Contact Lens
Exam in
Tinley Park
If you wear contact lenses or would like to wear them, the first step is to schedule a contact lens exam in Tinley Park. There are many new contact lenses to accommodate astigmatism, presbyopia, and more! People enjoy the freedom and convenience that wearing contact lenses can offer, and the right contact lens will give you comfortable, clear vision.
During a contact lens exam, the eye doctors at Walter Eye Clinic evaluate your eye health and vision. We also ask about your lifestyle and hobbies to ensure we recommend the right contact lenses for your eye health, visual needs, and lifestyle.
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What Does a Contact Lens Exam Include?
Your contact lens exam in Tinley Park will begin with an evaluation of your eyes. If you express interest in wearing contact lenses, we will include a contact lens exam as a part of your comprehensive eye exam.
During the contact lens exam, our eye doctor will evaluate the size and shape of your eyes and will also determine if any eye conditions could affect how comfortable contact lenses will feel. We will measure your cornea to determine the curvature and size of your contact lens. If you have astigmatism, you may need to wear a toric lens, which is a special lens that counteracts flaws on the surface of the eye. We may also evaluate your tear film to determine if you have dry eye, as this condition can affect your ability to wear regular contact lenses.
Once these tests are complete, we will prescribe the right contact lenses for you based on your eye health and vision needs. Your eye doctor may provide you with trial contact lenses and ask you to wear them for a week or so. You will then come back for a follow-up exam to ensure they fit well, provide you with clear vision, and that you’re comfortable wearing them.
You will also be provided with a prescription that designates the contact lens type, power, base curve (a shape matching the curvature of your eye), and diameter.
Why Do I Need an Exam for Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses are classified as medical devices and require a different prescription than your eyeglasses prescription. For this reason, you’ll need a contact lens exam if you want to wear contact lenses. Our eye doctor can perform the contact lens exam during your comprehensive eye exam. When you schedule your appointment, let us know if you would like to switch to contact lenses.
How are Contact Lenses Fitted?
Our team will select a well-fitting lens based on the measurement of your corneal curvature. We will work with you to ensure your lenses fit comfortably on the surface of your eyes and provide clear vision.
Learning to insert and remove contact lenses is an important step in contact lens safety. We’ll help educate you on this process and take our time to make sure you are comfortable before leaving our office with your contacts. You will learn how to properly insert and take out your contacts, clean and care for your lenses, and be advised on the best wearing habits to ensure comfort.
Types of Contact Lenses We Offer
There is a wide variety of contact lens options to accommodate most people’s visual needs and eye health, including specialty contact lenses. Even if you’ve found contact lenses to be uncomfortable or unsuitable in the past, you may be able to wear them now!
Soft contact lenses are the most common and most prescribed type of contact lens. Soft contact lenses are made of soft plastic polymers and water and allow oxygen to reach the eyes.
More about soft contact lenses
There are different wear schedules for soft contact lenses based on your prescription. It’s important to adhere to the wear schedule the doctor prescribes for you so that your eyes remain healthy, and you can continue to comfortably wear soft contact lenses. Your doctor may recommend daily contact lenses, which means you only wear a pair of lenses for one day and then discard them. Other options include weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly contact lenses.
Tinted or cosmetic contact lenses are soft contact lenses that change the color of the iris (colored part of the eye). These lenses can be used for cosmetic purposes, or for decorative purposes, such as for Halloween.
Toric contact lenses correct astigmatism and are available in both soft and gas-permeable designs. These contact lenses have one power that is horizontal and one power that is vertical, and there’s a weight at the bottom so that they remain centered on the eyes.
Bifocal contact lenses allow people to see clearly up close and in the distance. These lenses have two separate powers like bifocal glasses, and they’re available in soft and gas-permeable forms.
Specialty contact lenses include scleral lenses and rigid gas permeable lenses. They provide the freedom and convenience of contact lenses for those who cannot wear traditional soft lenses.
Schedule Your Contact Lens Exam in Tinley Park
Whether you wear contact lenses already or would like to, you need a contact lens exam. Contact us today to make an appointment for your contact lens exam and let us know if you’d like to wear contact lenses.
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