Menicon Contact Lenses

There are many different reasons why ophthalmologists and contact lens wearers prefer one brand and type of contact lenses over another.

Not all brand names offer the same features and the same specific types of contacts and, even within brands that are compatible, there may be cost differences, ordering variables or restrictions on the types of prescriptions supported. Menicon contact lenses are often recommended by professionals working in the eye care field since this company offers a wide range of different contact lenses as well as products for lens maintenance.

Menicon brand :

Menicon is a Japanese based company that is the country's largest producer of contact lenses.

However, they offer contact lenses to over thirty different countries around the world focusing mainly in Asia, the United Kingdom and Europe but also expanding into the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The company offers the traditional types of soft lenses and gas permeable lenses but they also have lenses for children as well as lenses for those with specialized vision problems such as keratoconus and lenses that work to correct vision while you sleep.

Orthokeratology

Cornea reshaping, also known as Orthokeratology, is a relatively new technology to allow specialized contact lenses, known as Menicon Z Night lenses, to actually cause the cornea to reshape as the individual sleeps.

These lenses are only worn at night and placed in the eyes just before going to bed. They are removed in the morning and the individual does not require daytime contacts or glasses to have perfect vision. This process does not happen immediately but, with routine use, the reshaping allows the eye to focus correctly to reverse myopia of less than 4 dioptres or astigmatism of up to 2.5 dioptres. An ophthalmologist that is trained in the use of cornea reshaping lenses can determine if your vision will benefit from this treatment option which is non-surgical and has a very high success rate.

Menicon lenses for children

Another specialization found in Menicon contact lenses are lenses designed specifically for children. There are a wide range of vision problems that can be corrected in very young children, under the age of 6, by wearing specific types of contact lenses.

Contacts have an advantage over glasses since they can be managed and maintained by the parents and are not at the same risk of being lost or broken as traditional glasses. Older children can learn to use contacts very effectively and, with specialized highly permeable lenses eye health is maintained.

High permeability allows the oxygen to easily transfer through the lens to the eye's surface, eliminating many of the problem seen with older styles of contacts for teens and young adults.

Menicon keratoconus eye care :

ROSE K lenses are highly specialized Menicon contact lenses that are individually designed to assist in vision impairment due to keratoconus. With different shapes available to adjust to the changing slope of the cornea patients can find the ideal contact to help correct the blurring and problems with seeing distant objects associated with this condition. Patients can also order different shapes of lenses for each eye since commonly the cornea shape will change independent of the other eye.

Menicon contact lenses for astigmatism

While Menicon contact lenses cater to very special eye conditions, they also offer a range of soft contacts and gas permeable contacts for those with prescription vision problems and astigmatism.

With optimum permeability available in all lens types doctors and patients will have no difficulty in finding just the right lens for their needs.