Should 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

"Kim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:4467110f$0$47060$(E-Mail Removed) k...

> ... 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

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

"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 :-)

"Mike Tyner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:TeJ9g.478$(E-Mail Removed) .net...
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> "Dick Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
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> > 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