Metro Eye Care, Edwardsville, IL

Comprehensive Eyecare by Dr. Lewis F. Jones III

		Specialty Contact Lens Fittings

Sample List of Contacts Available Planned Replacement 30-Day Continuous Wear Gas Permeable Lenses Weekly Disposable Daily Disposable Contacts for Dry Eyes Soft Toric Lenses Bi-Focal Contacts Monovision Contacts Colored Contacts Sport Contacts Pediatric Specialty Fits Keratoconus Lenses Post-Corneal Transplant Scarring/Deformities Bandage Contacts learn more about Maxsight	$Refractive$	Not all contact lenses are the same, because not everyone’s eyes are the same! At Metro Eye Care, our professional staff can fit contacts for most eye conditions. We carry the current trends in specialty contact lenses to meet our patient’s needs. A sample list of the many types of contacts we offer: Planned Replacement: This is the most common, healthy, and cost effective system for routine daily contact lens wearers. It involves wearing a good quality lens for one month, two months, or three months at a time. New lenses are then used to replace the old ones, thus disposing of unwanted contact lens build up and starting over with a brand new pair! 30-Day Continuous Wear: Imagine a contact lens that breathes as much oxygen as if you were not wearing any lens at all. A new line of hydrogel soft lenses has recently been released to allow you to safely wear the lenses continuously for up to 30 days/nights with little or no maintenance. Free trial lenses are always available. Gas Permeable Lenses: These lenses are highly oxygen permeable lenses that replaced the old "hard" plastic contacts. The offer very crisp, clear vision and will usually last longer than any other contact lens. Weekly Disposable: Weekly disposable lenses are similar to planned replacement. However, the lens material will not last as long as the planned replacement. Therefore, they must be replaced every one to two weeks. This is a good option for patients who quickly get protein build up on their lenses. Daily Disposable: These lenses are worn only for a day. These lenses require no maintenance. There are no contact lens solutions necessary! back to top Contacts for Dry Eyes: We offer the newest lens materials approved for use in our patients with dry eye syndrome. These lens materials attract water to their surface and maintain comfort and clarity longer than most other contact lens materials. Soft Toric Lenses: If you have been told you cannot wear contacts because you have too much astigmatism, please consider a toric lens fit at our office. Dr. Jones has successfully fit thousands of toric lenses with marked success. Bi-Focal Contacts: We can now fit multi-focal contact lenses that allow some presbyopic patients to see near and far without glasses! These lenses work through various optical systems. We can easily choose the one that might work best for you based on your occupation and lifestyle. Monovision Contacts: Monovision can correct presbyopia in a very simple and cost effective manner. This is a system for allowing vision at distance and near simultaneously. It involves focusing one eye for distance and one eye for reading. It really does work! Colored Contacts: If you are bored with your natural born eye color or just want a change, we offer contacts that change your eyes appearance to just about any color you may want; from blue to brown to green, to even violet! Free trial lenses are available. Sport Contacts: Some contact lenses have special sizes and tints on them to allow athletic people the upper hand visually in competitive sports. New lenses such as the B&L, Nike MaxSight lens is available in two different tints to provide enhanced contrast. Excellent for sporting activities such as golf, soccer, football, baseball, tennis, and many more. Trials available for a small charge. Pediatric Specialty Fits: Our younger patients with very high prescriptions for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism or "lazy eye" should wear contacts rather than glasses. However, the parents may have to insert and remove the lens for their child until they are old enough to do this themselves. back to top Keratoconus Lenses: Patients with keratoconus, a corneal thinning disease, require very special contacts that are custom fit to their particular corneal curvature. Dr. Jones has extensive experience fitting keratoconic patients with success. Post-Corneal Transplant: If you have had a corneal transplant, and glasses do not seem to help you see as well as you would like, you may need a specially designed lens to smooth out the optical distortions from the transplanted tissue. Scarring/Deformities: Sometimes the eye can be scarred from an injury or surgery, or even from certain birth defects. Dr. Jones has fit many patients to help restore vision. In addition, artificial iris and pupil lenses can be fit to improve the cosmetic appearance of the eye. Bandage Contacts: Believe it or not, soft contact lenses are now even used for bandaging purposes after and eye injury or corneal surgery. The lens will only be on the eye, temporarily, until the surface of the eye is healed. Anti-biotics and pain medicine is also used while wearing the bandage lens. back to top If you are in doubt on whether or not you can wear contact lenses, please call our office or email us. With our experience in contact lenses, we may be able to help!