Shroff Eye Hospital is India's First Eye Hospital accredited by the Joint Commission International (USA) since 2006. Shroff Eye is also India's first and only Wavelight Concerto 500 Hz LASIK center. Shroff Eye has stood for excellence in eye care since 1919. A firm commitment to quality is at the heart of all services provided at our centers at Bandra(W) and Marine Drive, Mumbai.
Contact lens appointment
This appointment is carried out by our optometrist / contact lens specialist:
At Shroff Eye our fully trained, optometrists will provide you with a comprehensive contact lens fitting session, which determines the most suitable contact lens for your eyes.
We provide fitting for the following contact lenses:
- Soft Lenses
- Semi Soft or Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses
- Presbyopic Lenses
- Special lenses for keratoconus and other corneal abnormailities
- Rose K Lenses
- Coloured Cosmetic Lenses
- Coloured Blindness
Your Contact Lens Appointment includes:
- Detailed History and Lifestyle Evaluation: A brief discussion to provide the optometrist with information concerning your health and lifestyle background.
- A measurement of your spectacle power is taken to determine your current prescription strength.
- Tonometry: Used to measure your eye pressure (Intra Ocular Pressure- IOP). It is a key indicator in diagnosing the eye condition glaucoma.
- Visual Acuity Testing: Measures the eye’s ability to see objects at near and far distances. The tests usually involve reading letters or looking at symbols of different sizes on an eye chart. Your uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) is what you see without glasses or contact lenses while your best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) is what you see with the optimum spectacle correction in place.
- Refraction: The optometrist conducts the examination to determine your current prescription and compares this to the readings and previous prescription details to ensure stability.
- Contact Lens Fitting- According to the power a trial with lenses is done to find the most suitable fitted lens. A trial lens can be ordered for first time users
- Counsel, train and teach the correct technique how to wear the lenses and how to take care of your contact lenses.