Specialty Contact Lens Fittings
Dr. Lori Jaffray is a NW Calgary Optometrist and owner of Focused Optometry. The family-oriented nature of Focused Optometry allows Dr. Jaffray and the Focused Team to better customize each patient’s speciality contact lens fitting experience. Dr. Jaffray offers individualized care to each patient and her passion for education shows through.
- Soft contact lenses for high prescriptions
- Prosthetic coloured lenses (to hide scarring & irregularities)
- RGP (rigid gas permeable) including Orthokeratology (OrthoK)
- Hybrid lenses (incorporating soft and RGP modalities)
- Sclerals
*Custom lenses can also provide a level of optimization for multifocals and irregular prescriptions.
Have you been told you are not a good candidate for contact lenses?
Many patients believe or have been told that they are not a good candidate for contact lenses for a variety of reasons including high prescription (myopia progression), astigmatism, presbyopia (need for bifocals), dry eyes, corneal diseases and many more. At Focused Optometry, Dr. Lori Jaffray specializes in specialty contact lens fitting and welcomes challenging cases. Dr. Jaffray provides Calgarians with custom-fit lenses for a variety of conditions including Keratoconus, Pellucid Degeneration, Post Surgical, High Prescriptions, Multifocals, Prosthetic, and more. She is a certified fitter for Sclerals, ZenLens, OneFit, MSD, ICD, MiSight, Paragon CRT, MOONLENS, KeraSoft IC, Synergeyes, RGP’s and all Multifocals.
All contact lenses can provide a respite from wearing glasses. However, specialty contact lenses can be life-changing for many patients. For many, they provide the only method for clear vision. Patients may have been told in the past that they were not a contact lens candidate. However, Dr. Jaffray can offer expanded options. Patients who have had trauma, or surgeries like corneal transplants and corneal crosslinking, are often still able to wear contact lenses. Scarring from diseases, such as Keratoconus or Shingles (Herpes Zoster virus), or injury, does not necessarily mean that contacts are not possible. Scleral lenses can be used in the treatment of severe dry eyes as they provide a moisture barrier over the cornea. OrthoK lenses are a sub-set of RGP lenses that provide an option for myopia management for mild to moderately near-sighted patients. Even if you have dropped out of lens wear in the past, Dr. Jaffray can still discuss options with you.
In many cases, specialty contact lenses can provide better vision than the patient would get with glasses.
FOCUSED OPTOMETRY
Specialty Contact Lens Fitting587-353-6287Custom Contact Lenses – Calgary NWCall us to schedule an eye exam or book online
Focused Optometry is conveniently located in Northland Plaza. With free parking, you can feel at ease while having your eye examination or shopping for glasses and sunglasses. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Specialty Contact Lens Exam
An initial visit is needed to determine your visual needs as well as any cosmetic concerns. Although referrals for this service are not required, the first visit is a comprehensive eye examination (unless you were referred by another Optometrist within the past year). Referrals from an ophthalmologist often still need a comprehensive examination as the first step. Custom fitting visits vary in nature but can be up to two hours long. Dr. Jaffray uses specialized equipment including Corneal Topography and Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) in the fitting process. Additionally, many specialty contact lenses require a diagnostic fitting process. Dr. Jaffray has a large inventory of diagnostic fitting sets on hand. This allows her to start most fittings in a timely fashion without having to wait for a diagnostic kit to be sent by the manufacturer.
Specialty Contact Lens FAQ
Most specialty contact lenses are not disposable, meaning they are not meant to be replaced every day, two weeks or each month. However, they are not permanent lenses. Specialty lenses do need to be replaced, typically on either a six month or yearly schedule, depending on the type. If lenses are kept longer than their recommended lifespan, there is an increased risk of ocular health complications, poor vision due to lens degradation and warpage, and other factors. Costs of these lenses vary widely. Dr. Jaffray will discuss your options at your initial visit.
Since all contact lenses touch the surface of the eye, whether regular or specialty, they can present a risk to ocular health if not used and maintained properly. Dr. Jaffray requires all specialty lens patients to attend follow up visits every six months so that the fit of the lens, overall vision, and the health of the eyes can be monitored, and to prevent problems from arising.
Some specialty lenses require different cleaning and maintenance than regular lenses. Peroxide based cleaning solutions are recommended for better disinfection for lenses that are kept longer than a month, preservative-free saline to prevent tissue toxicity, and lens conditioners for RGPs are a few of the different types. Insertion and removal and wear schedules can also be different. The Focused Team will train all patients on these topics and can provide some additional tools for ease if there are fine mobility issues.
Most specialty contact lenses are not disposable, meaning they are not meant to be replaced every day, two weeks or each month. However, they are not permanent lenses. Specialty lenses do need to be replaced, typically on either a six month or yearly schedule, depending on the type. If lenses are kept longer than their recommended lifespan, there is an increased risk of ocular health complications, poor vision due to lens degradation and warpage, and other factors. Costs of these lenses vary widely. Dr. Jaffray will discuss your options at your initial visit.
Since all contact lenses touch the surface of the eye, whether regular or specialty, they can present a risk to ocular health if not used and maintained properly. Dr. Jaffray requires all specialty lens patients to attend follow up visits every six months so that the fit of the lens, overall vision, and the health of the eyes can be monitored, and to prevent problems from arising.
Some specialty lenses require different cleaning and maintenance than regular lenses. Peroxide based cleaning solutions are recommended for better disinfection for lenses that are kept longer than a month, preservative-free saline to prevent tissue toxicity, and lens conditioners for RGPs are a few of the different types. Insertion and removal and wear schedules can also be different. The Focused Team will train all patients on these topics and can provide some additional tools for ease if there are fine mobility issues.
Professional – Experienced – Caring
Dr. Jaffray and the Focused Team are passionate about eyecare and are able to answer any questions you may have about your eyes and specialty contact lenses. We customize all of our comprehensive examinations and contact lens fittings to best address each patient’s individual needs. We are FOCUSED on you!
Focused Optometry is conveniently located in NW Calgary in Northland Plaza with free parking available right out front. Dr. Jaffray offers a wide variety of services including comprehensive eye examinations, children’s eye examinations (starting at 6 months old), ocular health examinations (for example for diabetes, macular degeneration and glaucoma), medically necessary examinations (urgent cases for superficial injuries, eye infections and sudden vision changes), dry eye consultations and contact lens fitting and consultation for all lens types.
FOCUSED OPTOMETRY
Calgary NW Optometrists & Eye Clinic
587-353-6287
Call us to schedule an eye exam or book online
Focused Optometry is conveniently located in Northland Plaza. With free parking, you can feel at ease while having your eye examination or shopping for glasses and sunglasses. We look forward to seeing you soon!