Most comfortable soft lenses for high myope (-13.50)

Hi,

I recently switched from gas perm lenses to soft lenses and really like
my current lenses (CIBA Focus Monthly) with the exception that one of
my eyes tends to get dry and, in addition to reduced comfort, I notice
a change in my refraction of that eye.

I know that many newer, very comfortable contact lens materials have
been introduced (eg, Acuvue), however most of these are not available
in prescription. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations for a
comfortable lens that will also correct my vision.

Thanks!

dbk123

why did you make the switch down from RGP lenses? Did they become to
uncomfortable? Is your -13.5 pescription in glasses or contacts? If its
in glasses, youd be much less than -13.5 in contacts. Let me know and I
will help you find a more comfortable brand. How well do you correct
with contacts(which dont minify unlike glasses) 20/25? 20/30? with
glasses(which minify) 20/40?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Let me know and I
> will help you find a more comfortable brand.

CAUTION: Ace isn't an eye doctor. Not even close.

I am not a doctor but I can help netherless. Most people here arent
doctors but they are friendly and helpful

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I am not a doctor but I can help netherless. Most people
> here arent doctors but they are friendly and helpful

No, most people here who are not doctors are friendly
and listen and sometimes relate their personal experiences.

Of those who are not doctors and insist on "helping" we
have...

Otis - ....
Dicky - recipe for non-sterile homemade saline to be aged in
a dark closet.
Ace - much mis-information and assumptions that everybody should
be just like what Ace assumes he will/would be.

-Quick

I switched because my RGP lenses became uncomfortable at the end of the
day. -13.5 is my contact lens prescription. I am fortunate in that I
correct to 20/20 or better with my contacts.

-dbk123


(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> why did you make the switch down from RGP lenses? Did they become to
> uncomfortable? Is your -13.5 pescription in glasses or contacts? If its
> in glasses, youd be much less than -13.5 in contacts. Let me know and I
> will help you find a more comfortable brand. How well do you correct
> with contacts(which dont minify unlike glasses) 20/25? 20/30? with
> glasses(which minify) 20/40?

Dont you see much better with your RGP contacts vs. soft? 20/20 is very
good vision(corrected, correctable), especially for an extremely high
myope like you. I correct to 20/30 with my -4s glasses(due to high
order aberrations) but if I ever tried RGP I probably will get 20/20.
Youd be around a -17 in glasses! Do you even have an emergency backup
glasses or ever wear them, maybe when you wake at night to eat a snack?



anyway there are custom contacts that can be made to -20! another
option is get the highest power in the brand you are most comfortable
with then wear a thin pair of glasses over them to complete your
pescription. I think this kinda sounds silly when there are contacts
that fully correct you but some people can only tolerate certain brands
and since their pescription is so high and rare, theres no market for
companies to mass produce contacts this high. I see many companies go
up to -10 or -12 in contacts. If you get a company that goes to -12
contacts, youd only need -2 glasses for the tiny remainder of your
pescription. The good thing about this is you can take your -2 glasses
off when reading or on the computer to relieve eyestrain and slow down
your (pathalogical) myopia progression. (Otis will say stair-case)

Fortunately, my vision corrects very well with my contacts (hard for to
tell much difference from the RGP lenses).

Thanks to all for the info - I will pursue with my eye doc.

-dbk123


Beermonster wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> > Dont you see much better with your RGP contacts vs. soft? 20/20 is very
> > good vision(corrected, correctable), especially for an extremely high
> > myope like you. I correct to 20/30 with my -4s glasses(due to high
> > order aberrations) but if I ever tried RGP I probably will get 20/20.
> > Youd be around a -17 in glasses! Do you even have an emergency backup
> > glasses or ever wear them, maybe when you wake at night to eat a snack?
> >
> >
> >
> > anyway there are custom contacts that can be made to -20!
>
> You are not restricted to custom made lenses, several of the majors offer
> high powers albeit generally in older materials (polymacon, lidofilcon etc).
> These will typically be supplied in a vial on a traditional wear modality.