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%. 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: Is there a cure for vision loss due to diabetes posted on 23/06/2019 Q: I can’t see clearly with my left eye posted on 02/06/2019 Q: Is it possible to approximate the thickness of one's cornea without any test? If so, how can this be done? posted on 20/05/2019 Q: Price of colour blind spectacles posted on 30/04/2019 Q: Does one require medical aid at a private hospital? posted on 26/04/2019 Q: I booked an eye test posted on 04/04/2019 4 comments Q: Black spots and a line floating in my right eye posted on 28/03/2019 Q: Volgens Dr kan inspuiting ander oog wat kolle het help. Is dit so? posted on 27/03/2019 Q: Can glaucoma trigger macular degeneration? posted on 13/03/2019 Q: Can military duty trigger cataracts? posted on 13/03/2019 Q: My vision is going purple and green posted on 04/03/2019 Q: Cataract on both eyes posted on 01/03/2019 Q: White in bottom eyelids posted on 22/02/2019 Q: Dry eyes and pterygium posted on 21/02/2019 Q: Eye posted on 20/02/2019 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%.