Blog

This may sound familiar: you are wearing contact lenses to a party and drink a bit too much. Your eyes become blurry and your vision may be slightly worse. But if you are wearing contact lenses, can it harm your eyes to be drunk?

It’s hay fever season and the pollen are flying around. Your nose and throat are getting sore and your eyes are starting to become red. Can you still wear contact lenses if you have allergies?

Every contact lens wearer knows it; you can cut onions without crying. But is that a good thing? Can it hurt to cut onions while wearing contact lenses?

Women and men have a lot in common, but there are differences in our genetics. Are there specific contact lenses that are more suitable for women than for men or vice versa?

Most sunglasses protect your eyes against UV radiation, but did you know there are contact lenses that have a UV filter? Can they really protect your eyes from UV rays?

Every eye and every type and brand of contact lens are different. Can I use one type of contact lens in one eye and a different one in the other?

Although manufacturing of contact lenses is an extremely secure and controlled medical process, errors happen. Sometimes you get a lens that is torn or has a little bulge. What should you do?

You had a great party last night and decided to stay over at a friends. But oh no, you forgot to bring new contact lenses or glasses. Can you wear someone elses contact lenses?

When contact lenses first were worn, they were made of actual glass, can you believe it? Nowadays the technology has advanced (thankfully) and contact lenses are made of soft, comfortable materials. But still there are hard and soft contact lenses being used. What is the difference?

If you want to relax, you can watch a movie, go outside or read a book. But if you’re wearing contact lenses, can you use them to read?

The sun is shining and you want to go to the beach. But if you’re wearing contact lenses, can it harm your eyes? What should you do if you are wearing contact lenses to the beach?

If you have astigmatism or need multifocal contact lenses, you will notice that delivery times are a lot higher than that of regular contact lenses. Why is that? And what can you do about this?

Whenever you order contact lenses, you need to insert some data, such as power/strength, cylinder and base curve. But what is this SPH (power/strength) exactly and how is this determined?

Just about 20 years ago, PMMA (hard) and Hydrogel (soft) contact lenses were used 50/50. However due to convenience and comfort the share of soft lenses has become a lot bigger. But which contact lenses are better?

Your eyes are dry and your contact lens drops out of your eye. Very inconvenient, as you may be driving a car or far away from your lens solution or replacement contacts. Can you put your contact lens in your mouth shortly?

Opticians and optometrist can charge big amounts of money for regular contact lenses. As an alternative, there are pharmacies and even grocery stores selling contact lenses. Is it worth buying your contact lenses at a pharmacy or grocery store?

Buying conact lenses online has been possible for the last 20 years. In the beginning people were a bit scared, because contact lenses are medical tools. But now it’s quite normal and widely accepted. But is it still safe to buy lenses online?

When it comes to our health, it’s important to stay informed about the products we use every day. Recently, there have been reports suggesting that many soft contact lenses in the US are largely made up of PFAS “forever chemicals.” In this article, we will delve into the research and shed light on the topic to help you understand the

Experienced wearers of contact lenses know it; sometimes they just dry out. One does not simply carry their bottles of lens fluid with them. So how can you prevent your eyes from drying out?

On your box of contact lenses you will find a lot of information, BC (Base Curve), SPH (Spherical) and CYL (Cylinder). Today we focus on BC, the base curve. What is it and what BC do you need?

It’s Saturday evening and you need to store your lenses, but you don’t have your lens solution with you and the stores are closed. The only thing near is water. But can you simply store your contact lenses in water?

We all know that feeling; standing at an optician after an eye check and feeling sorry that we are going to order the contact lenses online. Do opticians get mad for that? We share our experiences!

Apart from daily, monthly and weekly lenses, there are also Night contact lenses, or Ortho-K lenses. But why does no one sell them? Learn everything about it here!

At the optician, optometrist or eye doctor you may have heard about these three notions. But what do they mean? Do you always need one of them?