Bombay City Eye Institute offers a  wide spectrum of contact lenses for various uses.

• Our Team In-charge:

Dr Meena Doshi
Dr Sonia Kothari

Indications for contact lens use:

1- OPTICAL-

• to correct the refractive error, thus ridding the patient of the cosmetic blemish of spectacles
• compared to glasses, the quality of vision achieved with contact lens is far superior esp. in people with high minus or plus number

                a) - Regular - used to correct spherical powers
                b) - Toric - used to correct cylindrical power, in patients with significant astigmatism
                c) - Multifocal- older age groups using bifocals and sports personnel for correction of                                                    distance, intermediate and near vision

2 - THERAPEUTIC

                a) - Rigid gas permeable lenses - in various corneal pathologies e.g.keratoconus
                b) - Bandage contact lenses - to reduce irritation in epithelial defects, post LASIK
                c) - Aniridia lenses – to reduce glare

3 - COSMETIC
                A wide spectrum of coloured contact lenses are available at our centre.

4 - RECENT ADVANCES
ROSE-K lenses have been recently introduced at our centre and are used in difficult cases when the corneal shape is altered.

                a) - Keratoconus
                b) - Post LASIK ectasia
                c) - Irregular cornea , eg. After keratoplasty, after trauma

• How we work in contact lens department?

1 - A detailed and complete refraction with retinoscopy

2 - Keratometry
                a- Manual
                b-Topography assisted

3 - The corresponding base curve is calculated, and accordingly a trial fit is given

4 - The patients are taught how to wear/remove lenses, and the “Dos & DONTs” associated with contact lens use

4 - After comparing the fit, the vision is re-assessed

5 - Final prescription is given based on the fit of the lens as assessed by us, and objective comfort of the patient

6 - Regular follow up of patients with contact lens is performed. 

• Complications of contact lenses: 

Some of the important complications associated with contact lens use are

• Serious eye infection can sometime result from-
• Use of lenses for prolonged period of time,
• sleeping/swimming  with contact lenses  ,
• improper cleaning of contact lens, and
• using bad quality contact lens solution
• imperfect fiting of the lenses-
• tight- reduce the oxygen transfer across the lenses and cause damage to cornea
• loose- lens might fall down
• allergy causing itching, irritation and watering
• dry eyes