Contact Lens Exams and Fittings
A Fit That Works Past the First Week
Contacts feel wonderful on the day you get them. The question is how they feel on a long workday, during a workout, or after a late night of reading. A contact lens exam answers that question before you commit to a lens, because your optometrist measures your eyes and watches how a lens actually sits and moves on them.
If you already wear contacts, this visit keeps your fit current, checks your comfort and updates your prescription. If you are new to lenses, you leave knowing how to handle them.
Who Contact Lenses Can Work For
Contacts suit a wide range of prescriptions, ages and routines, from students and athletes to patients in their 40s and beyond. Daily wear, occasional wear and lenses shaped for astigmatism are all options your optometrist can discuss with you.
A changing near prescription is not a reason to give up contacts. Multifocal contact lenses are designed to correct distance and near vision in the same lens, so you can read a menu or check a screen without reaching for reading glasses.
Some prescriptions, dry eye and certain eye conditions make contacts harder to wear well, and the exam is where that gets answered honestly.
What Happens During Your Fitting
A contact lens exam is usually a longer visit than a standard eye exam, because it covers measurements, a trial and time to practice. Here is the shape of it.
Eye Measurements
We map the curve of your cornea and check your tear film. A lens has to match the surface of your eye, not only your prescription.
Trial Lenses
You wear a pair in the office while your optometrist watches how the lens centers, moves and feels, then adjusts from there.
Handling Practice
Before you leave, you learn to put lenses in, take them out and care for them with a routine you can repeat at home.
Follow-Up
A short return visit checks comfort and vision once you have worn the lenses through your normal days.
Contact Lens Options We Fit
We fit the latest contact lenses, including multifocals. Which one suits you depends on your prescription, your eye and how you want to wear contacts. Your optometrist may recommend one of these starting points.
Soft Lenses
The most common choice, comfortable early on and available on schedules from daily to monthly replacement.
Lenses for Astigmatism
Toric lenses are shaped to stay steady on an eye with astigmatism, so vision stays consistent instead of shifting.
Multifocal Lenses
Designed to correct distance and near vision in one lens, a practical option when reading glasses have become part of your day.
Daily Disposable Lenses
A fresh pair each day, with no cleaning or storage. Useful for sports, travel and people who wear contacts part time.
Comfort, Care and Follow-Up
New wearers often start on a wearing schedule and build up hours gradually while their eyes adjust. Follow the schedule your optometrist gives you, and come back if a lens feels scratchy or your vision fluctuates through the day.
Remove your lenses before swimming, showering and sleeping unless your optometrist has told you a particular lens is approved for overnight wear. Replace lenses on schedule, use fresh solution, and never top up a case with old solution.
When to Take Them Out and Call
Redness, pain, light sensitivity or blurry vision that does not clear after you remove your lenses can point to an infection that needs care. Take the lenses out and call us at 510-270-8813 rather than waiting it out.
Continue Your Contact Lens Care
Ready for a Contact Lens Exam and Fitting?
Whether you are trying contacts for the first time or want a fit that feels better than your current pair, CORVISION OPTOMETRY can help. We are glad to see patients across Fremont and the surrounding area.
