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Old 07-27-2011, 11:53 AM
Unclelar Unclelar is offline
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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter View Post
It's highly unlikely to be a solution problem. I have fit RGP lenses for many years and the most likely source of the problem is the material itself. For a rigid material, it's rather soft and flexes when you blink if it's made too thin. The thicker lens designs impact the eyelids much more when you blink causing the puffy swollen problem. Many people adapt and the problem disappers, if not, switch to a different lens material.
You may be right about the lens material, but richard1953 said "one thing I discovered was that the Boston advanced cleaner is great but the Boston conditioning solution was irritating my eyes." So he's speaking from personal experience when he says that the contact lens solution was irritating.
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