Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses:

The offices of Drs. Weiss, Savedoff & Ciccone are dedicated to providing the highest quality contact lens care. Our practice is proud to have been one of the first to provide contact lens care in upstate New York over fifty years ago. During that time period our doctors have participated in numerous Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) investigations of new contact lens designs, materials and care products.

Our offices offer an extensive range of contact lens materials, designs and services. From the simplest cosmetic contact lenses, to the most sophisticated therapeutic contact lenses, our expertise enables our patients to maintain optimum eye health, clarity of vision and ocular comfort. After being successfully fit with contact lenses, patients are carefully monitored during contact lens follow-up care to achieve optimum visual performance.

Both our offices employ corneal digital topography mapping systems. Until now, corneal curvature measurements were based on 4 points of the cornea. The new digital mapping system evaluates corneal shape by measuring over 6,000 points. This exact mapping creates a digital mold of the cornea that can then be utilized to perform computer assisted contact lens design. This method allows our doctors to “virtually” evaluate a proposed contact lens fit and also allows for modification of the design before the lenses are actually ordered. All contact lens wearers are "mapped" at their initial visit to create a baseline map. Baseline maps can be used at a future date to create a “difference map” to help evaluate contact lens and other corneal conditions. Mapping procedures are also used by our doctors to monitor LASIK laser refractive surgery patients during progress visits.

Cosmetic contact lens designs include:

Disposable and planned replacement soft lenses
One day disposable soft lenses (also for astigmatism)
Conventional soft and gas permeable lenses
Color changing or enhancing soft lenses
Astigmatic soft and gas permeable lenses
Bifocal and progressive lenses
Night and Day continuous wear 30 day lenses
Softperm (combination soft and gas permeable) lenses

Therapeutic contact lens designs include contact lenses utilized in the rehabilitation of the following conditions:

Keratoconus
Adult and pediatric aphakia (post cataract extraction)
High nearsightedness or farsightedness
Post trauma or surgery (Bandage contact lenses)
Albinism (artificial iris and pupil)

Contact Lens and Keratoconus Links:

Bausch & Lomb
American Optometric Association Contact Lens Section

Acuvue^® Contact Lenses

CIBA Vision

National Keratoconus Foundation