contacts irritate, thinner better?

I tried wearing contacts 10 years ago, but could after a month or so
could never get used to them. I'm trying again now that they are
supposedly thinner and the technology has improved (so I'm told).
However I've been giving 2 week lenses and when I put them in I just
can't get past the tickly feeling that I get when I look around. Also
my girlfriend says that my eyes get somewhat red with them in and that
this is not normal, even in the training stages (she has had contacts
for about 5 years).

What can I do? I really want contacts. I have 20/50 uncorrected
vision, but I'm sick of missing out on what life has to offer when you
get your eyes to see at 20/20 or better. How can I get contacts that
won't irritate my eyes? Could it be the thickness of the contacts? If
so, what are the thinnest possible contacts that I an get? Are daily
lenses thinner?

Thanks.

Your girlfriend had a good point, it's not normal for your eyes to be red
with the contacts in. How long have you been trying the contacts for? How
many hours do you wear them for at a time? Is the tickly feeling there all
the time or only when you look around? Is it worse when you blink or just
constant? How would you describe the feeling: can you feel the "edge" of the
lenses, or are your eyes just sore? or dry or stingy or scratchy? or itchy?
Have you been given any comfort drops to use? Do they help?

A thinner contact lens may well help you, on the other hand the thickness of
the lens might not be your problem at all. The original Acuvue disposable
lens which has been around for about 15 years is still one of the most
comfortable available... however it's certainly not the only good lens out
there by a long way. Daily disposables are very good. There are also some
thick contact lenses that are extremely comfortable (e.g. Frequency 55),
this is due in part to a good (comfortable) edge profile.

If you can answer some of the questions above this might help to work out
more exactly what the cause of the problem is.

Dom


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> I tried wearing contacts 10 years ago, but could after a month or so
> could never get used to them. I'm trying again now that they are
> supposedly thinner and the technology has improved (so I'm told).
> However I've been giving 2 week lenses and when I put them in I just
> can't get past the tickly feeling that I get when I look around. Also
> my girlfriend says that my eyes get somewhat red with them in and that
> this is not normal, even in the training stages (she has had contacts
> for about 5 years).
>
> What can I do? I really want contacts. I have 20/50 uncorrected
> vision, but I'm sick of missing out on what life has to offer when you
> get your eyes to see at 20/20 or better. How can I get contacts that
> won't irritate my eyes? Could it be the thickness of the contacts? If
> so, what are the thinnest possible contacts that I an get? Are daily
> lenses thinner?
>
> Thanks.
>

"Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Your girlfriend had a good point, it's not normal for your eyes to be
> red with the contacts in. How long have you been trying the contacts
> for? How many hours do you wear them for at a time? Is the tickly
> feeling there all the time or only when you look around? Is it worse
> when you blink or just constant? How would you describe the feeling:
> can you feel the "edge" of the lenses, or are your eyes just sore? or
> dry or stingy or scratchy? or itchy? Have you been given any comfort
> drops to use? Do they help?
>
> A thinner contact lens may well help you, on the other hand the
> thickness of the lens might not be your problem at all. The original
> Acuvue disposable lens which has been around for about 15 years is
> still one of the most comfortable available... however it's certainly
> not the only good lens out there by a long way. Daily disposables are
> very good. There are also some thick contact lenses that are extremely
> comfortable (e.g. Frequency 55), this is due in part to a good
> (comfortable) edge profile.
>
> If you can answer some of the questions above this might help to work
> out more exactly what the cause of the problem is.
>
> Dom
>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> I tried wearing contacts 10 years ago, but could after a month or so
>> could never get used to them. I'm trying again now that they are
>> supposedly thinner and the technology has improved (so I'm told).
>> However I've been giving 2 week lenses and when I put them in I just
>> can't get past the tickly feeling that I get when I look around.
>> Also my girlfriend says that my eyes get somewhat red with them in
>> and that this is not normal, even in the training stages (she has had
>> contacts for about 5 years).
>>
>> What can I do? I really want contacts. I have 20/50 uncorrected
>> vision, but I'm sick of missing out on what life has to offer when
>> you get your eyes to see at 20/20 or better. How can I get contacts
>> that won't irritate my eyes? Could it be the thickness of the
>> contacts? If so, what are the thinnest possible contacts that I an
>> get? Are daily lenses thinner?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>
>
If the center thickness of the contact lens was the problem, then people
with thicker corneas would have more eye irritation.

Clearly, this is directly an edge problem, and indirectly a base curve
problem, and possibly a diameter problem. This patient needs a doctor who
will take the time to try various diameters and shapes to get the right
fit, although given the current climate with vision insurance, someone with
the motivation to spend the extra time may be difficult to find.

DrG

Hi I saw the optomotrist on Saturday, and it turns out I had been given
AccuVue 2. We then tried AccuVue advanced and still no luck. So then
she broke out this lens by a company called Cooper. Supposedly this
lens has a wider diameter and is also aspherical which she says means
it will conform to the shape of my eye better if my eye is not
symetrical. This way when I look around edges won't give that
"tickling" sensation.

So now I'm training with this. I do feel some degree of dryness and a
slight itching sensation and after a couple hours can tell that they
are in there, but they feel better than the AccuVue lenses without a
doubt. I suppose this slight dryness and very mild itchy sensation are
normal during training and will eventually go away.