Cloudy lenses (Crescent-shaped film)

rmc2587 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-10-2010, 07:15 PM

Hello,
I've been wearing Acuvue Oasys lenses for a while now, but only recently began having this problem. Within a couple days of wearing a new pair of lenses, they develop a white cloudy film in a half-moon or crescent shape on the lens, making my vision a little cloudy. It's nothing that gets in the way, but it is annoying and I'm wondering what's causing it. I tried cleaning the lenses more vigorously--no luck. I tried changing the lenses more frequently than 2 weeks--no luck. I switched to Clear Care solution--and those stubborn cloudy crescents are still there! The only other idea I had was that this correlates with when I started wearing concealer under my eyes, but I am always extremely careful not to get it in my eyes and I rarely feel any irritation. My world is just cloudy. Doesn't help that I have to stare at a computer all day for work and my eyes are always tired from the end of it. What could this cloudiness be from?

Knotlob · #2 (**permalink**) 08-11-2010, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rmc2587

Hello,
I've been wearing Acuvue Oasys lenses for a while now, but only recently began having this problem. Within a couple days of wearing a new pair of lenses, they develop a white cloudy film in a half-moon or crescent shape on the lens, making my vision a little cloudy. It's nothing that gets in the way, but it is annoying and I'm wondering what's causing it. I tried cleaning the lenses more vigorously--no luck. I tried changing the lenses more frequently than 2 weeks--no luck. I switched to Clear Care solution--and those stubborn cloudy crescents are still there! The only other idea I had was that this correlates with when I started wearing concealer under my eyes, but I am always extremely careful not to get it in my eyes and I rarely feel any irritation. My world is just cloudy. Doesn't help that I have to stare at a computer all day for work and my eyes are always tired from the end of it. What could this cloudiness be from?

Hello rmc2587

Sorry to hear of your problems.

It sounds like an allergy type reaction and you have already switched to Clear Care which is pretty safe, as contains no preservatives.

I think there may be a chemical in the Oasys lenses, which is there to improve comfort, but can cause problems in some wearers.

Other than that, I would be looking at your concealer. I suggest you stop using that for 2-3 weeks and see if there is an improvement.

If not, then maybe talk with your Eye Care Provider about trying an alternative lens to see if this helps. Note that many Air Optix lens wearers have been reporting problems, so this may not be an ideal alternative if you have sensitive eyes.

Let us know how you get on.

knotlob

mayibfrank · #3 (**permalink**) 08-11-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rmc2587

Hello,
I've been wearing Acuvue Oasys lenses for a while now, but only recently began having this problem. Within a couple days of wearing a new pair of lenses, they develop a white cloudy film in a half-moon or crescent shape on the lens, making my vision a little cloudy. It's nothing that gets in the way, but it is annoying and I'm wondering what's causing it. I tried cleaning the lenses more vigorously--no luck. I tried changing the lenses more frequently than 2 weeks--no luck. I switched to Clear Care solution--and those stubborn cloudy crescents are still there! The only other idea I had was that this correlates with when I started wearing concealer under my eyes, but I am always extremely careful not to get it in my eyes and I rarely feel any irritation. My world is just cloudy. Doesn't help that I have to stare at a computer all day for work and my eyes are always tired from the end of it. What could this cloudiness be from?

Hi rmc2587. Sorry that you're having trouble with your Oasys contact lenses. These crescents you've notices, are they on the bottoms of the lenses, as though something is settling on them by gravity?

Contact Lens Fitter · #4 (**permalink**) 08-19-2010, 10:25 PM

Hard to say what the deposits might be without a lens to examine, buy a good place to start would be a daily cleaner from Alcon. It goes by several different names such as Polyclens or Opticlens. Shake before using, it will feel a bit gritty, but won't hurt the lens. Otherwise, get some trials of other silicone hydrogel brands.

FantasyEyeland · #5 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter

Hard to say what the deposits might be without a lens to examine, buy a good place to start would be a daily cleaner from Alcon. It goes by several different names such as Polyclens or Opticlens. Shake before using, it will feel a bit gritty, but won't hurt the lens. Otherwise, get some trials of other silicone hydrogel brands.

I've never heard of this Alcon cleaner. How does it compare to the Clear Care that everyone's talking about?

Contact Lens Fitter · #6 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 10:09 AM

It's not an overnight soaking solution. It's used to clean the contact lens when removed and then the lens would go into the overnight solution.

Juicer · #7 (**permalink**) 08-23-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter

It's not an overnight soaking solution. It's used to clean the contact lens when removed and then the lens would go into the overnight solution.

Does it work well? Alcon is a brand name with a few different products such as Opti-Free and Opti-Clean. Which one is used to clean the contacts before soaking them overnight?

Contact Lens Fitter · #8 (**permalink**) 08-23-2010, 03:16 PM

Opti -Clean

Banditcat · #9 (**permalink**) 08-23-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter

Opti -Clean

Would you recommend Opti-Clean to Lens 101 members who wear Acuvue Oasys?

