Toric Lens Health Feed

This method is implied for youngsters and people aged below 40 years, who have high power glasses, and are not suitable for lasik treatment. Here, an ultra slender lens of an uncommon configuration and the required force is situated in the eye over the normal lens inside the eye. This lens amends the spectacle force of the eye. ICL is made in Switzerland, and the request for the lens is set according to estimations of the eye.

Here are some facts you should know about ICL:

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Dear Sir, Greetings for the Day.
For Cataract only solution is Cataract Surgery. You are requested to pay visit for detailed eye examination for Cataract Surgery so that exact procedure/lens could be advised. The cost of the lens varies from Rs. 10,000 (package) to Rs. 1,50,000 (package) and if you wish to get the cataract operated through laser an additional cost of Lensx laser (robolazer treatment) Rs 40,000 per eye would be applicable.
But the exact lens and treatment could only be fi...more

Depends on legal requirements in defence ministry post you are applying for.
Some posts allow glasses and contact lenses. Others might even allow laser surgery, but you will have to contact them to tell you.
As far as contact lenses are concerned. Toric lenses are a good option provided you follow strict hygeinic practices while using those.

hello...cataract is a very safe surgery,,Aspheric lens like alcon IQ is very good and can be used by anybody...Toric IOL is used only in those patients who have high astigmatism on keratometry done before surgery...IF the astigmatism on keratometry is less than 1.5D go for aspheric but if >1.5 D then u can go for toric lens

Your doctor is right. Toric lenses help in vision correction with astigmatism. Spherical contact lenses have the same power on all sides of the lenses while toric lenses have different powers in the horizontal and vertical positions. Usually, toric lenses have heavy bottoms so that they do not rotate with the blinking of the eyes.

Eyeglasses and contact lenses are both used for vision correction. Both of the options have their advantages and disadvantages but a number of factors like lifestyle, comfort and age etc. are important while deciding which one to choose. Here is a list of the fundamental differences between using spectacles and using contact lenses:

1. Distance from the cornea
Lenses are worn directly on the eye and are in constant physical contact with the cornea while glasses are worn over the eye...more

Most common cause is having a spectacles power. Just get it checked with nearest eye care specialist

Hello, well sometimes eyes develop allergies due to contact lenses and if ignored can progress to severe form. If there is profound redness and itching, discontinue lenses right away and get your eyes checked in a clinic. You can use an antihistamine eye drop along with tear substitute but not while wearing lenses. Take care.

Dear lybrate user:- you r suffering from refractive error, you may use either speck, contact lens or lasic laser corneal surgery according
to your profession.
There r some precautions before putting on /off contact lens on the cornea.

The symptoms described by you indicate that you are suffering from eye allergy and infection due to contact lens use. It would be a good idea to start using lubricant eye drops every hour (use preservative free genteal eye drops or any other preservative free eye drops). Along with these, start an antibiotic eye drop (4 to 5 times daily). Keep washing your eyes with clean hands and clean water repeatedly (4 to 5 times in a day).
It would be better to discontinue the contact lens use at least...more