Refractive Surgery Blog

When 9News at 10pm spot-lighted my practice in their feature story "The Eyes Have It" earlier this year, they spent one segment on a high-tech, alternative to laser vision correction. Specifically, the SynergEyes contact lens was discussed in detail. After months of testing in my office, we are now offering this lens for patients with myopia, regular astigmatism, farsightedness and keratoconus. The lens will soon be available for patients who have post-surgical irregular astigmatism and for patients suffering from presbyopia.

The SynergEyes lens is similar in design to the older Softperm contact lens in that it is a hybrid lens - a rigid, gas-permeable lens with a soft lens skirt fused to its edges. But, that is where the similarities end. The SynergEyes lens is a much improved lens in that it is highly permeable to oxygen and the patented Hyperbond technology solves the durability issue that plagued previous hybrid lenses. In addition, this lens is offered with a large number of fitting parameters allowing almost any patient to obtain their best potential vision.

While this high-tech hybrid lens is not inexpensive, it is a lens of "last resort." If you have been unable to wear contact lenses due to poor or fluctuating vision or poor centration of the lens, you owe it to yourself to explore the SynergEyes option. Give us a call to see if this lens is right for you.

Labels: Contact Lenses