Eye & Contact Lens Factsheets
THE NEW SLEEP-IN
MATERIALS, 'SIL-GELS', ARE ACTUALLY SAFER TO WEAR
THAN MOST DAILY WEAR LENSES. THEY HAVE MEDICAL
APPROVAL FROM THE USA, FOOD & DRUGS ADMINISTRATION,
FOR SLEEPING IN UP TO 30 DsAYS!
FOR THE MORE COMPLEX
PATIENT THEY ARE ALSO AN EXCELLENT DAILY WEAR
PROBLEM SOLVING LENS.
At 'The Contact Lens Practice'
Geoff Wilson helped to pioneer Sleep In lenses
in 1973 when he was honoured to be asked to clinically
trial PERMALENS, the World's very first soft Sleep
In lens. In 1988 he added ACUVUE disposable 'Sleep
In' lenses to our range and so we have vast experience
of such lenses. We also now have a whole range
of specialist Rigid Oxygen Permeable lenses, which
can also be slept in safely for days at a time.
Some patients have funny ideas
or doubts about sleeping in lenses often saying
they think it is unnatural or might cause problems!
IN FACT TODAY,
EVEN THE MOST SCEPTICAL CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS
HAVE HAILED THE NEW 'SIL-GEL' SOFT MATERIALS AS
THE BIGGEST BREAK THROUGH SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF
SOFT LENSES IN 1968. EVEN PATIENTS WHO HAVE NEVER
WORN LENSES BEFORE CAN GO AWAY A SLEEP IN THEM
COMFORTABLY ON THE VERY FIRST NIGHT!
IT IS A FACT THAT -- 'Sil -Gel'
lenses actually let MORE nutrient rich oxygen
to the cornea than it gets even WITHOUT lenses
in - this means they are arguably safer than not
wearing lenses AT ALL!
They are 4 times more permeable
to oxygen than most daily wear soft lenses and
let twice as much oxygen to the eye than is needed
to safely sleep in!
IT IS ALSO TRUE
THAT - BEACAUSE THEY ARE HANDLED LESS THAN DAILY
WEAR LENSES THEY ARE ACTUALLY SAFER! This is because the exposure to risks of contamination
from daily handling, dirty cases etc. is virtually
eliminated. Lenses go onto the eye sterile and
the tears keep them disinfected all the time they're
in.
MOST HIGH STREET
OPTICIANS SPECIALISE IN GLASSES AND SO ONLY FIT
ONE OR TWO TYPES OF LENSES. WE ARE ONE OF FEW
SPECIALIST PRACTICES THAT FIT HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
DESIGNS AND MATERIALS AND HAVE FOUND 'SIL-GELS'
INVALUABLE.
BECAUSE OF THEIR
UNIQUE PROPERTIES WE CAN USE THEM AS PROBLEM SOLVING
LENSES. WE HAVE MANY PATIENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
THEY SIMPLY COULDN'T WEAR LENSES WHO ARE NOW ENJOYING
THE FREEDOM AND PLEASURES OF LIFE WITHOUT THEIR
GLASSES.
FOR A PATIENT
PERHAPS CONTEMPLATING LASER SURGERY, 'SIL-GELS'
OFFER MANY ADVANTAGES. LASER OPERATIONS ARE NOT
WITHOUT RISKS. BECAUSE IT INVOLVES INVASIVE SURGERY
(i.e. the cornea is physically 'cut' to a new
shape) THERE CAN BE VARIOUS UNWANTED SIDE EFFECTS
NOT ALWAYS MENTIONED IN THE SALES BROCHURES. THE
END RESULT IS DETERMINED BY HOW THE CORNEA HEALS.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM PATIENT TO PATIENT AND
CANNOT BE MEASURED IN ADVANCE. UP TO 1 in 4 OPERATIONS
THEREFORE HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN. MANY PEOPLE STILL
NEED GLASSES TO SEE FINER DETAILS AND THERE IS
A HIGH INCIDENCE OF PERMANENTLY POOR NIGHT VISION
AFTER SURGERY.
FOR THIS REASON
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS & OUR
COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS STRONGLY ADVISE THAT,
SINCE THERE ARE FAR FEWER RISKS WITH CONTACT LENSES
THAN LASER SURGERY, THEY SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE
PREFERED FIRST OPTION.
FREE TRIALS
OF SLEEP IN LENSES --- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE
ASK US FOR A FREE TRIAL (Subject to availability
of lens powers). Also see www.seeitcoming.net for more information on 30 Sleep in Lenses
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