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Medical Forum / General / Vision / December 2005Contacts feeling dry
I am finding my daily disposable contacts very drying. I had some two weekly disposables in the year and they seemed more comfortable, although the dailies seem to give me better near vision - the others felt as though they slipped a bit. Is it just that I find the 2 weeklies more comfortable, or is that a more general trend. The lenses I have are -2.25 and -2.75. I put them in around 7am but mostly by 5 in the evening i want to take them out which is annoying because then my distance vision is obviously compromised. I also find contacts drying to the eyes. They also compromise my near vision. I am much happier with glasses than contacts and you may be as well. You can also lift your glasses to see from near instead of having to take reading glasses with you. Since your a fairly low myope, you may not even need glasses full time. How well do you see uncorrected and with corection? whats your glasses pescription? My glasses and CL prescriptions are the same and I see great/read fine with both, although I mostly wear CLs I go without glasses too. >I also find contacts drying to the eyes. They also compromise my near >vision. I am much happier with glasses than contacts and you may be as >well. You can also lift your glasses to see from near instead of having >to take reading glasses with you. Since your a fairly low myope, you >may not even need glasses full time. How well do you see uncorrected >and with corection? whats your glasses pescription? Kat, look at some of the new silicone hydrogels. They are designed to not dry as much and can be worn for longer periods more safely. Look for brands such as Purevision, acuvue advance and oasys, ciba O2Optix and night and day. They all work well and are worth a try. dr grant I believe I tried one of those silicone hydrogels, it was more comfortable but still dried my eye. People have suggested I buy eyedrops and use them regularly. LOL now ill trade my dependancy on glasses for contacts which dry my eyes making me need eyedrops and on top of this I need to carry reading glasses with me! Plus theres the risk of infection, hypoxia, irritation of the eyes, etc with contacts. They may work well for some but I am not one of those. Thank I'll ask about them. Are they new? At my last check I was told not to wear CLs for more than 10 hours, maybe because they make my eyes dry, I don't know. Do the silicone type come in all brands or should I ask for something specific? >Kat, look at some of the new silicone hydrogels. They are designed to >not dry as much and can be worn for longer periods more safely. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >dr grant >Thank I'll ask about them. Are they new? At my last check I was told not to >wear CLs for more than 10 hours, maybe because they make my eyes dry, I don't >know. Do the silicone type come in all brands or should I ask for something >specific? Dr. Grant actually listed some specific brands below. >>Kat, look at some of the new silicone hydrogels. They are designed to >>not dry as much and can be worn for longer periods more safely. Right here.... >>Look for brands such as Purevision, acuvue advance and oasys, ciba >>O2Optix and night and day. They all work well and are worth a try. >> >>dr grant  SignatureLive simply so that others may simply live "My glasses and CL prescriptions are the same and I see great/read fine with both, although I mostly wear CLs I go without glasses too." You may have some astigmastim and were given a spherical equivalent with contacts. Vertex difference means contacts should be lower than glasses. I wear -5 glasses but see great with -4 contacts. I have tried -2.25 and -2.75 contacts and they correct me as well as -2.75 and -3.5 glasses respectivately. When do you go without glasses? I do only for reading because thats all I can see with my -5 pescription. I use -3.25 glasses for the computer as its clearer and less strain on the eyes. You may not have much presbyopia, but I have some presbyopia(or accomodative dysfunction) so things are blurry from near with contacts. Glasses are a little more forgiving. Yes do try those silcone hydrogels. You may also want to try eyedrops to keep your eyes moist while wearing contacts. Discuss this in detail with your doctor. I am looking into ortho-k due to my intolerance to contacts. My optician tells me that all the silicone types are monthlies. Is that right? Or do you know any that might be daily? Thanks ... >Kat, look at some of the new silicone hydrogels. They are designed to >not dry as much and can be worn for longer periods more safely. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >dr grant |
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