Friday, December 18, 2009

Focus Toric Contact Lenses Are A Reliable Choice For Astigmatism

By David Long

Focus Toric contact lenses from CIBA Vision Corporation are a well-known brand of toric lenses for astigmatism. You can use them for daily wear and nightly removal, and offer low-maintenance convenience by being replaceable monthly.

Astigmatism is a medical condition whereby the eye's cornea is oddly shaped and is more like a football shape instead of a sphere. As a result, light rays scatter everywhere except where they need to be--the retina--and end up causing the blurry eyesight you're used to without your eye contacts.

Focus Toric lenses resolve this problem by wrapping themselves snugly around the eyeball, since the lenses must remain in place and not move around the eye in order for them to work correctly. Once in place, they serve as a refracting medium that compensates for and reverses the scattering of light caused by the cornea. You then end up with clear, crisp visual acuity.

A high level of moisture is important for any eye contacts, since higher moisture means increased wearing comfort. Focus Toric lenses remain moist because they are constructed of 55 percent water and 45 percent vifilcon A, a water-loving polymer that attracts moisture to keep your lenses feeling comfortable and smooth the entire day. When you remove them at night they will re-absorb water from your contact lens solution and be full of moisture once again in the morning.

You may notice that the lenses have a slight shade of blue, which happens through a method CIBA Vision calls Visitint. The blue tint is invisible while you wear the lenses, but it greatly assists in handling them or finding one you dropped. Focus Toric lenses also have three small grooves that tell the wearer what part of the lens is the bottom when placed on the astigmatic eye, since the positioning of a toric lens is so important.

Focus Toric contact lenses provide the convenience of monthly replacement and less worry about when to change to new lenses. You should remove and disinfect them nightly. Please check with your eye doctor before using them in any other way.

If you seek well-designed, long-lasting toric contact lenses for astigmatism that need only monthly replacement you can't go wrong with this brand.

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