Specialty Contact Lenses at Maine Optometry
No matter what your eyes or vision require, at Maine Optometry, we’re here to help you. We prioritize the needs of our patients by offering a large selection of specialty contact lenses that will give you crisp vision without needing to rely on eyeglasses.
What Are Specialty Lenses?
Everyone’s eyes are different, and some patients may have found that they can’t comfortably wear standard contact lenses. That’s why Maine Optometry carries a wide range of specialty contact lenses that allow all our patients to enjoy comfortable, clear vision. Specialty lenses are ideal for helping patients who have keratoconus, a sensitivity to oxygen flow, or want to reduce their reliance on reading glasses.
Why Specialty Contact Lenses Are Important
If you have an eye condition that makes wearing traditional spherical contact lenses uncomfortable or even impossible to wear, specialty lenses are likely a great solution for you! These lenses allow patients to enjoy the freedom of contact lenses, but in a comfortable way designed with their eyes in mind.
Specialty Lens Options
Maine Optometry is proud to provide a large range of specialty lens options for your various needs. Our specialty lens eye doctors can identify which kind will work best for you during a contact lens eye exam.
Scleral
These lenses are larger than traditional contact lenses and are designed to rest on the white of your eyes, known as the sclera. This makes scleral lenses an excellent option for those with sensitive corneas. They’re also ideal for patients with dry eye disease as their reservoir design provides extra hydration and oxygenation to the eye.
Rigid Gas Permeable
Rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses are contact lenses that have a firm and durable design that allows more oxygen to pass through into the front of the eye than traditional contact lenses would. These lenses are a great choice for people who find standard contact lenses to be uncomfortable, and they often offer superior visual acuity.
Multifocal
Typical single-focus lenses are designed to help the wearer see clearly at one specific distance, but multifocal lenses give patients the opportunity to see clearly at multiple fields of distances without needing to rely on other eyewear.
Hybrid
Hybrid lenses combine the comfortability and flexibility of standard contact lenses and the improved visual acuity of RGP lenses. These specialty contact lenses are also an excellent choice for correcting severe astigmatism.
Toric
Toric lenses are a specialty lens variation that can correct astigmatism. These lenses have a shape that looks like a doughnut sliced in half, instead of the traditional spherical shape of standard lenses.
Scleral
Scleral
These lenses are larger than traditional contact lenses and are designed to rest on the white of your eyes, known as the sclera. This makes scleral lenses an excellent option for those with sensitive corneas. They’re also ideal for patients with dry eye disease as their reservoir design provides extra hydration and oxygenation to the eye.
Rigid Gas Permeable
Rigid Gas Permeable
Rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses are contact lenses that have a firm and durable design that allows more oxygen to pass through into the front of the eye than traditional contact lenses would. These lenses are a great choice for people who find standard contact lenses to be uncomfortable, and they often offer superior visual acuity.
Multifocal
Multifocal
Typical single-focus lenses are designed to help the wearer see clearly at one specific distance, but multifocal lenses give patients the opportunity to see clearly at multiple fields of distances without needing to rely on other eyewear.
Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid lenses combine the comfortability and flexibility of standard contact lenses and the improved visual acuity of RGP lenses. These specialty contact lenses are also an excellent choice for correcting severe astigmatism.
Toric
Toric
Toric lenses are a specialty lens variation that can correct astigmatism. These lenses have a shape that looks like a doughnut sliced in half, instead of the traditional spherical shape of standard lenses.
Lenses for Myopia Management
Glasses can correct vision affected by myopia (nearsightedness), but they won’t address the underlying issues, which can cause health issues later in life for younger patients as their myopia progresses. We offer Ortho-K overnight lenses for myopia management that gently reshape the eye overnight, providing clearer vision during the day.
Testimonials
Patrice SzaboMarch 9, 2023Great experience from start to finish! Everyone is very friendly and cheerful. Dr. Hamilton spends as much time as you need with him, and he's very personable!
Jenny AbrahamMarch 8, 2023Friendly, efficient, and thorough. An all-around good experience!
Pat hMarch 8, 2023I highly recommend them if you need your eyes checked and prescription reviewed. Office is clean, people are nice. The appointment was on time and went well, my prescription was re-evaluated, and I think they zeroed in correcting my prescription better than anyone else ever has, that was very important, and I feel great with the current prescription given to me. They have very nice eyeglasses, types I have purchased before from other places, but I found their prices to be high for the frames I chose and had them price, so I didn't buy any eyeglasses there because of the price.
John SkvorakFebruary 24, 2023My little grandson and I were wrestling as he loves to do and my glasses got the worst of it. I thought the Oakley frames were probably beyond repair and they were not new frames. Unfortunately I was right about the frames. I was very pleased and surprised when they said they would replace the frames and even adjust the prescription slightly in the lenses. Dr Todd Hamilton at the Standish Office definitely went above and beyond to take great care of me and it is very much appreciated!
Karissa McLellanFebruary 10, 2023I have been going to see Dr. Hamilton at the Standish location for a few years and have always had a great experience! The atmosphere is always good and all of the staff treats everyone respectfully. They even took the time to explain my eyeglass prescription so I could price out glasses online and didn’t give me or my husband a hard time about not getting both of our glasses through them. Excellent service all the way around!
sandra steeleFebruary 2, 2023All employees are "excellent" in the Standish office! very happy!
