Vision Correction with Contact Lenses

Glasses might not be your only choice for vision correction. Contact lenses allow many people to correct vision problems—no bulky frames required.

Whether you want a brief break from glasses or an everyday lifestyle change, our eye doctors at Total Vision Pleasanton, formerly known as Foothill Optometric Group, will help you find contacts that suit your needs.

Book a Contact Lens Exam

What Is a Contact Lens Exam?

A contact lens exam is your first step toward getting contact lenses. It’s like an eye exam with some additional questions and measurements to help us match you with the right products.

During a contact lens exam, we’ll determine:

The lens wear schedule would fit your lifestyle best.
The type of contact lens is best suited to your eyes and visual needs.
Whether any lens type might not work for you due to a condition such as dry eyes or astigmatism.
Whether you have any eye health or vision issues that require specialty lenses (like multifocal lenses for presbyopia).

We’ll also use the measurements we take to help you find options that fit comfortably. We might gather information about your pupils, irises, corneas, and tear film.

The Contact Lens Trial Period

Near the end of your contact lens exam, we provide you with trial lenses to test at home. If you’re happy with how they fit and function, we’ll order you a longer supply and teach you how to care for them properly.

We’ll also schedule you for a follow-up exam so we can make sure your eyes are adjusting properly to the new lenses.

Types of Contact Lenses

Soft Contact Lenses

Soft contacts are popular with many people due to their affordability and ease of use. These lenses are made from silicone hydrogel, which lets oxygen through to the eye. Many different soft contact lenses exist, including daily disposable and extended wear options.

Rigid Gas-Permeable Lenses

Rigid gas-permeable (RGP) lenses are more durable than soft contacts due to the silicone compounds used in their construction. However, these lenses can also take some getting used to because of how they sit in the eye. The firm shape of RGP lenses helps them correct vision problems caused by corneal irregularities.

Specialty Contact Lenses

Some contact lenses are specially designed for specific purposes. Some examples include:

Aspheric: Often used to correct cases of low astigmatism, these lenses are designed to have a thinner and flatter shape.
Toric: Commonly recommended for cases of moderate astigmatism, these lenses have 2 different prescriptions along the horizontal and vertical axes.
Multifocal: Frequently used to correct presbyopia, these lenses contain a gradient with many different prescriptions along their surface.

Our Brands

ACUVUE

The options are nearly endless when it comes to ACUVUE® brand contact lenses – the #1 contact lens brand in the world. Long-lasting comfort and clear vision can be yours with a contact lens in the ACUVUE® brand family.

Air Optix

Utilizing silicon hydrogel technology, Air Optix contact lenses are well known for comfort and oxygen permeability. They are available in a variety of prescriptions and varieties, including toric lenses.

Alcon

Alcon has one mission: to provide innovative products that enhance quality of life by helping people see better. Alcon is uniquely poised to serve every contact lens wearer by addressing the full life cycle of their needs.

Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb is one of the best-known and most respected healthcare brands globally, offering the widest and finest range of eye health products including contact lenses and lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses, and other eye surgery products.

Biofinity

Unlike many other silicone hydrogel lenses, Biofinity contact lenses incorporate a naturally wettable material that maintains a hydrophilic (water-loving) property throughout the lens. This means no surface treatments, additives, coatings, or wetting agents are needed.

Cooper Vision

We create and execute innovation that is unmatched in the contact lens industry. There's much more to our story than that, however. You'll find that what sets us apart is how we approach our business. We collaborate, we listen, and we enjoy what we do.

Dailies Total 1

Excellent comfort until the end of the day with breathable construction. This lens is designed to provide a surface that’s over 80% water, mimicking the same as the surface of your eye. Dailies Total 1 provide a new era in daily disposables.

NaturalVue

VTI’s mission is to redefine vision through advanced engineering and a relentless drive to achieve better solutions through the fusion of science, art and technology. Find clean, clear, and comfortable vision with NaturalVue contact lenses.