LIST OF SERVICES & PROCEDURES

Soft Contact Lenses are made from a gel-like plastic that contain or absorb approximately 38-79% water. They offer initial comfort and most will last for up to a year with proper care. Soft contacts range from disposable lenses, replaced every day, every few weeks or every few months, to daily wear lenses that are removed nightly. Some soft contact lenses are mass produced in limited sizes and in a wide range of corrective powers. Other soft lenses are custom manufactured for individual prescriptions based on practitioner and patient needs.

Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses, or RGP's, are also known as oxygen permeable lenses. RGP's consist of a durable plastic that transmits oxygen. They offer excellent vision and eye health, and because they don't contain water, they resist deposits and are not prone to harboring bacteria. This means they clean and disinfect easily, don't dehydrate, last longer and are easy to handle. RGP lenses are custom made for each individual patient. Your practitioner will measure the exact curvature of your cornea and prescribe a lens with a curvature, size and corrective power that is for your eyes only. For more information visit the Contact Lens Manufacturers Association.

More than 32 million Americans now wear contact lenses. Soft disposables continue to grow, with over 9 million wearers at year end 1996. Soft toric contact lens wearers neared the 6 million mark in 1996. RGP wearers neared the 6 million mark in 1996, a 6% increase over the prior year. Early year-end data for 1997, reported by Contact Lens Spectrum, shows RGP's command a 17% share of contact lens wearers.an all time high.