Contact lenses for astigmatism | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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By Gary Heiting, OD, and Adam Debrowski[1][2]

Contact lenses for astigmatism are specially designed to correct the visual effects of astigmatism[3] — a common refractive error[4] caused by a misshapen cornea[5]. In today’s modern contact lens market, people with astigmatism have more options than ever.

Contact-wearers often use one of three types of lenses to correct the effects of astigmatism:

Toric lenses

Gas permeable lenses

Hybrid lenses

Certain specialty contacts are also available specifically for astigmatism.

People with mild astigmatism usually tolerate toric lenses (soft contacts) well, but rigid gas permeable or hybrid contacts may be able to offer even sharper vision.

Deciding which contacts are best for your astigmatism depends on how well you tolerate each lens, the characteristics of your eyes a...