Contact Lenses

vision · eye care · technology

Sit on your eye. Contact lenses are super thin plastic discs that rest directly on the colored part of your eye, unlike glasses that sit in front of your face. Over 150 million people around the world wear them.

Fix your vision. They work just like glasses do, bending light so you can see things clearly whether you're nearsighted, farsighted, or have astigmatism. Some contacts even let you see both far and near without switching glasses.

Change your look. People wear contacts not just to see better, but also to change their eye color or appearance for fun or special effects. They can make brown eyes look blue or create dramatic costume effects.

Help sick eyes heal. Contacts can be used as medicine to help eyes that are injured or have certain diseases feel better and heal faster. Some special therapeutic contacts protect the eye while it recovers.

Huge worldwide business. In 2023, people spent about $18.6 billion on contact lenses across the whole world, and that number keeps growing. By 2030, experts think it could grow to $33.8 billion.