More and more people are using contact lenses today. This is a worthy replacement for bulky points, which now and then forget to throw in a bag or leave on a table in a cafe. One of their varieties is one-day lenses. As you probably already guessed from the title, they are meant to be used for only one day. And there are a lot of advantages in this.
Advantages of one-day contact lenses
Their main advantages, in addition to effective visual improvement, are, of course, time saving and ease of use. Like any other lens, so-called one-day trips do not need to be stored in a special container with liquid. They are worn for a day, and after that they are safely disposed of. Particular pleasure - to go somewhere with a one-day lens.
There are one-day lenses for the eyes and other advantages:
- A container is not only an uncomfortable attribute that comes with lenses. He, as it turned out, can become a source of infection. Ophthalmologists have repeatedly had to deal with cases where corneal diseases developed precisely because of the pathogenic microorganisms that lived in the container.
- Any lenses need to be removed at night. But many simply are lazy to do it. As a result, diseases and inflammation of the eyes. To wear "one-day" for a long time is impossible. Therefore, they must be removed without fail. This ensures eye safety.
- According to patients, one-day lenses are better worn. With them there is no sensation of a foreign body in the eye . A vision remains sharp always.
- Although solutions for the care of conventional lenses are developed according to a special recipe, they contain chemical substances, which can sometimes trigger an allergic reaction. "Midsummer" does not allow the mucous to contact chemicals, thereby preventing allergies.
How to choose one-day lenses?
Use one-day lenses recommended:
- public people;
- youth;
- athletes;
- those who often travel a lot;
- patients with allergies;
- people who often develop conjunctivitis .
To pick up suitable it is possible only after consultation and a number of inspections. An ophthalmologist will help you determine all the necessary parameters. It is necessary to test test. At this stage, the patient must understand that "one-day" does not give him discomfort and really help to see better.
The best one-day contact lenses today are made from hydrogel and silicone hydrogel. The latter are considered more qualitative. This material is a representative of the new generation.
When making a choice, one must pay attention to oxygen permeability. This indicator determines the amount of water that the lens can absorb. The more it is, the better "one-day" - it is more comfortable worn, its optical characteristics are more stable.
An important role is played by the manufacturer. The best single-day silicone-hydrogel lenses are:
- ClearLux One-Day Aspheric from Sauflon;
- 1-Day Acuvue TruEye, Johnson & Johnson;
- Maxima 1-Day Premium, Maxima Optics.
Hydrogel contact lenses are produced somewhat more:
- Focus Dailies produced by CIBA Vision;
- OkVision Daysoft from OKVision;
- OkVision One Touch 1 Day also from OKVision;
- Dailies AquaComfort Plus, CIBA Vision;
- SofLens daily disposable, Bausch & Lomb USA;
- Maxima 1-Day, Maxima Optics;
- Clear 1-day, Clearlab International;
- Zeiss Contact Day one Easy Wear, Zeiss (Wohlk);
- 1-Day Acuvue Moist, Johnson & Johnson.
These manufacturers are time-tested and have managed to prove themselves well.