Biomedics 55 Premier and Their Effect on Eye Color

Unicorn3 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-23-2008, 09:52 AM

I know that Biomedics 55 Premier aren't colored contacts, but do they affect the color of your eyes at all? Do they make your eye color a little paler just because there's something in there covering your eyes?

mountain · #2 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 02:58 AM

start a discussion, share your opinion

ICU2 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mountain

start a discussion, share your opinion

Unicorn3 already did. Now it's your move.

Tradecade · #4 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Unicorn3

I know that Biomedics 55 Premier aren't colored contacts, but do they affect the color of your eyes at all? Do they make your eye color a little paler just because there's something in there covering your eyes?

I can't seem to find any pictures of people wearing Biomedics 55 Premier contact lenses on the Internet. The best I can do is pictures of the box. Sometimes I see a video clip, but they're all on smarter.com, which is flagged by Web Of Trust as a site with a poor reputation in the areas of Trustworthiness, Vendor Reliability, Privacy and Child Safety.

Unicorn3 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tradecade

I can't seem to find any pictures of people wearing Biomedics 55 Premier contact lenses on the Internet. The best I can do is pictures of the box. Sometimes I see a video clip, but they're all on smarter.com, which is flagged by Web Of Trust as a site with a poor reputation in the areas of Trustworthiness, Vendor Reliability, Privacy and Child Safety.

It's a good think that you have that Web of Trust thingee, otherwise you may have inflicted some website of ill-repute on the rest of us.

Tradecade · #6 (**permalink**) 11-16-2010, 02:54 PM

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It's a good think that you have that Web of Trust thingee, otherwise you may have inflicted some website of ill-repute on the rest of us.

Good thing to have, that Web of Trust.

Or should I say "good think"?

Unicorn3 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-08-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tradecade

Good thing to have, that Web of Trust.

Or should I say "good think"?

No, you should say "good thing." I should have too.

Tradecade · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mountain

start a discussion, share your opinion

We're trying, mountain, but we can't seem to get any discussions started. You can jump in any time.

ShadowFoxBiH · #9 (**permalink**) 10-11-2011, 01:02 AM

Interesting discussion topic! I have been wearing the 55 Premier lenses for about 6 months now and I love them to death, I put them in in the morning and they do not exist for the entire day till I remove them at night and realize that yes, they have been in my eye all day long. As for eye color changes I have yet to notice any when they are in the lens is clearly visible if you look for the edges but my eye color has yet to change. Also a little note for those who just start off with the 55 premier lenses there are some growing pains with them especially if you have never worn contacts but as for anything else the lenses are great and I look forward to another 6 months with them before I have to see the doc again.

Starr · #10 (**permalink**) 10-11-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Interesting discussion topic! I have been wearing the 55 Premier lenses for about 6 months now and I love them to death, I put them in in the morning and they do not exist for the entire day till I remove them at night and realize that yes, they have been in my eye all day long. As for eye color changes I have yet to notice any when they are in the lens is clearly visible if you look for the edges but my eye color has yet to change. Also a little note for those who just start off with the 55 premier lenses there are some growing pains with them especially if you have never worn contacts but as for anything else the lenses are great and I look forward to another 6 months with them before I have to see the doc again.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us today. There's nothing better than to read someone's speaking in their own words about something that has actually happened to them. It's very helpful.

ICU2 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-20-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

. . . a little note for those who just start off with the 55 premier lenses there are some growing pains with them especially if you have never worn contacts but as for anything else the lenses are great and I look forward to another 6 months with them before I have to see the doc again.

What sort of "growing pains" do you mean?

ShadowFoxBiH · #12 (**permalink**) 10-20-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ICU2

What sort of "growing pains" do you mean?

well my first week with the lenses my eyes did not feel right with lenses in them which is a growing pain for contacts. Plus I also noticed that my vision was a bit blurry at first but only while trying to read my computer screen. But I hear all this is just normal for first time contact wearers

Delta88 · #13 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

well my first week with the lenses my eyes did not feel right with lenses in them which is a growing pain for contacts. Plus I also noticed that my vision was a bit blurry at first but only while trying to read my computer screen. But I hear all this is just normal for first time contact wearers

That doesn't sound so bad. When you say your eyes didn't "feel right," it wasn't actual pain was it? Just some discomfort?

ShadowFoxBiH · #14 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta88

That doesn't sound so bad. When you say your eyes didn't "feel right," it wasn't actual pain was it? Just some discomfort?

yeah, no pain just some discomfort from the lenses being in the eye since my eyes were not used to that

ElizabethSydey · #15 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

yeah, no pain just some discomfort from the lenses being in the eye since my eyes were not used to that

So you're done with your growing pains and enjoying your contact lenses now, right?

