Contact lenses float on the surface of eye. There are two types of contact lenses, soft lenses and hard lenses. Soft lenses are made of very soft water soluble materials, which take the shape of the eye when worn. You can also get disposable soft contact lenses in the market. We can change these disposable lenses daily, after two weeks or once in a month depending on the brand and material.

Hard lenses are produced from hard gas-permeable plastic and it covers only part of the cornea. Today colored lenses are also available.

Contact lenses are better than eyeglasses for certain vision disorders like shortsightedness, long-sightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia. In the field of sports people prefer it because eyeglasses are hard to handle. Some prefer it for its wider view. Eyeglasses don