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LIST OF SERVICES & PROCEDURES
Contact Lens
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. |
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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. |
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