Gas Permeable Lenses in General

I started using Contact Lenses over 25 years ago and at the age of twelve. I was diagnosed as having eye problems at the age of eight and it was then I started to wear glasses. Both my eyes, at that time, were around –3. By the time I was twelve years old my eyesight had deteriorated to around –5. It was then that my optician recommended that I begin using Contact Lenses. This he explained would curb the decline of my eyesight. He informed me that if I continued to wear glasses I might end up being around –7 by the time I was 15 or 16. Thus began my adventure with Contact Lenses. When I first started of I was ...

I've been wearing gas permeable contact lenses for 12 years now and I love them. I've always had terrible eyesight and had to wear rather thick glasses constantly from the age of 8. When I became old enough to wear contact lenses I jumped at the chance. My parents bought them for me as a Xmas present and it was the best Xmas present I have ever had! Gas permeable lenses were chosen for a number of reasons. They are quite durable and don't tear like some soft contact lenses do. They are robust and so can put up with a lot of wear and tear and they don't turn inside out as I remember my flatmates soft contacts doing! One of the best points is that ...