How Can You Get Relief?
You may ask yourself, “Why do my contact lenses bother me every year at the same time?” This is a relatively common complaint among my patients that wear contact lenses. Living in the Santa Clarita Valley you must endure one of two things or both, dry eyes or allergies. If you are a contact lens wearer, these two things will cause havoc for you, especially during these months of spring and summer. This time of the year, your eye may need more tears to help hydrate the contact lenses. Not all contact lenses are the same, especially when it comes to water content. What is water content? The amount of water needed to keep the contact lens hydrated. When the contact lens has less water content it needs more water to stay hydrated. There fore if you are wearing this type of contact lens, it may be the cause of your discomfort.
As a part of an eye care professionals commitment to provide their patients with the most advanced products and services, several contact lens companies have come out with contact lenses that battle the dryness issue. These lenses allow for longer wearing time and increased comfort due to the water content and oxygen permeability.
Having allergies should not hamper your ability to wear contact lenses either. There are several options for you. The number one-way to help allergy sufferers with contact lenses is the use of Focus Daily disposables. These lenses allow for you to have a new lens everyday decreasing the chance of allergens to accumulate on the lens causing irritation. There are also Solutions that help decrease this chance also. And of course the use of Allergy medications in the form of eye drops to help you also.
Don’t let the spring and summer months keep you from enjoying the freedom from glasses. Ask your eye care professional today about your options.
For more information, please call Dr. Joshua Corben at 661-259-2168 or visit www.corbenoptometry.com .