Say Goodbye to Glasses & Hello to Contact Lenses
Whether you’re looking to switch up your look from your glasses for sports, convenience, or just a fresh look, contact lenses can be a great option. At Airdrie Family Eye Doctors, we make the process easy, comfortable, and personalized from start to finish.
We’ll help you find lenses that fit your vision, lifestyle, and comfort preferences, then walk you through every step of wearing and caring for them. If you’re new to contacts, no stress! We’re here for the full journey, from the initial fitting to the final progress check.
If you’re ready to give contact lenses a shot or just want to refill your prescription online, we can help. Contact us to schedule a contact lens exam and fitting in Airdrie today.
Why Contact Lens Exams Are Important
A contact lens exam is different from a regular eye exam. In addition to checking your vision and eye health, we take precise measurements of your eyes, including curvature, diameter, and tear film quality, to determine which type of lenses will offer the best comfort and clarity.
This is especially important if you have dry eye, astigmatism, or other conditions that may affect your fit.
Finding the Right Fit for You
Not all contact lenses are created equal, and not all eyes are either. That’s why we take the time to match each patient with lenses that fit their vision needs, eye shape, and lifestyle.
Whether you’re navigating astigmatism, managing myopia, or just want a break from your glasses, we’ll help you find lenses that feel good and help you see even better. From everyday soft lenses to specialty designs for unique eye conditions, our team will walk you through your options and guide you toward the best fit.
Scleral lenses are larger than standard contact lenses and rest on the white part of the eye (the sclera), making them a great option for people with sensitive corneas, dry eye, or post-surgical eyes. They vault over the cornea and create a fluid reservoir, which provides extra moisture and comfort throughout the day.
These lenses are often used to help manage keratoconus, severe dry eye, or corneal scarring, and they offer exceptional stability, comfort, and visual clarity.
Ortho-k lenses are a non-surgical solution to correct nearsightedness while you sleep. These custom-fitted, gas-permeable lenses gently reshape the surface of your eye overnight, allowing you to wake up with clear daytime vision, eliminating the need for glasses or contacts.
Ortho-k is a growing solution in myopia control for children, helping slow the progression of nearsightedness while offering a glasses-free daytime experience.
If you have astigmatism, you’ll need contact lenses that stay put and provide stable, clear vision throughout the day.
Toric lenses are specially designed with different powers in different meridians to correct astigmatism and prevent the lens from rotating. We offer daily and monthly toric lenses, so you can choose the option that works best for your routine and comfort.
Say goodbye to switching between your contacts and reading glasses. Multifocal lenses provide smooth, seamless vision correction at multiple distances, making them ideal if you’re starting to experience presbyopia (age-related near vision loss).
These lenses are a great option if you want the freedom to see clearly up close, far away, and everything in between, without compromise.
RGP lenses are durable, breathable, hard lenses that offer crisp, high-definition vision. They’re often recommended for people with high astigmatism, corneal irregularities, or conditions like keratoconus.
Although they can take a little getting used to, RGPs can provide excellent clarity and long-term eye health benefits.
The Contact Lens Fitting Process
Getting the right lenses isn’t just about vision; it’s about comfort, lifestyle, and long-term eye health. Here’s what to expect:
- Fitting: We’ll measure your eyes and choose the best lens style and brand for your needs.
- Teach: New to contacts? No problem. We’ll show you exactly how to insert, remove, and care for your lenses safely and confidently.
- Progress check: After a trial period, we’ll bring you back in to see how your eyes are adjusting. If all looks great, we’ll move forward with your supply. If not, we’ll adjust the fit or style to get it just right.
Choosing the Right Brand
With so many brands out there, it can be overwhelming to choose the right contact lenses. We can recommend a brand for your eyes based on your prescription, lifestyle, and preferences.
Some of the popular brands we offer at Airdrie Family Eye Doctors include:
- Acuvue
- Johnson&Johnson
- Alcon
- Bausch & Lomb
Contact Lens Care 101
Caring for your lenses properly keeps your eyes healthy and your vision clear. We’ll walk you through how to clean, store, and wear your lenses and make sure you’re never left guessing.
It’s also important to attend regular checkups so we can monitor your eye health and make any changes if needed. Small adjustments can make a big difference in comfort and safety.
Whether you’re trying contacts for the first time or upgrading your current lenses, we’re here to help you see clearly and comfortably. From specialty lenses to daily wear, our team is ready to guide you every step of the way.
Our Contact Lens Brands
Alcon
Alcon has one mission: to provide innovative products that enhance quality of life by helping people see better. Alcon is and uniquely poised to serve every contact lens wearer by addressing the full life cycle of their needs. Designed in the USA.
Bausch + Lomb
Bausch + Lomb is one of the best-known and most respected American healthcare brands globally, offering the widest and finest range of eye health products including contact lenses and lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses, and other eye surgery products.
Cooper Vision
We create and execute innovation that is unmatched in the contact lens industry. There's much more to our story than that, however. You'll find that what sets us apart is how we approach our business. We collaborate, we listen, and we enjoy what we do. Designed in the USA.
Johnson and Johnson
Eye health is one of the most underserved segments in healthcare today—and the need is growing rapidly. At Johnson & Johnson Vision, we are committed to advancing eye health.
Eyes on What Matters Most
Our team believes your eyes deserve more than just a quick once over. We want to help you understand your vision from the inside out.
Got a kiddo who’s squinting at the board or struggling to focus? We use axial length tracking to catch early signs of myopia. Vision therapy can help with amblyopia, strabismus, acquired brain injuries, vision-related learning difficulties, and more! And if dry eyes are driving you nuts, we’ve got relief options.
We’re here to help you see your best, feel your best, and love your eye care experience.
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- 705 Main St S, Suite 150
- Airdrie, AB T4B 3M2
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- Phone: 403-912-2020
- Fax: (403) 912-4620
- Email: reception@airdrieeyes.com
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- 705 Main St S, Suite 150
- Airdrie, AB T4B 3M2
- 403-912-2020
- (403) 912-4620
- reception@airdrieeyes.com