Vision & Age
Correct Your Vision
Keep the focus on activity
You like to live an active healthy lifestyle. And often, that is more convenient without trying to keep track of glasses. Maybe that is why, increasingly, people are wearing contact lenses or having laser surgery to correct their vision.
How contact lenses work
A contact lens is a hydrophilic (water loving) disc that floats on your cornea. There are dozens of options. Like prescription glasses, a contact lens is specifically shaped to focus light into the retina of your eye (and to fit your eye). But because it covers your cornea, it actually corrects your entire field of vision (unlike glasses, which you can see over and under). Contact lenses float on the tears that bathe the eye when you blink so you want to keep your eye hydrated and well-moisturized when you're wearing contact lenses.
Considering laser surgery?
Typical vision problems, such as being shortsighted or astigmatic, occur when either the eye or the cornea is not perfectly shaped. Laser surgery permanently changes the curve of the cornea, improving or correcting the eyes' focus. This reshaping can be done at the same time as surgery for corneas and other eye problems. Bausch & Lomb makes a range of innovative surgical products used for this and other surgical procedures.
Relief's in sight
If your contact lenses get uncomfortable, you can usually do something about it once you have identified the reason:
- Dry eyes caused by low humidity, cold pills, diuretics, and hormonal changes
- Airborne irritants, such as smoke, pollution, and even aerosol sprays
- Cosmetics
- Eye fatigue from spending too long on the computer or not getting enough sleep.
Take a break. Put on your glasses. Try some artificial tears. And give your eyes a rest. Check your eyes everyday. If vision becomes cloudy, your eyes feel unfonfortable or they look red, stop wearing your contact lenses straight away and contact your eye care professional immediately.
