CLE Contact Lenses

Have you ever put in a lens and it just doesn’t feel right? Of course you have. It’s happened to all of us. So what is the first thing you think of? If you’re like me, you think, “is it inside-out?” And many times, that’s exactly the problem. Sounds easy, right? But many of our customers want to know, “how can I tell if my lens is inside-out?” That is a little bit trickier.

Needless to say, although an inside-out lens will not feel right, you can’t know for sure if it’s inside out while it’s still in your eye! So let’s assume that the lens is on your finger.

There are several different ways to tell if it’s inside-out. First, some lenses have “inversion markings.” This is writing on the lens itself. If the writing dos not look correct, it means the lens is inside-out. It is important to note that you may need a strong magnifying glass in order to see the inversion marks on the lens. If your lens does not have inversion marks, you can tell by the shape that the lens takes while sitting on your finger.

If the lens appears as a half circle without any edges, it is correct. The lens should always have a natural, curved, bowl-like shape. However, if the lens has a bell shape to it, with edges sticking out, then it is inside-out. Another way to detect an inside-out lens is to gently squeeze the lens between the thumb and forefinger. The edges should turn inward. If the lens is inside out, the edges will turn slightly outward.

If your lens is inside-out, push the middle in with your thumb to flip it back. Make sure your hands are clean and clean the lens again with solution.

We hope this helps all of you who are having an inside-out day!

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Removing your soft lenses the right way is easy, but very important. So here are the steps you should follow every time (even late at night when you can’t wait to go to sleep):

First, stand in front of a mirror and make sure there is a towel on the sink or counter below you. Be sure your hands are clean and dry.

Put a few rewetting drops into each eye.

Next, check that your lens positioned correctly in the center of your eye.

Keep your head facing forward and look up with your eyes only, then pull down your lower eyelid with your middle finger.

Using your index finger, slowly make contact with the lower edge of the lens.

Slide the lens down to the lower white part of your eye. This is very important to prevent scratching your cornea.

Grasp the lens gently between your thumb and index finger and remove it from your eye.

Then stand on one foot and whistle The Star Spangled Banner (just seeing if you were paying attention!).

Remove the other lens and follow the same procedure.

Remember to always follow the lens care procedures recommended by your eye care practitioner! Creating a routine for removing your lenses will ensure that your eyes remain safe.

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New York City, NY – After reading about how an apparent hooligan stole the famed dark-rimmed glasses from the Coach Joe Paterno Statue outside of Beaver Stadium this past Monday, the online contact lens company www.clecontactlenses.com has offered to donate a pair of new Joe Paterno styled glasses to replace the stolen rims.

After hearing about this, Dr. Jay Stockman and Dr. Brian Lewy of www.clecontactlenses.com and Michael Starvaggi, Esq. the President of Eye Care Associates, LLC (the company that owns www.clecontactlenses.com) were appalled.

“Joe Paterno is an American legend and his trademark, coke-bottle glasses are an icon of the style and class of a man who has defined what winning should mean in College athletics” said Dr. Jay Stockman from his offices in New York City. “After talking with my partners, we felt the only right thing to do was to replace the glasses as soon as possible.”

The company’s President, Michael Starvaggi went on to say: “We can only hope to emulate Coach Joe Paterno’s success at our online company and want to honor his living legacy with this small gesture.”
The company’s Vice President of Sales, Steve Lella said: “Now that the Coach Joe Paterno Statue no longer has glasses, we’d love to see Coach Paterno use this opportunity to switch to contact lenses.” He went on to add that… “we will gladly donate a lifetime supply of the contact lenses of his choice to Coach if he ever decides to switch to contact lenses.”

The company’s partners would like to encourage the person at Penn State or Beaver Stadium responsible for replacing these glasses to contact them at 1-877-536-7373 or online at President1@clecontactlenses.com to arrange for the fabrication and replacement of these glasses.

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Contact lens comfort has always been of paramount importance, and manufacturers have spent a great deal of time and money to continually improve it. Problems such as dry eyes have frequently been a challenge to eye care practitioners, but with new developments the trend seems to be developing better alternatives.

The laws of nature dictate that water goes from where it is to where it is not. As such, most soft contact lenses will dry out with dry eyes because they are made of approximately 50% water. In contrast, Rigid Gas Permeable contacts are made with a fraction of that and accordingly will dry out much less. This results in much better, and longer lasting comfort. However, there are still issues that must be considered. The first is edge design. By redesigning the peripheral curves of the lens to better increase tear flow and exchange under the lens as well as the bearing on the cornea, greater comfort can be achieved. The second is the surface of the lens. Different materials have been used to better decrease the wetting angle and thus improve the wettability of the lens. This in turn will improve oxygen permeability and therefore comfort and ocular health.

To that end, our CLE Contact Lens Lab has developed a treatment that alters the surface properties of the Gas Permeable lens making it more water loving, and more oxygen permeable. This process lowers the wetting angle increasing the wettability of the lens. Patient comfort and ocular health dramatically improve as well.

This improved contact lens state does not last for ever and will vary depending on handling of the lens, and solutions used. All our Gas Permeable lenses are treated, regardless of the material used, Boston, Fluoroperm, Polycon etc.

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