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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2006High Perscription and "big eyes"
My left eye is +5.25 and right +5.50, I got the thinnest possible lenses they had 1.74 qith anti glare coating and also small frames, my eyes look big in them, I tried pushing them near my face more and they still look big, is the only way to solve this with contacts?, and do they make contacts in my perscription?. Many Thanks Ellis. elli...@gmail.com wrote: > My left eye is +5.25 and right +5.50, I got the thinnest possible > lenses they had 1.74 qith anti glare coating and also small frames, my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Many Thanks > Ellis. Yes ... and yes. My prescription is higher than yours and I have astigmatism, too. Contacts are your friend. Please don't push your eyes any closer to your face than they were 'designed' to sit. You are, unwittingly, changing (weakening) your prescription by doing this. It may never cause you problems ... or it might. > elli...@gmail.com wrote: > > My left eye is +5.25 and right +5.50, I got the thinnest possible [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Please don't push your eyes any closer to your face than they were Sorry. I meant "don't push your GLASSES any closer...." > 'designed' to sit. You are, unwittingly, changing (weakening) your > prescription by doing this. It may never cause you problems ... or it > might. Thanks Neil, I will look into contacts then. Don't worry I won't push them any more :p. Regards Ellis. > elli...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Yes ... and yes. My prescription is higher than yours and I have > astigmatism, too. Contacts are your friend. Hey, I must just ask... stupid question maybe... but... this prescription is, erm, essentially reading glasses right? to see up close? For long sighted people? Like me? So how would contacts help? I mean, I can't see distance clearly with my glasses on, but close up, Im fine. I don't much fancy the idea of having to take out and put in contacts everytime I want to, walk up the street, or go out for a drive... I've heard you do adjust, but I had enough adjusting. Just couldn't keep them on long enough to do anything! Cya Simon > > elli...@gmail.com wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I've heard you do adjust, but I had enough adjusting. Just couldn't keep > them on long enough to do anything! It's not a stupid question, but there are two separate issues here. Reading glasses (and +5 aren't reading glasses) are for people who have lost the ability to focus. I assume these lenses are for someone who needs them for normal vision. If they have normal accommodation, then the contacts will just substitute for the glasses that they wear full time. If they have lost the ability to focus in addition, that is another issue. One solution is to wear the contacts full time, and wear reading glasses over them for close work.  SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA >>>elli...@gmail.com wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > lost the ability to focus. I assume these lenses are for someone who > needs them for normal vision. Ok, well, what if I reword the question then. I have these: Right +0.50 Sph, -0.75 Cyl, 135 Axis Left +0.75 Sph, -0.50 Cyl, 35 Axis > If they have normal accommodation, then the contacts will just > substitute for the glasses that they wear full time. Im mostly normal, but close vision is a tad blurry at times, but these glasses really do bring everything into immaculately sharp focus. But I can't use them for distance vision, because it's just too blurry. So im unable to wear my particular set of glasses full time. Should I be able to? (PS Im 28)./ Cheers Simon > My left eye is +5.25 and right +5.50, I got the thinnest possible > lenses they had 1.74 qith anti glare coating and also small frames, my > eyes look big in them, I tried pushing them near my face more and they > still look big, is the only way to solve this with contacts?, and do > they make contacts in my perscription?. What's wrong with big eyes? When I started wearing contacts after 20 years of glasses I was horrified to find that I had little squinty eyes. I was also taller than I had thought... SignatureCheers, Bev ----------------------------------------- There's something wrong with my keyboard. Whenever I type x I get x. > > My left eye is +5.25 and right +5.50, I got the thinnest possible > > lenses they had 1.74 qith anti glare coating and also small frames, my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of glasses I was horrified to find that I had little squinty eyes. I was > also taller than I had thought... I think I've posted my own experience before. I wore very strong minus lenses for 35 years. I didn't switch to contacts for cosmetic reasons, but medical reasons. Still, I got rid of those little beady eyes I had been showing the world for 35 years, and substituted my natural big blue eyes. Many people told me that I looked much better. In the fiction stories, the villain always has little beady eyes, and the heroine always has big blue eyes. I think Bev is right. But if it really bothers you, then yes, contacts are the way to fix it. A question for the opticians: Do thinner lenses help that much anyway? I can't imagine they help with eye size (as above), since they are the same power. Are they any lighter? SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA nothing wrong with trying contacts, if you dont like them you can go back to glasses. dont worry what others think of you. If they make fun, just ignore them > A question for the opticians: Do thinner lenses help that much anyway? > I can't imagine they help with eye size (as above), since they are the > same power. Are they any lighter? Magnification has more to do with the curves of the lenses rather than the thickness. Having said that, different curves can result in different thicknesses. And you can't eliminate magnification, just reduce it a bit. Are thinner lenses lighter? Yes. Dom > > A question for the opticians: Do thinner lenses help that much anyway? > > I can't imagine they help with eye size (as above), since they are the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > different thicknesses. And you can't eliminate magnification, just > reduce it a bit. Yes, thickness has quite a bit to do with power. At one time, I was -12D with 1.75D of astigmatism. It doesn't matter how thin the middle is, the edges are unbelievably thick. I argued with the optician about getting smaller lenses and frames, knowing this. He flat out stated that I wouldn't be happy with smaller ones, so I got these monsters. Needless to say, I wasn't happy with them. > Are thinner lenses lighter? Yes. That's good. Not only were those glasses horribly thick, but they were correspondingly heavy. I can't imagine how thick and heavy they would have been if they weren't high index. SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA
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