CORRECTION OF REFRACTIVE ERROR

Glasses and Contact Lenses

Glasses and contact lenses represent the safest and most tried and true method of correcting a refractive error.

Contact lenses are not without risk, and meticulous hygiene is recommended to prevent potentially serious infections. (Don't put them in your mouth! Clean them daily, enzyme weekly. Change the contact case and solutions frequently. Don't forget: extended wear doesn't mean the same thing as maintenance free!)

For people who wish to decrease their dependence on glasses or who may be contact lens intolerant, refractive surgery is an option.

There are three main surgical procedures available:

• Radial and Astigmatic Keratotomy,
• Laser vision correction, and
• implantable devices for the cornea or eye such as the ICR (intracorneal ring) and IOL (Intraocular contact lens).