Home > Medical > Eye Health > Eye Health FAQs Updated 15 March 2018 What are contact lenses made of? Contact lenses are made from a number of different materials called polymers. Polymers ensure comfort by maintaining their shape on the eye and allowing the eye to breathe. 0 Today's contact lenses are made from a number of different materials called polymers. These polymers ensure comfortable lens wear by allowing the eye to breathe normally and maintaining their shape on the eye. Modern soft lenses offer excellent comfort and are soft because they contain water. Typically, the water content of lenses varies from about 40% to 70%. What to Read Next {{item.title}} Read Health24’s Comments Policy Comment on this story 0 comments Comments have been closed for this article. Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Loading comments... Ask the Expert Optometrist Megan Goodman qualified as an optometrist from the University of Johannesburg. She has recently completed a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology at Stellenbosch University. She has a keen interest in ocular pathology and evidence based medicine as well as contact lenses. Ask a question Questions posted to Optometrist questions answered by the expert Q: How to cure spasm of accommodation after 3 years of trying? posted on 22/05/2018 Q: Eyes not able to focus on multiple objects posted on 14/05/2018 Q: Can the color of my injured eye be restored to make it look normal again? posted on 09/05/2018 Q: Please tell me what you think it is posted on 05/05/2018 Q: How to tell if someone is colour blind? posted on 20/04/2018 Q: I HAVE GLAUCOMA AND AT THE MOMENT I AM USING XALACOM DROPS posted on 19/04/2018 Q: Eylea injection? posted on 11/04/2018 Q: woke up this morning with my one eye bloodshot and painful posted on 11/04/2018 Q: my oog dra en traan posted on 09/04/2018 Q: eye jump posted on 04/04/2018 Q: Do not want cataract surgery posted on 22/03/2018 Q: Lanestoral for humans? posted on 21/03/2018 Q: Globes and orbits are grossly intact, what does this mean? posted on 07/03/2018 Q: Treatment gave me a blind eye. posted on 07/03/2018 Q: Different contact lenses for different eyes posted on 21/02/2018 load more × Still have a question? Get free advice from our panel of experts Your question More detail Your name (optional) The information provided does not constitute a diagnosis of your condition. You should consult a medical practitioner or other appropriate health care professional for a physical exmanication, diagnosis and formal advice. Health24 and the expert accept no responsibility or liability for any damage or personal harm you may suffer resulting from making use of this content. I agree * You must accept our condition To prevent spam please solve this simple math problem: Forum Rules
0 Today's contact lenses are made from a number of different materials called polymers. These polymers ensure comfortable lens wear by allowing the eye to breathe normally and maintaining their shape on the eye. Modern soft lenses offer excellent comfort and are soft because they contain water. Typically, the water content of lenses varies from about 40% to 70%.