How often should I have my contact lens check up?

The law requires that contact lens patients should have an up to date check up within the last 12 months to continue purchasing lenses. The reason for this is to ensure that your eyes stay healthy and comfortable with continued contact lens wear. This means that your Optician will normally recommend a recheck after a 12 month period.

More check ups could be better for your eyes

Depending on how you are getting on with your lenses, it may better to have a check-up more frequently, at 6 or 8 months, particularly if you are experiencing any discomfort while wearing your lenses, such as dry eyes (we also provide a separate dry eye consultation, see http://www.eye-contact.co.uk/ for more details).

Contact lens technology is constantly developing – for example Silicone hydrogel contact lenses are advanced soft lenses that allow more oxygen to pass through the lens to the cornea than regular soft (“hydrogel”) contacts.  The check up with the optician will enable them to assess whether there are alternative products which could be better for your eyes.

Custom made contact lenses

One of the developments we are most excited about at Eye Contact, are mark’ennovy. Mark’ennovy is a custom monthly soft contact lens manufacturer.  Like a pair of spectacles,  mark’ennovy lenses begin with the prescription of the patient, then craft a lens to match these requirements. You can find out more about mark’ennovy lenses here: http://www.eye-contact.co.uk/markennovy/

Book your check up today

To book your check up, or to find out more about alternative types of contact lens technology which could increase your visual comfort, please go to http://www.eye-contact.co.uk/eye-exam/contact-lens-check-up/