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Breakthrough Treatment for Dry Eyes – LipiFlow

Written By: Jennifer Redfern | December 5, 2011

Hybrid Contact Lenses-The Best of Both Worlds

Written By: Jennifer Redfern | March 11, 2011

Everyone has heard of a hybrid car, but have you heard of a hybrid contact lens? Most people have seen either a soft contact lens or a gas permeable (RGP) contact lens, but most have never seen a hybrid contact lens. Both soft and RGP lenses have pros and cons, and hybrid lenses are the latest technology that allows you to have the best attributes of both types of lenses.  RGP lenses provide the most crisp, clear vision possible by masking any irregularities in the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. However, some people are unable to adapt to the way the lenses feel. Soft lenses provide wonderful comfort, but do not always provide the sharpest vision possible. Hybrid lenses are a perfect combination of the two—an RGP center to provide crisp, clear vision, with a soft “skirt,” to provide the comfort of a soft lens. Never before have we had to ability to provide such high definition vision with an amazingly comfortable lens!

Do you wear bifocals? There is a hybrid lens for you too! RGP bifocals provide wonderful vision at distance, near, and for computer distance, but are dependent on the lens centering perfectly on the eye. The soft skirt of the hybrid bifocal ensures that the lens stays perfectly centered for increased clarity and stability at all distances. Imagine not having to constantly reach for your readers. Your contact lenses can provide you with great vision at all distances!

Pepose Vision Institute strives to provide the latest technology to grant the best possible vision for our patients, which is why we are happy to announce this wonderful contact lens technology in our office. If you are ready to see how vivid the world can really look, it might be time to try a hybrid lens. The only downfall—it won’t get you more miles per gallon.