How to wear contact lenses if you have astigmatism

Astigmatism is a symptom common to many myopic people. So what should these people do when they want to wear contact lenses? First of all, we need to understand astigmatism. It will form an unclear image on the eyeball, so if the astigmatism is not corrected, it will cause certain harm to vision. Moreover, your vision will not be very clear at ordinary times, which will have a certain impact on your daily life. In this case, how should people with astigmatism wear contact lenses scientifically and correctly?

Astigmatism is a blurred image caused by uneven refractive power of the eye. If astigmatism is not corrected, not only will you not be able to experience clear and perfect vision, it may even lead to decreased vision and seriously affect eye health.

Before fitting astigmatism contact lenses, you must go to a professional hospital for an eye test. You need to understand multiple parameters such as myopia degree, astigmatism degree, axis position, etc. Only when you fully understand the basic conditions for fitting astigmatism contact lenses can you fit the astigmatism contact lenses that suit you. After understanding the basic data about astigmatism, consumers can choose to get them on contact lens websites or in physical stores. Unless there are special circumstances that require specially customized astigmatism contact lenses, they can directly purchase ready-made astigmatism contact lenses in other cases.

We often see that many contact lens products can correct 100-150 degrees of astigmatism. This means that not all consumers with astigmatism must customize special astigmatism contact lenses. When the corneal astigmatism is less than or equal to 1.75D, and the spherical lens power: cylindrical lens power is greater than or equal to 4:1, there is no need to customize astigmatism contact lenses to correct astigmatism, but ordinary contact lenses can be worn directly. How to wear contact lenses for astigmatism, just know your astigmatism degree and convert it according to your degree.

High astigmatism lenses generally need to be customized, which usually takes 7 to 10 working days. When wearing contact lenses, you must pay special attention to the hygiene of the contact lenses, clean them thoroughly every day, disinfect and sterilize them, and ensure that the contact lenses are comfortable to wear.

For the health of your eyes, I hope everyone can protect them well and avoid overusing them. It is also recommended that people under the age of 18 do not wear contact lenses. Contact lenses can damage the cornea. This is a fact. What's more, your refractive condition is not stable yet. You can choose orthokeratology lenses. Orthokeratology lenses can effectively slow down the progression of myopia while ensuring clear vision during the day. Wear it when you sleep at night and take it off in the morning. It's not difficult to wear either.