Vision & Age

Contact Lenses

A contact lens is a hydrophilic (water loving) disc that floats on your cornea.

Lose the glasses

Let the world see the real you. Wherever you're going, whatever you're doing, you can be sure you'll look your best and see your best with Bausch & Lomb SofLens® contact lenses. SofLens contact lenses are comfortable. Safe. Great for athletic activities. And they let the world see the real you. No wonder about 77 million people worldwide have traded in their glasses for contact lenses.

Learn all about the contact lenses that Bausch & Lomb sells, and pick the contact lenses that are best for you.

If you want the glasses free look, and freedom from contact lenses during the day, ask your doctor about Bausch & Lomb Vision Shaping Treatment (VST). Bausch & Lomb's VST method uses customized shaping lenses to correct your vision while you sleep. And because you wear the shaping lenses at home, it's easier for your parents to help assure proper care and cleaning of your lenses.

How contact lenses work

A contact lens is a hydrophilic (water loving) disc that floats on your cornea. Like prescription glasses, a contact lens is specifically shaped to focus light into the retina of your eye (and to fit your eye). But because it covers your cornea, it actually corrects your entire field of vision (unlike glasses, which you can see over and under). Contact lenses float on the tears that bathe the eye when you blink-- so you want to keep your eye hydrated and well-moisturized when you're wearing contact lenses.

New freedom, New responsibiltiy

Along with this new freedom comes some new responsibilities. So before you start this next chapter in your life, please take note of the following:

  • Contact lenses require regular follow-up visits as recommended by your eye care professional.
  • Proper cleaning, disinfection, storage, and maintenance of your new contact lenses are critical. After all, contact lenses are medical devices.
  • Adhere to the lens wear schedules your eye care professional prescribed.
  • Talk to your parents about getting contact lenses. Or show them the parent's guide to contact lens.

Wearing SofLens® contact lenses from Bausch & Lomb is easy. And this section will get you off to a great start by telling you what you need to know. From how to put your lenses on and take them off, to how to best care for them, and what to do if you lose one.