Bausch and Lomb Contact Lenses Review by Lenspick

It takes years of expertise and products of exceptional quality for a brand to be synonymously titled with the product. Very few brands have been able to achieve that phenomenal response of sorts. We do come across some terms which should substantiate what is stated above. Colgate standing for all brands of toothpastes, Lux for all soaps, Dove for all companies that manufacture shampoo and Xerox for photocopy, are some examples. Such a renowned status has been achieved by yet another brand, gaining fame nationwide and globally for their eye-care products. They are none other than Bausch and Lomb contact lenses. Clients no longer refer to their products as lenses but call them Bausch and Lomb instead.

Currently based in New York, Bausch and Lomb have roots in thirty-six countries, aspiring to find their way through several other prospective companies. Their wide range of lenses and lens-care products are indispensable to say the least, thereby adequately justifying their hard-earned popularity. Their routine cycle of manufacture, supply and selling of these products are efficiently done, showing an ever rising graph of their sale, annually.

Before we delve into the intricacies of this brand, let us take a minute to know the interesting history behind all their fame and popularity. Every legendary company starts from scratch, as a miniature venture. Bausch and Lomb was no different. It started in 1853 by two German immigrants, named John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb. From eyeglass frames and other minute associated products, they grew in terms of production. Now their names are taken in synchronization with contact lenses.

Their first investment was into research and intensive development, three years after the birth of the company, even though it was just the beginning of a long journey. Food and Drug Administration took two years to approve of this, thereby enabling their gross investment to reach a tremendous amount of three million dollars. It was only in 1971 that the first rays of success lit the paths of the company. While other brands of that time were using plain glass or acrylic glass, intensive research had given Bausch and Lomb the Poly-HEMA technology which gave the user an unparalleled optical experience.

Coloured Lenses from Bausch and Lomb

Today’s citizens are admittedly, more fashion conscious. The times, indeed, are ‘a-changing’. Therefore, coloured lenses with a wide array of trendy designs have been developed by the brand to cater to the needs of the beautiful and fashion-oriented customers. Lenses are made to match dresses, or simply change their hues for customers who get bored with monotony. Provisions have now been made to change hues daily, as and when the client wishes to. Your pair of Bausch and Lomb lenses can last a day, or even a month, all depending upon one’s tastes and how many pairs one can afford.

Coloured lenses are definitely in vogue. Given below are a few types of such lenses:

1. Visibility tint: This is merely for slight protected of lenses if one drops them. These are divorced from the hue of the eyes.
2. Colour tint: These lenses are slightly different in the sense that the centres of te lenses are made clear, while the rest of it is opaque, changing the colour of the eyes.
3. Enhancement tint: These lenses serve the purpose of augmenting the natural colour of one’s eyes and are translucent in nature.
4. Light filtering tint: Mainly produced in shades of brown, these are best-suited for athletes and sports fans. These lenses enhance certain tints and suppress the rest, thereby allowing the viewer to see some objects clearer than the rest.

If one is wearing lenses the first time, the colour or tint of the same must be chosen wisely. Requirements may vary, which is why two broad categories are given so that identification of one’s requirements are made easier. These categories are:

1. If to one, being noticed is of prior importance, the following options might prove to be viable:

• If one’s hair, skin and the natural colour of the eye has a blue-red hue, brown would be the best choice.
• If your skin is on the dusky side, bright colours can prove to be attractive.
• Coloured contact lenses in green, blue and violet are more preferable if one’s natural colour of the eye is brown.

2. If mystery appeals to you and you want to break free of mundane fashion trends, the following options can prove to be helpful

• If you are proud of the natural colour of your eyes, enhancer lenses would be the perfect choice. It deepens your existing colour and gives you a rich, glamorous look.
• If the tonal quality of your hair, skin and natural eye colour is on the warmer side, warm colours like brown are the best choice for your coloured contact lenses.
• Brown contact lenses particularly enhance one’s natural tint of the eyes and give an almost magical transformation to dark brown, pleasing the viewer thoroughly.

Bausch and Lomb are also known to give rise to several sub-brands, Purevision being an example. Purevision lenses, suing silicone hydrogels, provide five times more oxygen to the cornea than normal lenses, thereby enabling the wearer to don these lenses for a period of up to thirty days. The silicone portions serve the purpose of high oxygen permeability, while the hydrogels enable maximum fluid transport, giving extreme comfort to the user. One needs to try on a pair to appreciate it.

If one requires hassle free treatment of the eyes, disposable contact lenses would be the perfect solution for them. These provide safety and do not require high maintenance.

Today, more people are opting for the usage of contact lenses and for a variety of reasons. Contacts, to start with, are more flexible and convenient. It is well-suited for those working men and women whose job description demands constant visual work. It is also a compulsion in some jobs to wear contacts for rules that do not allow the wearing of glasses. One’s optician can provide the best advice when it comes to the comparison of the same types and shapes of contact lenses, and from different manufacturers, even though advice on the best quality and price of contact lenses can be given by thorough market research.

The extremely comprehensible website of the company concerned reads as Bausch.com which provides catalogues of a wide variety of contact lenses. They provide products and services alike. Apart from various tints and trends of coloured contact lenses, it also comprises detailed information on laser surgery and several eye treatments.

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