{"id":720,"date":"2026-06-11T09:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visionpros.ca\/pro\/?p=720"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:57:10","slug":"contact-lenses-and-cataracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionpros.ca\/pro\/contact-lenses-and-cataracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Lenses and Cataracts | Awareness Month Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If your contact lenses have started feeling less clear lately, cataracts might be one possible reason. Cataracts can cause blurry or foggy vision, dull colours, glare, halos around lights, and trouble seeing at night. For contact lens wearers, those symptoms can be confusing since they can feel like dry eyes, dirty lenses, or an outdated prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Cataract Awareness Month, it\u2019s worth knowing that a cataract diagnosis does not automatically mean you have to stop wearing contacts. Some wearers can still use contact lenses safely, especially in the early stages. Your eye doctor will need to check your cataracts, prescription, lens fit, tear film, and overall eye health first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can You Wear Contact Lenses With Cataracts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you can wear contact lenses with cataracts if your optometrist or ophthalmologist says your eyes are still suitable for lens wear. Cataracts affect the natural lens inside the eye, while contact lenses sit on the cornea, which is the clear front surface of the eye. Contacts do not treat cataracts. They can still correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, or presbyopia if the cataract is not blocking too much light. In the early stages, updated glasses or contacts can help sharpen vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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