Reliable Comfort &
Visual Clarity
If you wear contact lenses, you know how convenient they are and their ability to provide visual clarity. While contact lenses may look small and simple, the way in which they aid your vision can be quite complicated. Contact lenses are medical devices that need to be fit and evaluated annual with a Contact Lens Exam to make sure they aren’t causing serious risks to your eye health.
Our eyes change subtly over time, and prescriptions may need to be adjusted depending on the lens types or even the brands. Just because you have worn the same brand for years doesn’t mean you will be able to forever. Having a proper eye exam is key to maintaining the health of your eyes. Our doctors are dedicated to helping you find the perfect pair of contact lenses for your eyes and providing you with the necessary information you will need to utilize your contact lenses properly.
At Optical Illusions: An Optometric Practice, our contact lens exams are designed to not only ensure that your contact lenses are right for you, but that you are right for your contact lenses.
What is a
Contact Lens Exam?
Compared to a regular eye exam, a contact lens exam involves gathering additional data measurements that help determine the shape and size of your eye’s surface. These measurements will determine what kind of contact lens will work best for your eyes.
Corneal and Pupil Measurements
The Doctor optometrist may use a special device, such as a Pentacam AXL Wave, that will take advanced corneal measurements of the front surface of your eye to determine the most appropriate base curve and diameter of a contact lens for you. This can also be done with 3 separate devices called a keratometer, topographer, or biometer.
Tear Film Evaluation
Our doctors determine if you can produce sufficient enough tears to keep your contact lenses moist and lubricated. If your tear film cannot produce an adequate quantity or quality of tears, then contact lenses may not be safe or comfortable for you to wear contacts for extended periods of time.
Contact Lens Fit
A slit lamp is used to evaluate the overall health of your cornea. This tool will magnify the view of your cornea up to 40x and help our doctors determine if your lenses are too loose or too tight, and if they are causing any oxygen deprivation to the cornea. If you already wear contact lenses and are experiencing any kind of discomfort, this procedure can help determine what issues that your current pair of lenses are causing to your eyes.
Eyelid Evaluation
Our eye doctors will check the health of your meibomian glands, or oil glands, that sit at the base of the eyelid margins. Blockages of these glands can cause inflammation and hordeloums, or styes which decrease the comfort and longevity of contact lens usage.
Specialty Contact Lenses
Some patients have irregular corneas caused by injury, dystrophies, or degenerating conditions and cannot wear regular soft contact lenses. Many of our doctors are able to fit a variety of specialty contact lenses that could be the solution for those specific needs.
These special lenses include rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses, hybrid lenses, scleral lenses, bitoric lenses, and custom soft lenses.
Our Brands
CooperVision Misight
Eye Care Professionals Can Begin Fitting the World’s First One-Day Soft Contact Lens Shown to Substantially Slow the Progression of Myopia in Children. Millions of children across Canada are poised to benefit from a breakthrough therapy that addresses the fast-growing issue of myopia (nearsightedness), which is projected to negatively affect more than 50 percent of the world’s population by 2050. CooperVision MiSight® 1 day contact lenses are now available for fitting by Eye Care Professionals. An American brand, it is the world’s first one-day soft contact lens clinically proven to substantially slow the progression of myopia in children.
NaturalVue
VTI’s mission is to redefine vision through advanced engineering and a relentless drive to achieve better solutions through the fusion of science, art and technology. Find clean, clear, and comfortable vision with NaturalVue contact lenses.
Paragon
Paragon offers a surgery and glasses free method of correcting and controlling myopia. Paragon CRT lenses work for children or adults, gently reshaping the cornea while you sleep. After about a week of nightly wear, you’ll be able to go without glasses or contacts during the day. Try Paragon’s CRT lenses and discover daily freedom from myopia.
Wave Contacts
Wave contact lenses are made like no other by using the Scout Topographer and Wave Contact Lens Software. The idea is simple: create a lens that nearly mirrors the cornea for the most precise and comfortable fit available. Regardless of the design, Wave produces a lens that is thinner, more comfortable and better centred.
Zenlens
Zenlens scleral lenses are designed to bring ultimate comfort and stability. These remarkable lenses can be fine-tuned to give the ideal fit. Zenlens contacts are an excellent choice for visual clarity and ocular comfort.
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An eye exam is an essential part of preventive health care. At Optical Illusions: An Optometric Practice, we invest in industry-leading diagnostic technology that gives us an unprecedented view of your eye health and vision.
With this technology, we can provide truly personalized and comprehensive eye care to patients of all ages.
Access high-quality eye care from a team that genuinely cares.
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