All About RGP Contact Lenses
You asked about RGP contact lenses... These are Rigid
Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses, often called GP lenses (gas
permeable) or oxygen permeable contact lenses. They're all the
same thing.
 Let me tell you about rgp contact lenses,
then.
RGP lenses were first introduced in 1981. These Rigid Gas
Permeable contacts are much more comfortable than the old hard
contact lenses from the 1960s.
You can wear RGP lenses in your eyes longer than soft contact
lenses, since Gas Permeable lenses let oxygen get to your eye.
That was a major problem with the old 'hard' lenses, which
didn't let the oxygen through.
RGP contact lenses are the most 'state-of-the-art' contact
lenses you can buy in this day and age.
Rigid Gas Permeable contact lenses last longer than 'soft'
lenses and are easier to keep clean. RGP contact lenses are
also tougher than soft lenses, and harder to damage... But they
take more getting used to when you first start wearing
them.
For further information and an assessment, talk to your
professional eye specialist about RGP contact lenses.
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