optometry@cooroy

Contact lenses are a popular and convenient option for those wanting good vision without spectacles. For full-time wear, part-time wear or only occasional use, for sports, social occasions and holidays—contact lenses are an ideal alternate to spectacle wear for individuals of all ages from children to adults, female and male.

Whether you are shortsighted, longsighted, astigmatic or presbyopic, we will usually be able to provide you with a lens to suit your lifestyle and budget. If you’ve always wanted to try contact lenses but weren’t sure if they were for you, or if you’ve tried before without success, this just might be the time to try again.

Contact lenses, including coloured lenses (even if they aren't worn to correct your vision), should only be dispensed by an optometrist. As a medical device, contact lenses required proper fitting, instruction and follow-up care.

New Technology

There has been much development in the area of contact lens technology in recent years with many new lens materials and designs coming onto the market.

There are materials which provide high-oxygen transmission (up to 6 times that of traditional daily wear soft lenses) allowing longer wearing times without compromising eye health.

We deal with most contact lens types, and have a reputation for being patient and thorough. If you require anything particularly unusual however, we will not hesitate to admit our limitations and will refer you to the appropriate practitioner.

The types of contact lenses we prescribe

We routinely prescribe a wide range of different types of contact lenses including:

• Disposable lenses (one-day, two-weekly and monthly replacement lenses)
• Extended-wear soft lenses (approved to be worn continually up to 30 days and nights)
• Multifocal lenses for the over-40’s who require a different prescription for distance and near tasks
• Coloured lenses in prescription and non-prescription varieties to change or enhance eye colour
• Custom-made contact lenses for more complicated fitting scenarios

The brands of contact lenses we prescribe

As an independent optometric practice we are able to source our contact lenses from a variety of quality manufacturers, including the following:

• Cooper Vision
• Ciba Vision
• Bausch & Lomb
• Johnson & Johnson
• Australian Contact Lenses
• Gelflex
• Capricornia

The contact lens solutions we prescribe and stock

We also stock a range of contact lens solutions for both soft and hard contact lenses, including the following:

• Optifree
• Complete
• AO Sept
• Boston
• Plus a wide range of comfort drops and tear supplements in bottles or preservative-free unit dose packs.