"Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in news:f9Qvg.51974$VE1.4533
@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:

For years, the pharmaceutical industry has been doing all it can to keep
generics from reaching the market, going to the extremes of paying the
producers of generic drugs to get exclusive rights to a drug with expiring
patents, and then not make it (and this is no conspiracy theory!).  Also,
drugs with very subtle differences from low priced generics (i.e., no great
improvements) are marketed direct-to-consumer as the latest greatest thing,
when the previous generation of generic would serve the patient just as
well.

It seems to be clearly in the interest of the lens makers to get their
customers to buy their most expensive products.

Duped? I think it's more that the market wants, and is willing
to pay for, convenience. The manufacturers generally respond
to the market -- unless you subscribe to some sort of conspiracy
theory. If you're not in the main stream you will pay more or not
have the option at all. For "cheap" solutions you need to talk
to Dicky (I'd keep a doc on retainer though).

-Quick

Well, I was either doing something dangerously wrong, or was incredibly
lucky, because I figure my solutions costs to be only about $50-75 a
year, with the annual-replacement lenses.  And I don't think I was
doing anything wrong, because my lenses would be GOOD and my eyes okay
at the end of a year of cleaning with my method.

Part of my complaint about the lens industry is that people have
allowed themselves to be duped into thinking they HAVE to pay this
much, either for lenses or for solutions, when it is possible, with
care and research, to wear lenses safely for much less $$.  But,
because the masses were duped, the options disappear for the rest of us.

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You can pay  $60/year for contacts and $250/yr for care solutions or

You can pay $60/year for care solutions and $250/yr for contacts.

Dr Judy

I also have that problem, and am glad to see I'm not alone.  I haven't
tested as many as you did, but it was because I figured that none of
these "multi-purpose" (or, in my case, NO purpose) solutions were for
me.

I recently posted about the recent apparent drop of Aosept from the
market (along with generic pork-based enzymatic tablets).  My eye doc
says it's market forces (too many contact wearers too lazy to clean
their lenses, so everything's disposable, so people don't need the
thorough cleanings we're used to).  Unfortunately, that seems to leave
people like you and me screwed, as we can't use those solutions, for
some reason.

I have the added problem of preferring to pay $60 a year for my lenses,
rather than the $250 the disposables would cost me.

If anyone with this problem HAS found a multi-purposes that doesn't
"goop up" your eyes, please let us know!

I have used AOSept for decades.  The stuff works, but I do consider it
expensive and a pain in the a.s to use as part of a multi-step contact
lens maintenance regimen.

Recently, AOSept has been impossible to obtain, forcing me to "test"
other methods.  I figured it was time to give multipurpose solutions a
try.

I tried Aquify, ReNu, Opti-Free, and Complete Moisture Plus.  I found
none of them allowed me to wear my contacts comfortably through an
entire day of activity.  I have no clue why.

I tried "Clear Care" two years ago, but had similar results to the
multipurpose solutions I recently tested.

I find with the multipurpose solutions, by the end of the day my vision
becomes very blurry.  I believe this is due to build-up on the lenses,
because when I put my glasses back on I am fine.   Sometimes this 'end
of the day' buildup makes my lenses downright uncomfortable. After
soaking the lenses overnight, they are pretty much back to 'normal' the
next day.

I found the Aquify product was the most comfortable, followed by the
Complete.  But I had to remove my contacts a good 4 hours earlier with
all of them than my experience with AOSept due to deteriorating vision
quality.  I also notice when I wake up in the morning I have a
significant amount of 'debris' or 'yellowish sleep eye deposits' on my
lashes that do not exist when I use AOSept.

I tried to follow the directions as indicated for each product.  I
added an additional cleaning step using MiraFlow or equivalent, and an
extra rinse with saline before inserting.  I get the same result every
time.  Towards the end of the day my contacts are very blurry.

Am I doing something wrong?  With the popularity of multipurpose
solutions, is anyone else having this problem?  Is there some secret
trick or other product that might help, or should I just go back to the
hassle of AOSept now that it is appearing back on the shelves?

TIA