Contact Lenses

The Contact Lens Service evaluates and fits patients of all ages using the latest in contact lens technology and information, often before it has even been introduced in the general eye practitioner's office. The Directors of the service are national leaders in the contact lens field and participate in major national studies on advances in contact lenses.

Contact lenses allow normal vision for people with a wide range of medical conditions. This includes patient who have:

Keratoconus
Had complex cataract surgery
Has corneal transplantations
Irregular or scarred corneas.

Infants and young children often have various visual conditions that require a contact lens so that their vision system can develop normally. We offer every type of contact lens, including:

Hard
Gas-permeable
Daily-wear soft
Extended-wear contact lenses
Colored lenses
Disposable lenses
Cosmetic lenses (to change eye color)
Specialized keratoconus lenses

As a major eye hospital, Wills Eye offers. In addition to patient care, the contact lens service at Wills Eye meets its goal to educate eye practitioners by sponsoring educational meetings that attracts participants nationwide.