A Doctor’s Guide to Hard Contact Lenses
When you hear the term hard contact lenses, you might be picturing the thick, uncomfortable plastics your parents or grandparents wore decades ago. Let's clear the air: those old-school lenses are a thing of the past. What Exactly Are Hard Contact Lenses? Today's "hard" contacts are worlds apart. We properly call them Rigid Gas Permeable…
Dr. Teresita Bollar, OD
Best contact lens solution for sensitive eyes: Safe, comfortable options
If your contact lenses leave your eyes feeling red, dry, or just plain irritated, you’re not alone. It's a common complaint, and a lot of people mistakenly blame their lenses. But often, the real culprit is hiding in plain sight: your contact lens solution. For those of us with sensitive eyes, the chemicals and preservatives…
Is It Safe to Buy Contact Lenses Online?
Yes, from a seller that verifies your prescription. No, from one that does not. That single behaviour separates the legitimate retailers from the ones worth avoiding, and it is visible before you hand over any money. The test A legitimate US seller will ask for your prescriber’s details and contact them. That is not bureaucracy…
Can You Rehydrate a Dried-Out Contact Lens?
You can soften it. You cannot restore it. A soft lens that has dried out can be made to look and feel normal again after a few hours in solution — which is exactly what makes this dangerous, because the things that changed are not the things you can see. What drying does to the…
Why Your Contacts Are Blurry, and How to Fix It
Blurry contacts almost always come down to one of five things, and four of them you can check yourself in under a minute. Work through them in order — the commonest causes are also the easiest to fix. 1. The lens is dirty or has a deposit The fastest check. Take the lens out, rub…
The Contact Lens Case: The Part Nobody Replaces
The case is the most common source of contamination in contact lens wearers. It is also the only piece of equipment most people treat as permanent — despite costing about three dollars and usually coming free with the solution. Why it matters A biofilm forms inside the case: bacteria that adhere to the plastic and…
Contact Lens Solutions: Saline, Multipurpose and Peroxide Compared
Saline does not disinfect. It never has. It rinses, it stores briefly, and that is the whole of it. Mistaking saline for a disinfecting solution is the most common and most dangerous error in lens care, and it is easy to make because the bottles sit side by side on the same shelf. What each…
Soft Contact Lenses: Types, Materials and Comfort
If you've ever wondered about contact lenses, you're probably thinking of soft contacts. They're the go-to choice for millions of people around the globe for a simple reason: they masterfully combine comfort, convenience, and crystal-clear vision. Think of a soft contact lens as a tiny, flexible, water-infused disc that sits right on the surface of…
Do Contacts Expire? Three Clocks, Not One
Yes, and there are three separate clocks running at once. Most people only know about one of them, and it is not the one that matters most. Clock 1: the blister expiry date Every sealed blister carries a printed date, typically three to five years from manufacture. What expires is not the plastic of the…
How to Care for Contact Lenses: The Whole Routine
Lens care is about six habits, and most problems trace back to the same two: the case, and the replacement date. The nightly clean gets all the attention; those two get skipped and cause most of the damage. This is the wider routine. For the nightly procedure itself, see how to clean contact lenses properly….
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