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Question: Can I wear contact lenses if I have astigmatism? Answer: You can definitely wear contact lenses if you have astigmatism. Many regular lenses will still fit you properly if you only have a slight astigmatism. However, even if those lenses do fit adequately there are toric lenses which are specifically designed to help compensate for astigmatism and may fit better than normal lenses do. For severe astigmatism, you are likely to be limited to just toric lenses as the severity of the deformation of the eyeball can prevent normal lenses from fitting correctly. There is an ever increasing range of contact lenses designed to be worn by people with astigmatism, but check with your optician whether he thinks that they are necessary. There are even some gas permeable lenses that are intended to help correct or lessen astigmatism. Question: How long can I wear a pair of contact lenses for? Answer: There are a range of different types of contact lenses that are designed to last for anything from a single use to a year. Disposable contact lenses typically last between 2 weeks and 6 months depending on the individual lenses. Sometimes opticians can give you a schedule for wearing the lenses that differs from the manufacturers guidelines for wear. This is often due to their knowledge of your wear pattern and individual needs, where the manufacturer is just providing a general guideline. Whenever you get a set of contact lenses it is a good idea to double check with your optician about how long you should wear them. Wearing lenses for longer than intended, or instructed, can be dangerous to the health of your eyes. Question: Can i wear contact lenses when I’m participating in sports? Answer: There have been a lot of developments in contact lens technology with the benefits that contact lenses now fit your eyes more closely than before. This means that it’s a lot harder to dislodge them while engaging in vigorous activities such as sport or exercise. Contact lenses now have many advantages over glasses including the far lower likelihood of being broken or dislodged during vigorous activity. This has allowed many athletes who were previously restricted to using glasses, to change over to contact lenses. These sportsmen aren’t nearly as likely to have to stop half way through an event to get a new contact lens put in place. Swimming with contact lenses is also far easier, although swimming goggles are still necessary to prevent bacteria in the water from harming the contact lenses.
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