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isevilla · #16 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HMBgal

You're getting a much better deal than I got. When I got fitted with one toric, one non-toric, both doctors that I saw told me that this would be far cheaper. Well, it wasn't. They charged me exactly the same amount for each lens. I didn't take my prescription on-line because I wanted the on-the-spot customer service while I'm getting used to things. My year's supply was $445. I have the feeling that I've been hosed a bit, but this place has been so great about replacing my glasses when the non-glare coating started coming off and when I broke a lens; they had me fixed up in a day or two at no charge. I wanted to be able to have that level of service if I need it while I'm getting used to being a contact lens wearer.

I think we asking our brains to do a lot of readjusting and I guess we just have to be patient. Now, I got a lens stuck on my eye the other day...you talk about drama! I searched and searched the web and I tried everything until my eye was so irritated and red that I decided to just sleep in the darn thing and go to the optometrist's office and let them take it out. I finally got the idea to put my head over the sink (lined with a paper towel) and have my husband squirt my big bottle of Aquify sideways into my eye. The little sucker just popped right out. I wore my glasses yesterday because I didn't want to further irritate that eye, and then wore my lenses today. I'm kind of nervous about trying to take it out tonight...wish me luck. I always get the right one out so easily, but the left (a different base curve, and the non-toric one) is just a bear and I always have trouble with it. I'm trying to figure out if my technique is different, but I just can't figure out the problem. At least I know that the big eye squirt will get it out if I can't after a try or two.

Ah the things we do for beauty? Convenience? My husband thinks I'm absolutely nuts to not just keep with the glasses all the time. As long as he's willing to arm himself with my Aquify when I need him to, he can say whatever he wants.

i dont think you were hosed at all my quote was for only a 6 month supply $300 so it would be $600 a year for me.

ive had a contact a few years ago decide to hide in my upper eye lid. It was terrible. At least you finally got it out and now know what to do for next time it happens.

How do you like the aquify with these lenses? Im using the clear care and for some reason im drowning them in blink eyedrops every hour it seems. I dont ever remember having this bad of a dryness problem with my other proclears.

Well if go with glasses then they have to be bifocals too so same thing. I read even bifocal glasses are hard to get used to. I cant see having to have eyes down not head to read and all that jazz. Im determined to get these contacts or something to work.