The Difference of Toric Lenses

Properly fitting toric lenses take more of your eye therapist's time and require more expertise than regular contacts. Consequently you can expect that a fitting for torics will be more expensive than regular contact lenses. These lenses themselves also cost more than spherical ones.

If you have initial stage of astigmatism, between zero and 1.00 dioptre – which is a measure for vision evaluation – you may be able to wear a regular spherical Rigid Gas Permeable, or RGP lens or even a spherical soft ones.

How can you see well if there is no power for astigmatism? With RGPs, the lenses' rigidity can help mask a need for an astigmatic correction, because your cornea will conform to some degree to the shape of the lens. With soft contact lenses, some eye care professionals choose to fit you with a higher powered spherical soft lens to manage with a small astigmatic correction. The results of this technique vary from one patient to the other, which is why the fitting process may take some trial and error by both the doctor and the patient.