How many hours per day, and days per week, do you intend to wear the lenses, bearing in mind the cleaning regime?
Twice a week or less but for over 5 hours each time they are worn..
The best method is daily disposable.
They are extremely comfortable and no cleaning or soaking solutions are needed. They are worn just for the one occasion and then discarded.
Payable either monthly by direct debit or outright purchase; The cost of the lenses reduces the more you order. The main benefits of the monthly schemes are:
- All yearly eye exams and contact lens checks are at no extra charge when paid by monthly direct debit
- Daily lenses can be posted out to you at no extra cost
- Split/ damaged lenses replaced at no charge
- 20% discount off spectacles and 15% off designer name sunspecs is allowed for the regular wearer - or if two or more monthly packs of daily lenses have been ordered within the last 12 months.
Over 5 hours a day, every day..
However well you look after soft lenses, they become deposited with protein and calcium from tears, and normal everyday grime. The deposits affect the efficacy of the lenses and this could ultimately cause damage to the front of the eyes, and so for people who regularly wear soft lenses, frequent replacement is the answer.
MKO run several replacement schemes.
The most popular are:
(a) Lenses replaced every fortnight. A free trial is available with these lenses, which are extremely comfortable. Lenses and solutions are collected every 6 months.
(b) Lenses replaced every month.. A free trial is available with these lenses. Lenses and solutions are collected every 6 months.
Two or three times a week and only a few hours each time (e.g. social use)..
Quite a choice now:
(a) Daily Disposables as described above
(b) Purchase of 6 pairs of monthly disposables. Each pair is worn 30 times and then discarded – so if worn 3 times each week, 6 months supply will last a year. This is a “no frills” option; there is no Free trial, solutions and check-ups cost extra. This is the recommended option for this regime.
Constant Wear
These are lenses that you can wear all the time, i.e. 24 hours per day, for a month and then discard. They allow more oxygen through than even Daily Disposable lenses. They are now available for long-sightedness & short-sightedness, and if you are considering Laser refractive surgery but are not too sure of the risks and want something reversible, then these are the lenses to try. There is a free trial.
Lenses for Dry eyes or extra comfort
New lens materials that have an extra moisture layer to keep them comfortable all day long. Available as daily disposables, fortnightly disposables & monthly disposables.
Soft Bifocal Contact Lenses..
There are now several manufacturers of soft bifocal disposable contact lenses. Again these are available as daily, fortnightly and monthly disposables and available as a free trial. The lenses have concentric areas of distance and reading powers alternating from the centre of the lens outward. This means that you should be able to see under any lighting conditions. The advantages over conventional bifocal or varifocal spectacles are that you can see far and near in any direction of gaze.
Hard/Gas Permeable Bifocal Contact Lenses
These tend to be more successful than the soft bifocal lenses; especially if you've worn hard lenses before. Our suppliers will credit us if they cannot be successfully fitted and so we will refund you the cost of these lenses if you are not entirely satisfied. In other words you just end up paying for the fitting fee.
Coloured Soft Contact Lenses
Coloured soft contact lenses are also available, in either daily or monthly disposable form, in 7 colours: Dark & Light, Blue, Aqua, Green, Grey, Hazel & Brown. They look stunning and suit virtually all eye colours.
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