Contact Lenses

ADVANCES IN CONTACT LENS DESIGN AND MATERIALS HAVE MADE CONTACT LENS WEAR A CLEAR, COMFORTABLE OPTION FOR MANY PEOPLE REQUIRING VISION CORRECTION. OUR CONTACT LENS SERVICES STRESS MAINTAINING EYE HEALTH FOR MANY YEARS OF COMFORTABLE AND HEALTHY CONTACT LENS WEAR.

DR. BRINKER, HAS EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN PRESCRIBING ALL TYPES OF CONTACT LENSES, INCLUDING:               

SOFT OR GAS PERMEABLE, TORIC OR ASTIGMATISM,  FASHION COLOR LENSES,  BIFOCALS/MULTIFOCALS,  CONTACTS FOR IRREGULAR CORNEAS.

WHAT TYPES OF CONTACT LENSES ARE BEST FOR ASTIGMATISM?

DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF ASTIGMATISM, THERE ARE SOFT OR HARD CONTACT LENSES TO CHOOSE FROM. THESE LENSES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE UNIQUE CORNEA CURVATURE CREATED BY AN ASTIGMATISM. THESE LENSES DIFFER FROM REGULAR CONTACTS, AS THEY DO NOT ROTATE LIKE SPHERICAL CONTACTS WHEN YOU BLINK OR LOOK AROUND.

ARE RIGID GAS PERMEABLE(RPG) LENSES AVAILABLE?

YES, OUR TECHNICIANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FITTING & MAINTENANCE OF RGP LENSES. RGP LENSES OFFER INCREASED SHARPNESS AND CLARITY. THESE LENSES MAYBE RECOMMENDED FOR PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO HIGH DEGREE OF ASTIGMATISM, PERSONS WITH ALLERGIES, OR PATIENTS WITH INCREASED TENDENCY TO FORM PROTEIN DEPOSITS ON CONTACTS.

ARE THERE BIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES?

YES, THIS AREA OF CONTACT LENSES IS EXPLODING WITH INNOVATION. DAILY, TWO WEEK, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY SOFT CONTACTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. THESE LENSES ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW BOTH DISTANCE AND NEAR VISION IN A SINGLE LENS. MONOVISION IS ANOTHER OPTION, IN MONOVISION, CONTACTS ARE WORN A SPECIFIC WAY, WHEREBY ONE EYE IS CORRECTED TO SEE DISTANT OBJECTS AND THE OTHER EYE IS CORRECTED FOR NEAR VISION.

CAN I GET COLORED CONTACTS?

YES, COLORED CONTACTS FALL BASICALLY INTO TWO CATEGORIES ENHANCERS AND OPAQUES. ENHANSERS WORK BEST FOR LIGHT COLORED EYES, WHEREAS OPAQUES WORK BEST FOR DARK HAZEL OR BROWN EYES. THE COLOR OPTIONS IN BOTH CATEGORIES --ESPECIALLY OPAQUES-- HAVE INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY. IF YOU ARE ALREADY A CONTACT LENS WEARER, DINA OUR CONTACTS LENS FITTER WILL ADVISE YOU ON THE BEST OPTION FOR YOUR EYES.

IN SUMMARY, AT THE GOLDEN GATE OPTICAL YOU WILL BE FITTED WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN CONTACTS. SOMETIMES, IT MIGHT TAKE 2 OR 3 TIMES TO GET FITTED WITH THE RIGHT CONTACTS, THAT'S NORMAL, DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT THAN ONE ANOTHER, SOME EYES ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN OTHERS.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WEAR CONTACT LENSES, IT MUST BE WORKING FOR THEM, IT SHOULD FOR YOU. JUST BE PATIENT AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY OUR TECHNICIANS, AND YOU WILL BE FINE. 

IT'S THE END RESULT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. THAT IS WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THE GOLDEN GATE OPTICAL.  PUT YOUR TRUST IN US.