Recommended to read-Orthokeratology contact lenses cause permanent vision loss in children

Children who wore contact lenses overnight as part of their orthokeratology regime developed corneal ulcers, resulting in corneal scarring and vision loss. According to a case study from China, appearing in the March issue of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's clinical, peer-reviewed journal, Ophthalmology, six children, nine to 14 years of age, were treated for bacterial eye infections after wearing the contact lenses eight to 12 hours each night.

Bifocal Contact Lenses

Bifocal Contact Lenses

For a majority of us, presbyopia is something we have to live with.  In definition, presbyopia is the lack of focusing on things in close range.  The cause for this, is the lens in our eyes becoming less and less flexible as we grow older.  The bad part is, most of us will need some type of corrective lenses, such as contact lenses or glasses and possibly even bifocals at some point in our lives as this condition gets worse.