{"id":5531,"date":"2016-11-21T06:24:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2016-11-21T06:24:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:24:37","slug":"toric-contact-lens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/2016\/11\/21\/toric-contact-lens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Toric Contact Lens?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"toric-contact-lens\"Toric contact lenses are designed for people with astigmatism. Toric contact lenses<\/a> correct for astigmatism issues that arise from a different curvature of the cornea or lens in your eye (referred to as regular astigmatism, corneal astigmatism or lenticular astigmatism). In these cases, the cornea or lens is curved so that the refraction of your eye differs between the vertical and horizontal planes. This causes blurry vision and trouble seeing fine details.<\/p>\n

Choosing Toric Contact Lenses<\/h2>\n

Toric contacts, like all contact lenses, need to be prescribed by your doctor, who can choose the lenses that are right for your vision, and fit them for your eyes. Fitting is especially critical for toric contacts.<\/p>\n

Since toric contact lenses have a particular orientation, they need to stay on your eye in the correct way. Manufacturers design toric contact lenses with features to help the lenses stay put, including:<\/p>\n