20’s – 30’s: Your Eyes, Vision, and Contact Lenses.

Whether you’re just considering contact lenses or you’ve been wearing them for years, be aware that successful, healthy vision depends on three things:

Your Eyes
Are they healthy?

Your Vision
Is it as good as you want?

Your Contact Lenses
What’s the best method of vision correction for you?

Your Eyes
When you’re in your 20’s and 30’s, your eyes are more prone to certain types of conditions – Computer Vision Syndrome (blurred vision, red eyes after computing) or irritation from pollution (especially for urban dwellers). To make sure your eyes are healthy, you need to get an eye examination every year.

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Your Vision
Your vision will continue changing as you grow older. While you’re not quite at the reading glasses or bifocal lenses stage yet, you may need to have your prescription checked more frequently, or adjust your vision correction method to fit your lifestyle.

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Your Contact Lenses
Are you using the right vision correction method for your needs? Plan to meet with your eye care professional to talk about your options:

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UV PROTECTION Consumer research has shown that UV protection is an important lens attribute for patients. In fact, 3 of 4 patients report that they want UV protection from their contact lenses, and 1 of 2 say they would switch brands for UV protection.   Since 1997, ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses have led the way in UV blocking. All ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses are FDA approved to help provide protection against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye.*   ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses block approximately 82% of UV-A radiation and 97% of UV-B radiation. On the average, contact lenses without UV blocking block approximately 10% of UV-A radiation and 30% of UV-B radiation1.   1 Harris MG, Hararifar M, Hirano K. Transmittance of tinted and UV-blocking disposable contact lenses. Optom Vis Sci 1999;76(3):177-180.   * WARNING: UV-absorbing contact lenses are NOT substitutes for protective UV-absorbing eyewear such as UV-absorbing goggles or sunglasses, because they do not completely cover the eye and surrounding area. You should continue to use UV-absorbing eyewear as directed. NOTE: Long-term exposure to UV radiation is one of the risk factors associated with cataracts. Exposure is based on a number of factors such as environmental conditions (altitude, geography, cloud cover) and personal factors (extent and nature of outdoor activities). UV-Blocking contact lenses help provide protection against harmful UV radiation. However, clinical studies have not been done to demonstrate that wearing UV-Blocking contact lenses reduces the risk of developing cataracts or other eye disorders.   Consult your Eye Care Professional for more information.   © Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved.

• Set an appointment immediately if you notice any changes in your eyes or vision.
• Consider a change to daily disposable lenses if you live an active lifestyle and want convenience and comfort. .
• Think about a switch to comfortable, soft lenses to correct your astigmatism.
• Contact lenses worn under safety goggles provide excellent vision during contact sports or industrial work.
• Think about trying ACUVUE^® OASYS™ with HYDRACLEAR™ PLUS, designed to help keep your eyes feeling moist and fresh even in challenging environments such as PC use and air conditioned offices.
• ACUVUE^® have UV-Blocking** to help protect your eyes when you’re outdoors for work or hobbies (golf, gardening, photography).

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**UV-absorbing contact lenses are not substitutes for UV-blocking sunglasses as they do not completely cover the eye and surrounding area