What are toric contact lenses?

[Hartington]

What are toric contact lenses and what are they used for?

[Hartland]

Toric contact lenses are type of contact lenses that made of the same materials as regular contact lenses. So, they can be made in soft type or RGP. The difference of between Toric contact lenses and regular contact lenses is their designs. The Toric contact lenses has two powers in them, created with curvatures at different angles: one for astigmatism and the other for nearsightedness or farsightedness.