BY DALE BURG New moms, athletes, and people who sometimes work with their hands up over their heads (think electricians) are among those who have most benefited from the dramatic advances in contact lens design. Though only 20 percent of people who need corrective vision wear contact lenses, many more could find them beneficial, according to Drs. C. Denise Howard and Brandy Deckard of Dr. Howard and Associates, 322 S. Woodscrest Dr. “Lots of people are under the mistaken impression that if they have astigmatism or wear bifocals they can’t wear contact lenses,” says Dr. Howard, who is also a part-time instructor at the IU School of Optometry. People with astigmatism need two different prescriptions in a single lens, and [...]
