Specialty Contact
Lenses in
Allendale, MI

Woman fitting out a contact lens from Family Vision Optical

Specialty Lenses in
Allendale, MI

Not everyone can comfortably wear traditional contacts, but that doesn’t mean that they’re excluded from this convenient type of eyewear. At Family Vision Optical, we offer a range of specialty options for patients who may have previously been told they have “hard-to-fit” eyes.

What Are Specialty Contact Lenses?

Some front-of-eye conditions, like dry eye or keratoconus, can make it difficult to wear traditional contact lenses. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t wear all contacts. There are plenty of corrective lenses available that not only correct your vision but can even help alleviate the very problems that prevent you from wearing traditional contacts in the first place. We’re experts in specialty lens fittings and will help you find the perfect type of lenses for your eyes.
Specialty contact lenses at Family Vision Optical
Specialty contact lenses at Family Vision Optical

What Are Specialty
Contact Lenses?

Some front-of-eye conditions, like dry eye or keratoconus, can make it difficult to wear traditional contact lenses. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t wear all contacts. There are plenty of corrective lenses available that not only correct your vision but can even help alleviate the very problems that prevent you from wearing traditional contacts in the first place. We’re experts in specialty lens fittings — we are dry eye counselors, after all — and will help you find the perfect type of lenses for your eyes.

Start with a Contact Lens Exam

A contact lens exam helps our team of experts to understand your needs. Using the most advanced technology available on the market, we will analyze your front-of-eye health so that we can prescribe the correct lenses for you with extreme accuracy.
Man getting an eye exam at Family Vision Optical
Man getting an eye exam at Family Vision Optical

Start with a Contact Lens Exam

A contact lens exam helps our team of experts to understand your needs. Using the most advanced technology available on the market, we will analyze your front-of-eye health so that we can prescribe the correct lenses for you with extreme accuracy.
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Dry Eye Getting in The Way? We Can Help.

One of the most frequently cited reasons patients need specialty lenses is dry eye disease. This is one reason why our Rejuvenation Dry Eye Center and team of dry eye experts are so critical — they give us the ability to offer all the following comfortable options, with ample support and care!

Our Specialty Lens Options

When traditional lenses fail, specialty lenses offer options where, until recently, there were none. These contacts are designed to circumvent issues that make wearing traditional contacts otherwise inaccessible.

Scleral Lenses

Scleral lenses are an excellent way to combat dry eye disease. Thanks to their wide diameter, they vault over the cornea and instead rest on the sclera, or the white of the eye. Not only do scleral lenses make an irregularly shaped cornea smooth, but the lens itself acts as a fluid reservoir, constantly coating the cornea. This makes scleral lenses an excellent choice for combating keratoconus, dry eye, and other types of corneal conditions.

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Woman putting on her contact lens at FVO

Ortho-K: “Eyewear Retainers” for
Children’s Myopia

A lot of parents don’t realize that a child’s nearsightedness can be mitigated with proper myopia management. Ortho-K lenses are specialty lenses that both correct vision and slow myopia’s progression, giving children better quality vision.
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Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lenses

RGP lenses are designed to provide crisp, clear vision because of their shape and design. Made partially with silicone and smaller than traditional lenses, these custom-designed lenses last longer because of their rigidity and can be used to treat astigmatism.
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Man putting on his contact lens at FVO

Bifocals & Multifocals

Bifocal and multifocal contacts have more than one prescription in a single lens, which allows you to view objects clearly at multiple distances. These lenses excel at treating presbyopia, a common age-related condition that begins to emerge with many people around the age of 40.
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Middle-age woman getting ready to put her contacts at FVO

Astigmatism Lenses

Toric lenses are designed to improve the vision and quality of life of those with astigmatism. These types of contacts have increased oxygen flow and a unique shape, and are designed to lower distortions, increase your eyes’ visual range, and improve clarity.
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Woman holding a contact lens at her fingertip at FVO
Scleral Lenses

Scleral Lenses

Scleral lenses are an excellent way to combat dry eye disease. Thanks to their wide diameter, they vault over the cornea and instead rest on the sclera, or the white of the eye. Not only do scleral lenses make an irregularly shaped cornea smooth, but the lens itself acts as a fluid reservoir, constantly coating the cornea. This makes scleral lenses an excellent choice for combating keratoconus, dry eye, and other types of corneal conditions.

Learn More

Woman getting ready to put her contacts at FVO
Ortho-K: “Eyewear Retainers” for Children’s Myopia

Ortho-K: “Eyewear Retainers” for Children’s Myopia

A lot of parents don’t realize that a child’s nearsightedness can be mitigated with proper myopia management. Ortho-K lenses are specialty lenses that both correct vision and slow myopia’s progression, giving children better quality vision.
Learn More

Young child sleeping in bed
Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lenses

Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lenses

RGP lenses are designed to provide crisp, clear vision because of their shape and design. Made partially with silicone and smaller than traditional lenses, these custom-designed lenses last longer because of their rigidity and can be used to treat astigmatism.

Schedule an Appointment

Bearded-man putting on his contact lens at FVO
Bifocals & Multifocals

Bifocals & Multifocals

Bifocal and multifocal contacts have more than one prescription in a single lens, which allows you to view objects clearly at multiple distances. These lenses excel at treating presbyopia, a common age-related condition that begins to emerge with many people around the age of 40.

Schedule an Appointment

Middle-age woman putting on her contact lens at FVO
Astigmatism Lenses

Astigmatism Lenses

Toric lenses are designed to improve the vision and quality of life of those with astigmatism. These types of contacts have increased oxygen flow and a unique shape, and are designed to lower distortions, increase your eyes’ visual range, and improve clarity.

Schedule an Appointment

Woman and contact lens at FVO

Why Choose Family Vision Optical for Your Specialty Lenses?

At Family Vision Optical, it’s our goal to offer corrective contact lens vision to every one of our patients. During a contact lens exam, we’ll accurately identify whatever is preventing traditional lenses from working and find a lens option that works for you. Dr. Nick Lillie’s background includes a heavy emphasis on specialty lenses, and he has passed down this knowledge to his team. Don’t wait to get your eyes properly fitted — you’ll see that we do it better.