Contact lenses can help give you seamless vision correction and can help improve your peripheral vision as well as your ability to see in front of you. Contacts allow you to wear designer sunglasses and they do not draw too much attention. Here are some things our eye doctor at East Memphis Optometry in Memphis, TN, might want you to know about contacts.
Your Contact Lens Prescription Is Brand-Specific
Our eye doctor wants to make sure that you don't have problems with allergies or with the way your contacts fit. That's why our eye doctor writes a prescription for the specific brand of contact lens you will wear.
Be Sure to Get a Copy of Your Contact Lens Prescription
We can help provide our patients with copies of their prescriptions. If you ever have problems with your contact lenses, or they need to be replaced when you are out of town, you might need the information on your prescription, including:
- The measurements of the curve of your lenses.
- The brand of your contact lenses.
- The date of your latest eye exam and its expiration date.
Most of the time, our eye doctor will give you a prescription that is good for some time but might need to be updated as time goes on. However, if our optometrist believes your vision will not change over the few years, you may receive a prescription that is good for a little longer.
You Need a Correct Prescription
Make your eye checkup appointments in advance of the date your prescription expires. This can help ensure that you can always get replacement contacts and may also help give our eye doctor an opportunity to check your eyes for new problems while they are still treatable.
It can be important to get routine eye exams. Some conditions, like glaucoma, might not present clear symptoms to the patient until permanent vision loss has already occurred. An eye exam, however, can catch these conditions early to help prevent that vision loss.
Plan to Stick to Your Schedule for Wearing Your Contacts
Our eye doctor will tell you how many hours a day you can wear your contacts, as well as any other kinds of wear schedules you might need to observe to avoid eye irritation and inflammation.
We at East Memphis Optometry Are Here for Your Eyecare Needs
We at East Memphis Optometry in Memphis, TN, offer eyecare for both kids and adults. Call us at (901) 683-4529 today to make your appointment with our optometrist.
