Dry eyes is one reason many people don't wear contact lenses, but Proclear lenses are specially designed to overcome this problem. No matter how well a contact lens fits, it's still a foreign object in your eye and people vary in how their body reacts. Proclear lenses are made to be almost as natural to your eye, as no lens at all.

There are various types of, and causes for, dry eyes. They may occur naturally, or be caused by disease or taking medication. Even old age can be a contributing factor. So before trying Proclear lenses, it's helpful to know your particular reason for dry eyes.

A doctor can perform tests to determine the source of your dry eyes and if Proclear lenses would be appropriate. Tears are made of three layers of different substances. The top layer, exposed to the air, is made of oils. The water is the middle layer and it's the oil layer which slows the water's evaporation. The bottom layer, next to eye, is made a substance called mucin. It allows your tears to spread evenly by preventing them from beading up.

There are two ways that Proclear lenses can help dry eyes. The first is that it helps retain moisture. So if you suffer from a low volume of tear production, the lenses help keep what tears you do have. This water retention also helps if the composition of your tears is poor and they tend to evaporate too quickly.

The second way that Proclear lenses help dry eyes is with a biocompatible surface coating. The coating makes the lens surface imitate the characteristics of an eye cell. So your eye doesn't treat it like a foreign object and stimulate your tears to get rid of it. And the biocompatible coating also decreases the buildup of any natural deposits from your tears.