Specialty Care

Specialty Contact Lenses

SOMETIMES NORMAL CONTACT LENSES JUST DON’T CUT IT.

Time and time again, patients are rejected from common soft contact lens fitting or laser procedures such as LASIK or PRK due to issues such as uniquely high prescriptions and/or astigmatism, irregular corneal shapes, corneal disease, or severe dryness.

In other cases, some parents may find their children rapidly becoming nearsighted. Many patients perceive there are not many options in correcting their unique visual issues.

CARRBORO FAMILY VISION IN CHAPEL HILL MEANS EMPOWERMENT.

Carrboro Family Vision in Chapel Hill is passionate about empowering our patients in finding the best specialty lens options available to treat their unique visual conditions and concerns.

UTILIZING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY, AND CUSTOM-FITTED BY OUR SPECIALTY LENS EXPERTS, HERE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIALTY LENS OPTIONS WE OFFER:

Scleral Lenses

They may be the largest of the specialty lenses, but they are often the most comfortable. Scleral lenses contain a protective reservoir of tears that, combined with the superior optics of this hard lens, can account for many corneal irregularities.

SOME CONDITIONS SCLERAL LENSES MAY BE IDEAL FOR ARE:

  • High prescriptions
  • High astigmatism
  • Irregular corneas:
    • Keratoconus
    • Pellucid marginal degeneration
    • Some types of corneal scarring
  • Post-surgical irregular corneas:
    • LASIK/PRK induced ectasia
    • RK (Radial Keratectomy)
    • PKP/Corneal Transplant (Penetrating Keratoplasty)
  • Severe dry eye
  • Severe ocular allergies
  • Aphakia
  • Neurotrophic Keratitis
  • Burn and chemical injuries
  • Graft vs. Host Disease
  • SJS (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome)

Ortho-K (Orthokeratology)

This is a hard lens worn overnight while sleeping that reshapes your cornea and is removed when you wake.

In another sense, Ortho-K is to your vision as what retainers are to your teeth. When worn through the night, they mold your cornea to an ideal shape in order to maximize daytime vision.

ORTHO-K HAS A NUMBER OF BENEFITS:

  • Freedom from contact lens or glasses wear during the day.
  • Myopia control, or slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children.
  • Can be prescribed at any age.
  • Reversible and free from risks of refractive surgery.

Multifocal Soft Lenses

A soft lens aimed to help those who are getting “less young”, have difficulties seeing up close, and may want to break away from wearing reading glasses all of the time. Multifocal lenses are aimed at reducing, or even sometimes eliminating, dependence on reading glasses in your day-to-day life. Ideal for the on-the-go lifestyle and outdoorsy types who would rather forego readers on their day out.

SOME BENEFITS INCLUDE:

  • Comfortable option for those over 40 with near vision problems.
  • Available for astigmatism.
  • Improves near vision, reducing the need for reading glasses.
  • Myopia control, or slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children.

Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lenses

Sometimes referred to as “hard lenses”, RGPs offer superior optics compared to that of soft lenses, compensating for many issues ranging from prescription, astigmatism, to corneal irregularities.

SOME CONDITIONS RGPS ARE GREAT FOR:

  • High prescriptions
  • High astigmatism
  • Keratoconus
  • Corneal scarring
  • Post-surgical corneas
  • Great multifocal options for those over 40