Contact Lenses
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Stephan Jankowski O.D. 93 S. Morse St. Sandusky, MI 48471 (810) 648-2456
Contact Lenses
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Contact lenses are a very viable alternative to glasses for many people. No single contact lens is best for everyone. A wide variety of contact lenses are available from Dr. Jankowski.
- Soft (Flexible) Lenses
- Spherical
- Toric
- Bifocal
- Colored
- Planned Replacement
- Flexible Wear
- Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lenses
- Spherical
- Toric
- Bifocal
- Kerataconic
The concept of the contact lens can be traced back to Leonardo daVinci. Today, with the ever changing array of materials and designs, almost anyone is able to wear contact lenses. Successful contact lens wear is just as dependent on the motivation of the patient as it is on the skill and knowledge of the doctor. If you are new to contact lens wear, you must be motivated to:
- -learn to handle the lenses
- -learn to take care of the lenses properly
- -accept responsibility for damaged lenses
- -pay for the services and materials
After a complete eye health and vision examination, Dr. Jankowski will discuss all the options of contact lens wear with you, and help you decide which option is best in your individual case. You will be trained in techniques to insert and remove the lenses. Proper care will be taught and stressed.
Soft Contact Lenses
A Czechoslovakian chemist, Otto Wichterle, invented the first soft contact lens in the 1950s. But it was not until 1971, when Bausch and Lomb introduced the the first soft contact lenses in the United States, that a revolution in contact lens wear began. Advantages of Soft Contact Lenses:
- -Good initial comfort
- -Faster adaptation to full time wear
- -Tinted lenses are available to enhance or change eye color
- -Lenses are rarely dislodged from the eye
- -Part time wear is viable
Rigid Contact Lenses
Early rigid contact lenses were call scleral lenses, that we molded to the eye. They were made from a plastic called PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate). The wear time was generally very short. Corneal contact lenses replaced these. Today, PMMA lenses have been replaced what we call RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable) lenses. These lenses allow oxygen to pass through the lenses to better maintain the health and integrity of the cornea.
Advantages of RGP Lenses:
- -Easy to care for
- -Difficult prescriptions can be corrected
- -Durable material
