DECEMBER 20, 2015
SUNDAY SUN SPECIAL
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• From Page 4. Contact lenses: Contact lenses are a great option for those patients who want to reduce their dependence on glasses whether for fulltime use or just occasional wear, sports or going out. Todayʟs contact lenses are for the most part disposable, with users wearing them either for just one day, as with daily disposable lenses, or for one month as with monthly disposable lenses. Modern contact lens materials and designs have made it possible for more people to use contacts than in years gone by. Today, there are options available for people with astigmatism as well as those needing multifocal lenses. At Harcourt Carter Optical we provide our patients with all the leading brands of contacts from several manufacturers, including Vistakon (Johnson and Johnson), Bausch and Lomb, Alcon/CIBA Vision, and Cooper Vision to name a few. Our optometrists also fit specialty and custom-made contact lenses for complex prescriptions and eye disease, for example the Rose K2 lens for keratoconus, the ICD scleral lens and many more. In addition, we fit and supply prosthetic (artificial) eyes. If you are interested in finding out if contact lenses may be suitable for you, feel free to set up a consultation appointment to discuss options with one
of our team of optometrists. Safety in sports and work: Less well known is that Harcourt Carter is a leading supplier of safety eye wear for industrial workers and athletes. If there's one thing that seems to be a key to success in sports, it's vision. But did you know you can improve your performance by improving some aspects of your vision? It's easy to recognise problems, and even easier to solve them. Glasses, contact lenses, or even eye exercises may be helpful in improving performance. The ability to perform a high-risk job with utmost accuracy and safety is pivotal in many fields from construction to electrical work. It is extremely important to protect the eyes from injury and as such for those requiring eye protection on and off the job, Harcourt Carter offers a range of impact resistant prescription safety glasses which conform to ANSI standards. These are made with high-impact polycarbonate lenses and are available in single-vision, progressive as well as bifocal lens designs. Frame designs include side shields which are designed to protect the wearer from being injured by objects that are not directly in front of them but that come from one side or the other.
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