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Medical Forum / General / Vision / May 2006Should I give contacts another try?
I'm 29, and I started wearing contacts at age 15. At first I wore 1-year soft lenses, but after a couple of years I changed to soft monthly lenses. At age 23 I woke up one morning with bloodshot eyes, and had to receive medical attention (I was prescribed something called chloramphenicol). Since then I have been unable to wear contacts, although I have tried from time to time. The results have always been the same: dryness and redness. On special occasions (birthday parties, weddings etc.) I wear Focus Dailies, but at the end of the evening I'm always looking forward to removing them. From 2000 to 2004 I think I must have tried about 10-12 different contacts in combination with various cleaning solutions. I haven't tried any new lenses for about two years, and I'm wondering if any new and "revolutionary" contacts have been released on the market since 2004? The only new product I've heard of is Acuvue Oasys. Are they worth trying? Thanks, Kim > ... I have been unable to wear contacts, although I have tried from > time to time. The results have always been the same: dryness and > redness. Your eyes are trying to tell you something. > On special occasions (birthday parties, weddings etc.) I wear Focus > Dailies, but at the end of the evening I'm always looking forward to > removing them. Why not just wear your eyeglasses. By now, everybody knows you need 'em. > ...I'm wondering if any new and "revolutionary" contacts have been > released on the market since 2004? The only new product I've > heard of is Acuvue Oasys. Are they worth trying? A lot of people think the new products are with trying, particularly the ones who make their living by helping you with your trying. Probably, by this time, you know how that goes. Please send photos, with and without the eyeglasses. You probably look just great in eyeglasses. Let us help you decide which is best. -- Dicky > A lot of people think the new products are with trying, > particularly the ones who make their living by helping > you with your trying. Probably, by this time, you know > how that goes. So what's your experience with the Acuvue Oasys? -MT > > A lot of people think the new products are with trying, > > particularly the ones who make their living by helping > > you with your trying. Probably, by this time, you know > > how that goes. > > So what's your experience with the Acuvue Oasys? It was about my experience with they eyecare folks. For instance, since IOLs, I have tried three eyeglass scripts. Probably, by the forth, we'll have it right. (Actually, six scripts were written, but I could eliminate the really crazy ones.) I think that this business of trying eyeglasses is new. Used to be the first script was right on. But then they could only nick you once. They have learned a lot since contacts and fancy eyeglasses. -- Dicky "Your eyes are trying to tell you something." Exactly. They dont like contacts and neither do my eyes. "Why not just wear your eyeglasses. By now, everybody knows you need 'em." Its more than that, maybe shes vain? Maybe she hates glasses for various reasons. I would wear contacts if I could tolerate them, almost everyone who tolerates contacts well wears them instead of glasses. "A lot of people think the new products are with trying, particularly the ones who make their living by helping you with your trying. Probably, by this time, you know how that goes." I suggest orthoK. I know this guy who tried orthoK as a last resort when he couldnt tolerate soft contacts and it went great! You sleep in orthoK so any dryness and discomfort wont be felt because your sleeping soundly right thru it all! "Please send photos, with and without the eyeglasses. You probably look just great in eyeglasses. Let us help you decide which is best." Upload your pictures and post the URL or link here. I bet you look great :-) sorry to hear of your contact lens intolerance. The same story for me. I tried like 10 different brands and they too dry and irritate my eyes just like they do to yours. You could try the silicone hydrogels, they are much healthier for your eyes. I tried focus day and night(but didnt sleep in them!) and my eyes as usual doesnt tolerate foreign objects sitting on them. OrthoK is my last resort. I will let the specalist optometrist who practices orthoK determine how much of a candidate I am and if its worth proceeding. Perhaps you can give orthoK a try. Theres Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and Photorefractive Keratectomy and Phakic Intra ocular lens and finally Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments. All of those have risks. What is your pescription? You may want to consider natural vision improvement > What is your pescription? You may want to consider > natural vision improvement You may want to consider a spell-checker. -MT |
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