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| Prosthetic Contact Lenses | Prosthetic contact lenses are used to make flaws invisible and make the appearance of an eye from a birth defect, trauma, or eye illness better. If some parts of the injured or disfigured eye cannot function well, these special contact lenses prevent excess light from getting to the back of the eye and leading to vision problems.
A pre-made set of prosthetic contact lenses can be used or custom-painted contact lenses can be ordered. Prosthetic contact lenses are gas permeable and soft. One should take care of them similar to regular soft or gas permeable lenses. These special lenses can make poor vision better, or they can be completely colored to mask eyes that lose their ability to see.
During various injuries, conditions, or infections the eye can be damaged and disfigured. Prosthetic lenses can hide the eyes’ defects from other people’s eyes. They can be used in the cases of incomplete formation of the pupil (aniridia), lack of pigment or color in the eye (albinism), double vision (diplopia), and disfigurement of the eye surface (cornea) caused by trauma. If one of the eyes does not function well, a hand-painted contact lens is inserted to make similar to another eye. In the case of involuntary shaking of the eye prosthetic contact lenses can be applied to mask eye movement and make the appearance better. Other candidates for prosthetic lenses are albinism or other eye conditions caused with light sensitivity (photophobia) and that can lessen the quantity of light got into the eye. Colored contact lenses known as occluders also may be prescribed if there is a necessity to block vision in the stronger eye of an infant or child who suffers from amblyopia and to strengthen vision in the weaker eye. This method can be applied for younger children who remove eye patches required for blocking vision in the stronger eye.
You can order a pre-made set for the first time, but you should order specially your prosthetic contact lens by giving the manufacturer close-up photographs of both of your eyes so for proper matching of color and appearance. Some suppliers give a sample palette of color selections to make the match for special ordering the best. An eye exam is necessary to get to know if vision correction is necessary.
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