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Toric biomedic contact lens is used especially for
correcting astigmatism. Astigmatism is a disorder of the eye where the
cornea of the eye is not oval like a normal person. Toric biomedic
contact lens is a 1-2 week disposable soft contact lens used to treat
astigmatism.
This lens is manufactured by Ocular Sciences. The materials
used in this toric biomedic contact lens are 45 % ocufilcon with 55 %
water content. As such, this lens is very easy to adapt with and very
comfortable to wear. You will find that biomedic toric contact lenses
come under different brand names such as Softique, Aqualens, Optiflex,
Sofmed, Softech, Ultraflex, Polysoft and alike.
Another type of toric biomedic contact lens is manufactured by Cooper
Vision as Biomedics Toric. This lens is also designed to correct
astigmatism. These lenses are slightly tinted so that they can be easily
handled. These hydrophilic toric contact lenses are also manufactured as
UV blocking lenses. These lenses protect your eyes from the very harmful
ultra-violet rays. With 55 % of water content, these biomedic toric
lenses are very easy to wear.
Apart from astigmatism, prescription contact lenses are also used as cataract lenses, bifocal
contact lenses and alike. Non-prescription colored contact lenses are
used for fun purposes. You can use cosmetic contact lenses, crazy
contact lenses, custom contact lens for making a style statement of your
own. Like other contact lenses, the above biomedic toric lenses should
be properly taken care of. You should use a proper contact lens cleaner
for cleaning the biomedic toric lenses.
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