutic contactless, each serving a different purpose. People choose to wear contact lenses for various reasons. Many consider their appearance to be more attractive with contact lenses than with glasses. Contact lenses are less affected by wet weather, do not steam up, and provide a wider field of vision. They are more suitable for a number of sporting activities where glasses would make the sport impossible.

Contact lenses usually serve the same corrective purpose as conventional glasses, but are lightweight and virtually invisible. If one looks closely into the eyes of a contact wearer, she or she could see a faint circle outlining the contact lens. Many leading commercial lenses are tinted a faint blue to make them more visible when immersed in cleaning and storage solutions. Some cosmetic lenses are purposely colored for altering the appearance of the eye.

Corrective contact lenses are designed for people with sight deficiencies. The lens focuses light correctly onto the retina of the eye, improving vision. Many people suffer from a difference between the refractive power of their eye and the actual length of their eyeball. This causes a refraction error that is cancelled out by corrective lenses.

Originally used in theatre and film productions, cosmetic lenses are now widely available that change the appearance of the wearer's eyes. These lenses may also correct the vision, but some blurring or obstruction of vision may occur as a result of the color or design. In the United States, the FDA frequently calls non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses decorative contact lenses.

Therapeutic contact lenses are used in situations where a patient is recovering from eye conditions or damage. These lenses are most often soft and provide a protective barrier between the air, the eye and the eyelids.

Most contact lenses have to be stored in a lens solution that cleans them and keeps them soft. There is usually a prescribed period of time in which the lenses have to be placed in this solution, although most people put them in at night, having worn them for the day. In recent months there have been cases where contact lens solution has caused serious eye damage in consumers and manufacturers have issued voluntary recalls on such potentially harmful contact solutions. One of these recalls is for AMO, Inc.'s Complete Moisture Plus contact lens solution.

If you are a contact lens wearer and may have been harmed AMO Inc.'s product, get in touch with the contact lens solution recall attorneys of Williams Kherkher to schedule a free initial consultation.