July 14, 2009

The G8’s been accused of it.  The i-GO’s designed to fix it.

If you knew that i-GO is a revolutionary new brand of contact lenses you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that we’re talking about short-sightedness.

i-GO contact lenses miraculously correct your vision while you sleep, leaving you lens-free all day.  “Sleep, see, go” is their slogan (we understand the G8 are more prone to a “go, see, sleep” approach).

Thanks to the development of computer controlled diagnostics, they work by gently pressing on the eye to restore it to the shape of someone with normal vision.  Since the cornea is elastic, when the lens is removed in the morning it retains the shape created by the lens (what next, the i-BRA?).  It also means that the effects are temporary.  Hence the inevitable drawback – a need to wear them every night (or maybe every other if you’re lucky).

Not the silver bullet myopics have been looking for, then (no doubt the G8 leaders will be disappointed).  Nonetheless, in our view, this is an excellent start.

In fact, we think they’re Gr8.  They’re safe (high gas permeability means the eyes ‘breathe easy’), enable you to go about your day without the bother of lenses (for water sports they’re a godsend), and avoid the risk of having your eyeballs barbequed (otherwise known as laser surgery).  They also act as normal corrective lenses, should you need them.

However we recognize that, at the end of the day, it’s a personal choice.   And since they can only be prescribed by registered opticians, we suggest you have that discussion with them – along with the finer points of the G8 draft communiqué (if that’s what floats your boat).

Unlike our esteemed leaders at the G8, we at least will rest easy in the knowledge that short-sightedness can be fixed by nothing more than a good night’s sleep.

Where to enquire:

i-GO Overnight Vision Correction (OVC) lenses are exclusively available through qualified i-GO accredited opticians.  Go to www.igolenses.com for more information.  Note that i-Go lenses can only correct short-sightedness for those with a prescription of up to -5.00D.