Question About Ripping Contacts

Im wearing Acuvue Advanced in my left eye and Acuvue Advanced with
Asthigmatism in my right eye. I have found that many, I would say
maybe 10 of 24, have ripped where I would say only a couple of my AA
for A have ripped. I went to the eye doctor today and I told her the
problem and she gave me Acuvue Oasys for my left eye and told me to
keep wearing the same lenses for my right eye. I asked her how much
asthigmatism I had in my right eye and she said the least amount that
AA for A would correct. She also said that she has not heard any
complaints about AA in terms of ripping. Is giving me AO actually
going to do anything about this. Also do you think that I could
possibly wear AO in my right eye as having AO in my left eye really
wont help that much since when my eyes get dried and tired or whatever
it basically happens in both eyes at the same time. In addition to
this is there anything that Acuvue might do for me in regards to all
the ripping like send me a free box as I dont feel Im very hard on my
lenses and the AA for A lenses are perfectly fine probably cause they
are thicker or something along those lines.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Im wearing Acuvue Advanced in my left eye and Acuvue Advanced with
> Asthigmatism in my right eye. I have found that many, I would say
> maybe 10 of 24, have ripped where I would say only a couple of my AA
> for A have ripped. I went to the eye doctor today and I told her the
> problem and she gave me Acuvue Oasys for my left eye and told me to
> keep wearing the same lenses for my right eye. I asked her how much
> asthigmatism I had in my right eye and she said the least amount that
> AA for A would correct. She also said that she has not heard any
> complaints about AA in terms of ripping. Is giving me AO actually
> going to do anything about this. Also do you think that I could
> possibly wear AO in my right eye as having AO in my left eye really
> wont help that much since when my eyes get dried and tired or whatever
> it basically happens in both eyes at the same time. In addition to
> this is there anything that Acuvue might do for me in regards to all
> the ripping like send me a free box as I dont feel Im very hard on my
> lenses and the AA for A lenses are perfectly fine probably cause they
> are thicker or something along those lines.

It seems that your doctor did the reasonable thing, i.e. substituting a
different lens for the one that kept ripping. Personally, I haven't
noticed a trend for either of those lenses to tear. Perhaps you got
into a bad batch. Typically, the manufacturer would replace the torn
lenses without question under those circumstances, and you should make
the request through your regular eye doctor.

Now, having said that, dry eyes will predispose lenses to tear when the
lenses dry out. Rewetting the lens prior to removal usually helps.
Perhaps you need a dry eye workup and some aggressive treatment.

DrG

I notice that the lenses almost always rip when I put them in. Either
Ill look down in my hand after I rinsed them and notice they are ripped
or I will put them in my eye and after a few minutes of them feeling
very wierd, I feel a distinct feeling when they are ripped, I take them
out and find out they are ripped.

Dr. Leukoma wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Im wearing Acuvue Advanced in my left eye and Acuvue Advanced with
> > Asthigmatism in my right eye. I have found that many, I would say
> > maybe 10 of 24, have ripped where I would say only a couple of my AA
> > for A have ripped. I went to the eye doctor today and I told her the
> > problem and she gave me Acuvue Oasys for my left eye and told me to
> > keep wearing the same lenses for my right eye. I asked her how much
> > asthigmatism I had in my right eye and she said the least amount that
> > AA for A would correct. She also said that she has not heard any
> > complaints about AA in terms of ripping. Is giving me AO actually
> > going to do anything about this. Also do you think that I could
> > possibly wear AO in my right eye as having AO in my left eye really
> > wont help that much since when my eyes get dried and tired or whatever
> > it basically happens in both eyes at the same time. In addition to
> > this is there anything that Acuvue might do for me in regards to all
> > the ripping like send me a free box as I dont feel Im very hard on my
> > lenses and the AA for A lenses are perfectly fine probably cause they
> > are thicker or something along those lines.
>
> It seems that your doctor did the reasonable thing, i.e. substituting a
> different lens for the one that kept ripping. Personally, I haven't
> noticed a trend for either of those lenses to tear. Perhaps you got
> into a bad batch. Typically, the manufacturer would replace the torn
> lenses without question under those circumstances, and you should make
> the request through your regular eye doctor.
>
> Now, having said that, dry eyes will predispose lenses to tear when the
> lenses dry out. Rewetting the lens prior to removal usually helps.
> Perhaps you need a dry eye workup and some aggressive treatment.
>
> DrG