Contact Lens Fitter · #10 (**permalink**) 08-23-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Banditcat

Would you recommend Opti-Clean to Lens 101 members who wear Acuvue Oasys?

Most people wearing disposable lenses do not need a daily cleaner. For those who build deposits very quickly, there's only two ways to resolve the problem. 1) switch to a different lens material (some are more prone to deposits than others) or 2) Use a daily cleaner. I usually recommend Opti-Clean because it's compatible with all disinfection systems, and because the microscopic polymer beads 'scrub' the lenses surface of any kind of deposits, not just protein.

Wookiee74 · #11 (**permalink**) 08-25-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter

Most people wearing disposable lenses do not need a daily cleaner. For those who build deposits very quickly, there's only two ways to resolve the problem. 1) switch to a different lens material (some are more prone to deposits than others) or 2) Use a daily cleaner. I usually recommend Opti-Clean because it's compatible with all disinfection systems, and because the microscopic polymer beads 'scrub' the lenses surface of any kind of deposits, not just protein.

Acuvue Oasys are 1-2 week contact lenses though, right?

Contact Lens Fitter · #12 (**permalink**) 08-25-2010, 07:40 PM

To be worn as recommended by your eye-care professional. Personally, I do not recommend overnight wear.

PTUser · #13 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Contact Lens Fitter

To be worn as recommended by your eye-care professional. Personally, I do not recommend overnight wear.

I've been hearing that on the forum lately. To your knowledge, do most Eye Care Professionals believe that contact lenses are never to be slept in, despite all the research and development that went into creating extended wear contact lenses?

Knotlob · #14 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PTUser

I've been hearing that on the forum lately. To your knowledge, do most eye care professionals believe that contact lenses are never to be slept in, despite all the research and development that went into creating extended wear contact lenses?

Even some manufacturers (Johnson & Johnson in this case) are honest enough to warn their prospective contact lens wearers that extended wear 24/7 of contact lenses is a BAD idea:

http://www.acuvue.co.uk/sites/default/files/content/pdf/1424_AAH_PIG-outer-HI.pdf
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For those who don't want to follow this link, I will cut and paste the relevant section again. Apologies to those who have read this already elsewhere on the forum:

Warnings - what you should know about
contact lens wear
It is essential that you follow your Eye Care Professional’s
directions for the proper use and care of contact lenses and
lens care products, including the lens case. Problems with
contact lenses or lens care products could result in serious
injury to the eye.
On rare occasions, eye problems including corneal ulcers have
developed which may lead to loss of vision. The results of a
study#1 indicate the following:
The overall annual incidence of ulcerative keratitis (corneal
ulcer) in those who wear contact lenses for daily wear is
estimated to be about 4.1 in 10,000 and about 20.9 in 10,000
for those who use them for extended wear.
The risk of ulcerative keratitis is 4 to 5 times greater for
extended wear contact lens users than for daily wear users.
When daily wear users who wear their lenses overnight and
extended wear users who wear their lenses on a daily wear
basis are excluded from the comparison, the risk among
extended wear users is 10 to 15 times greater.
The risk among extended wear lens users increases with the
number of consecutive days that lenses are worn between
removals, beginning with the first overnight use.

study#1 Reference: 1 New England Journal of Medicine, September 21,1989
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knotlob

Uhura · #15 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Knotlob

Even some manufacturers (Johnson & Johnson in this case) are honest enough to warn their prospective contact lens wearers that extended wear 24/7 of contact lenses is a BAD idea:

http://www.acuvue.co.uk/sites/default/files/content/pdf/1424_AAH_PIG-outer-HI.pdf
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For those who don't want to follow this link, I will cut and paste the relevant section again. Apologies to those who have read this already elsewhere on the forum:

Warnings - what you should know about contact lens wear
It is essential that you follow your Eye Care Professional’s directions for the proper use and care of contact lenses and lens care products, including the lens case. Problems with contact lenses or lens care products could result in serious
injury to the eye.
On rare occasions, eye problems including corneal ulcers have developed which may lead to loss of vision. The results of a study#1 indicate the following:
The overall annual incidence of ulcerative keratitis (corneal ulcer) in those who wear contact lenses for daily wear is estimated to be about 4.1 in 10,000 and about 20.9 in 10,000 for those who use them for extended wear.
The risk of ulcerative keratitis is 4 to 5 times greater for extended wear contact lens users than for daily wear users. When daily wear users who wear their lenses overnight and extended wear users who wear their lenses on a daily wear
basis are excluded from the comparison, the risk among extended wear users is 10 to 15 times greater.
The risk among extended wear lens users increases with the number of consecutive days that lenses are worn between removals, beginning with the first overnight use.

study#1 Reference: 1 New England Journal of Medicine, September 21,1989
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knotlob

Thanks for the information, knotlob. I appreciate the copy and paste as well. Sometimes when I go off-site for some research, I get a little lost.