what are medically necessary contact lenses
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Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses 1 Aetna considers contact lenses for far vision (including cases of binocular and monocular aphakia) medically necessary, including both the contact lens(es) and spectacles for near vision that are worn either simultaneously with the contact lenses or when the contact lenses have been removed.
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Three Easy Steps to Comfortable Contact Lenses He says, “Patients need to be careful to get a proper fit, and also learn how to clean and store them safely. Getting contacts from an eye care doctor, complete with a special exam, is the way to go, not through mail order.”. Dr. Christensen breaks down the road to contact lenses into three easy steps.
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How Long Can I Wear My Contact Lenses? Daily disposables, contact lenses that are disposed of every day, are fast becoming the lens of choice for doctors and patients around the world. Many lens types are available for people who need astigmatism correction. They are also available in a multi-focal design for people who have developed presbyopia.
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Contact lens Contact lens. A contact lens, or simply contact, is a thin lens placed directly on the surface of the eye. Contact lenses are considered medical devices and can be worn to correct vision, or for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. In 2004, it was estimated that 125 million people worldwide use contact lenses, including 28 to 38 million in the United States. In 2010, the worldwide market for contact lenses was estimated at $6.1 billion, while the US soft lens market was estimated at $2.1 billion. Multiple analyst
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Contact Lenses If bifocal contact lenses will not work for you, your doctor may recommend monovision. With monovision, you wear a contact lens that corrects for near vision in one eye and a lens that corrects for distance vision in the other eye. Many people who try monovision can adjust to it. Monovision has some drawbacks, though.any people have problems with their contacts because they don't follow instructions on wearing time, disinfection, and other cleaning and care practices. For best results and to protect your eye health, follow all instructions closely. Daily disposable lenses are the safest soft contact lenses for your eyes.
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A Complete Guide to Gas Permeable Contact Lenses When you receive your rigid gas permeable contact lenses, your eye doctor should give you a set of care instructions. Always follow your doctor’s advice before anyone else’s. Here are some tips to help you care for and maintain your GP contacts: Wash your hands before and after handling your lenses.
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Different Types of Contact Lenses A contact lens is a lightweight corrective, cosmetic or therapeutic device that is usually placed directly onto the cornea of the eye. Contact lenses have many benefits for wearers, including appearance and practicality.
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Corrective lens A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward. A corrective lens is a lens worn in front of the eye, mainly used to treat myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Glasses or spectacles are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye. Contact lenses are worn directly on the surface of the eye.
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Presbyopia Requires Eyeglasses, Contacts or Refractive Surgery Other people need vision correction for distance and this is known as myopia (nearsighted). This means that light coming into the eye is focused before it reaches the retina creating a blurred distance image. These people must wear either glasses or contact lenses in order to see small objects which are far away.
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Contacts For Hard-To-Fit Eyes For mild to moderate keratoconus, many contact lens specialists recommend rigid gas permeable contact lenses. These lenses  also called GP or RGP lenses  are made of a rigid oxygen-permeable material, so they retain their shape on the eye and do not conform to the shape of the underlying cornea.
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Contact Lenses Disposable contacts are worn for shorter lengths of time, such as one day, one week or one month. The packaging for disposable contact lenses will have an expiration date printed on them, and the lenses should be used before that date for best results.
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- Contact lenses are very safe. Still, wearing contact lenses can damage your eyes if you wear them too long, fail to clean them properly or do not replace them as directed by your eye doctor. Contact lenses are considered medical devices and are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Implantable Lenses: Help for Severe Myopia Fortunately for Rollich, implanted contact lenses can now help people who have moderate to severe nearsightedness, or myopia. Called phakic intraocular lenses (IOL), these lenses are surgically implanted in the eye in front of the natural lens. They work by bending light rays onto the retina to form a clear image.
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Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses An initial pair of contact lenses or eyeglasses is considered medically necessary under medical plans when they are prescribed by a physician to correct a change in vision directly resulting from an accidental bodily injury.
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- Hard contact lenses, such as Boston ES contact lenses, are highly breathable, so much so that they beat many kinds of soft lenses in this area. Getting more oxygen through to the eye results in healthier eyes and a brighter, clearer look.
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Disposable Contact Lenses: The Complete Guide Types of Disposable Soft Contact Lenses. All disposable soft contact lenses are designed to be worn for a limited time and then discarded. This is extremely convenient, since the lenses only require a minimal amount of cleaning and disinfection.
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- The Kontur 55 Toric contact lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of visual acuity in non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that are myopic, hyperopic or for refractive astigmatism not exceeding 5 diopters and that does not interfere with visual acuity.
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Corrective lens A bifocal corrective eyeglass lens. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward. A corrective lens is a lens worn in front of the eye, mainly used to treat myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Glasses or spectacles are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye. Contact lenses are worn directly on the surface of the eye.
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Understanding Your Contact Lens Prescription If you're in the U.S., your contact lens prescription is yours to keep. In fact, by law your eye care practitioner must give you a copy of your prescription at the conclusion of your contact lens exam and fitting — even if you don't ask for it. Eye doctors use standard terms, abbreviations and measurements to write contact lens prescriptions.
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What Are Contacts Made Of? What Gas Permeable Contact Lenses Are Made Of. Gas permeable contacts, also called GP or RGP lenses, are rigid (hard) contact lenses. Like hydrogels used for soft lenses, materials used to create GP contact lenses also are gas permeable, allowing oxygen to pass through the lenses to the cornea.
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- 1 Daily disposables are soft contacts that you wear only for one day and then throw away, which means you don’t have to clean them regularly or risk dry eye and irritation from contact solutions. 2  If you have allergies, daily disposables may be the right choice for you.
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- We stock both prescription corrective colored contact lenses as well as plano, non prescription colored contacts. It is important however that you consult your eye doctor to check if our lenses are suitable for your eyes. Having a prescription from an eye care professional is necessary even if you have 20/20 vision.
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What Is Contact Lens Solution Made Out Of? Multipurpose contact lens solutions generally require users to scrub their lenses briefly and gently to remove debris, then soak them in the solution for enzymatic cleaning and disinfection. The solutions may also contain buffering agents to reduce the harshness of any cleaning chemicals and lubricants to make the lenses slip into the eyes easier.
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How to Find the Right Contact Lenses Soft contacts are made of a type of plastic combined with water. Water lets oxygen pass through the contact lens to your cornea, which increases comfort, reduces dry eyes, and helps keep your cornea healthy.
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Toric Contact Lenses: A Consumer Guide Toric Contact Lenses: A Consumer Guide. Toric contact lenses correct astigmatism They can be made from HEMA (soft), silicone hydrogel, or gas permeable materials. Unlike spherical lenses, toric lenses have two different powers in the lens. This characteristic means that the toric lens must remain in one position for the best visual acuity.
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Caring For Soft Contact Lenses Hydrogen peroxide solution is for cleaning, disinfecting, rinsing and storing your contact lenses. With this product, you place your lenses in the provided basket and rinse them, then place the basket in its cup and fill the cup with solution to clean and disinfect your lenses.