by Joel Harrison
23. October 2011 12:11
We have got so accustomed to how good modern contact lenses are that we tend to forget how much has changed in the technology of their manufacture and how it has affected their quality and the range of conditions they can be used to treat.
In a recent interview, Chidambara Pillai, who is the chair of the British Society for Refractive Surgery, pointed out that the quality of contact lenses currently available on the market has increased substantially due to technological progress. This, in the expert’s opinion, also includes contact lenses designed for individuals with rare conditions (especially those suffering from keratoconus and other illnesses associated with an irregular shape of the cornea, previously impossible to treat effectively).
The patients who would like a more permanent solution to their eye problems can use implantable contact lenses, the expert added. Such lenses, Pillai stated, do not affect the shape of the cornea and can treat a wide range of refractive errors.
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