Prescribed medical conditions for contact lenses

  • Unilateral or bilateral aphakia
  • Keratoconus, post corneal graft and corneal trauma
  • Corneal pathology requiring therapeutic soft lens
  • Corneal pathology causing irregular astigmatism
  • Aniridia and iris coloboma
  • Ametropia (myopia or hypermetropia) of +/- 6 dioptres or more
  • Anisometropia of 4 dioptres or more
  • Requiring disposable lenses for use as bandage lenses or in such cases only where the use of conventional lenses may not be appropriate
  • Other pathology that an optometrist or ophthalmologist certifies necessitates the prescription of contact lenses.
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Page last updated 2 January 2025

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Last Updated:
02/01/25
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