Rigid Contact Lenses

Rigid, or gas permeable, contact lenses have all but replaced the traditional hard plastic contact that most of used or knew about when we were younger.

RGP contact lenses are made of a stiff, breathable silicone that allows oxygen to circulate in the lens and between it and your eye. This improves both the moisture of the lens and its bacteria-fighting performance. By comparison, traditional hard contact lenses restrict oxygen from reaching your cornea and have become pretty much obsolete as a result.

RGP lenses account for about 16% of all contact lens sales. Yet they still offer some advantages over the more popular soft contacts.

RGP contact lenses won't rip or tear, and they generally offer clearer vision than soft contacts. They are also much easier to handle and put it, and don't 'flop around' like soft contacts.

Finally, rigid lenses can be used to deliver a wider variety of corrective prescriptions than soft contacts.

Check out the shopping links on this page to reach some of the leading online suppliers of RGP contact lenses!