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Daily Contact Lenses: Brands, Benefits & Costs

Daily contact lenses are a popular solution for vision correction. Most often, daily contact lenses refer to disposable lenses, which reduce the need for complex hygiene routines by eliminating storage between use.  With daily disposable lenses, you wear them once and then throw them away at the end of the day. Less commonly, daily lenses […]

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Best Contact Solutions: Find the Best Option for You

Contact lens solution is a water-based product used to clean the lenses with the goal of extending their comfort and usefulness. Many manufacturers make a variety of solutions, which necessitates consumers do a little research to see what solution is best for their contacts. Solutions can have specific applications. Learn what solution works best of […]

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Contact Lenses: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy

Multiple kinds of contact lenses exist, each with their benefits and drawbacks. There are also alternatives to contacts, ranging from glasses to LASIK surgery.  The following information can help you make an informed decision about your contact lens options. Soft Contact Lenses “Soft” contact lenses represent one of the two broad categories of contact lenses […]

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Len Index: What Does Lens Index Mean and Which Is the Best For You?

Lens Index is the measurement of the thickness of an eyeglass lens. The higher the index number, the thinner and lighter the lens. A lens index is calculated by dividing the lens’ refractive index by its prescribed power. The most common lens indexes are 1.50, 1.57, 1.59, 1.60 and 1.67. Intro Lens index is the […]

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