Amarillo, a city in southwest Texas, U.S.A. was in the news not too
long ago when health authorities cracked down on unscrupulous and
unauthorized dealers of contact lenses. These dealers were operating at
flea markets. It is illegal to sell contact lenses at flea markets.
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If you are planning to wear a pair of contact lenses, then you should
make sure that you get your eyes examined from a qualified eye care
specialist. After the examination is over, you should make sure that
the doctor provides you with a prescription that can be easily filled.
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People wanting to shift from the traditional eye glasses to the contact
lenses find contact lenses more convenient. Since the variety of
contact lenses is quite large, selection also becomes not that easy.
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There are three basic varieties of contact lens. These are hard contact
lens, soft contact lenses and rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses.
Hard lenses are inflexible lenses that are considered obsolete and are
Soft contact lenses are flexible and allow the eyes to breathe easily.
RGP lenses are somewhat rigid, yet are much more comfortable and
convenient for the user.
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Toric contact lenses are used to rectify vision of persons suffering
from astigmatism and were introduced in 1978. Astigmatism is a
refractive eye ailment in which the eye cannot identify the exact
extent of refraction along various meridians.
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Users who are not familiar with the routine of taking care or removing
and inserting their contact lenses are likely to have a number of
questions relating to these areas. The questions that we will answer
here is on removing contact lenses. A number of the infections and
problems caused by contact lenses are simply because of improper
handling, cleaning and storing of contact lenses.
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