ShadowFoxBiH · #16 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ElizabethSydey

So you're done with your growing pains and enjoying your contact lenses now, right?

Yeah that ended with my trial pair after about a week and a half I could no longer feel them in my eyes although it took me longer to figure out how to get them into my eyes without spending 20 minutes getting them in

ElizabethSydey · #17 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Yeah that ended with my trial pair after about a week and a half I could no longer feel them in my eyes although it took me longer to figure out how to get them into my eyes without spending 20 minutes getting them in

Good, so you're a contact lens pro now, right?

ShadowFoxBiH · #18 (**permalink**) 10-21-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ElizabethSydey

Good, so you're a contact lens pro now, right?

Well I wouldn't call myself a pro but I can get them in with just one try now I figured out keeping both eyes open really helps a lot, trying to put it in with only that one eye open takes forever since you tend to miss a lot.

Metsman · #19 (**permalink**) 10-24-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Well I wouldn't call myself a pro but I can get them in with just one try now I figured out keeping both eyes open really helps a lot, trying to put it in with only that one eye open takes forever since you tend to miss a lot.

Yeah, it's hard to judge distances when you're only using one eye. That's a helpful tip.

ShadowFoxBiH · #20 (**permalink**) 10-24-2011, 11:46 PM

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Yeah, it's hard to judge distances when you're only using one eye. That's a helpful tip.

Yeah I know what you mean recently though I noticed my eyes are turning red but I don't really know why though I guess I will have to go see the doc this week or next. I know redness can be caused by low oxygen permeability in non silicone hydrogel lenses but still it doesn't seem right! I imagine my eyes are drying out but the rewetting drops I have makes my eyes itch like mad so I may have to switch contacts

CLSC · #21 (**permalink**) 10-25-2011, 03:22 AM

What causes that itching?

I had it one day, not ever before or after that, but wondered what was causing it,. the one day I had it.

ShadowFoxBiH · #22 (**permalink**) 10-25-2011, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CLSC

What causes that itching?

I had it one day, not ever before or after that, but wondered what was causing it,. the one day I had it.

No idea honestly the visine rewetting drops I use makes my eyes itch like a mad man and I don't have a clue as to why!

CLSC · #23 (**permalink**) 10-25-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

No idea honestly the visine rewetting drops I use makes my eyes itch like a mad man and I don't have a clue as to why!

Hi again, ShadowFoxBiH,

First of all I have to say I have not distinguished between "rewetting" drops and those for moisturizing during the day as needed. I've tried 4 kinds of Contacts so far, not Biomedics55 yet, but I can tell you what I know of all the drops, so far:

Regarding the Visine: Is this the brand your doc recommended?

Also do you remove your lens for rewetting and rinse or soak? (I did that once, put back in case and let it rehydrate and it helped)

Wish we had a "grid" to say which drops were most compatible with which Contact Lenses, like the "staining grid"

Here are some drops that were recommended to me, (though I do not wear the Biomedics 55):

Blink for Contacts (not specifically rewetting) Directions say to put them in eyes, blink several times. These work well for me.

Refresh Drops (in the bottle) These were pretty good.

[B]Refresh Plus[/b]
(separate little tubes for each application, so each time you use, you have a little tube containing enough of the drops (which I think are saline) to flood both eyes with brand new sterile drops, from an individual container that is discarded, immediately afterwards) Makes it nearly impossible to contaminate or transfer anything from one application to the next. (Kind of like "dailies" these drops could be used even "hourly" and still they would be fresh each time: new container) I keep a lot of these around, because there aren't a lot of chemicals in them, and each time I use them, they come out of a new container which has never touched another surface.

OptiFree - Rewetting Drops. I would have bought these since I use OptiFree PureMoist solution with Hydraclear, but doc's office said the BLINK for Contacts brand was good, and I've had success with those. They were slightly less expensive, and work well. No itching, no burning, not dry again soon, stayed moist long time, did not feel the need to keep putting more in.

Visine for Contacts was mentioned by the Eye Doc's office. I do remember Visine "getting the red out" years ago, nothing to do with Contacts, but back then it was at the expense of DRY EYES. I know they have Visine for Contacts now so I'm sure the "recipe" is different

Wishing you well as you figure this out and get more comfortable!

SandiStix · #24 (**permalink**) 10-25-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CLSC

Hi again, ShadowFoxBiH,

First of all I have to say I have not distinguished between "rewetting" drops and those for moisturizing during the day as needed. I've tried 4 kinds of Contacts so far, not Biomedics55 yet, but I can tell you what I know of all the drops, so far:

Regarding the Visine: Is this the brand your doc recommended?

Also do you remove your lens for rewetting and rinse or soak? (I did that once, put back in case and let it rehydrate and it helped)

Wish we had a "grid" to say which drops were most compatible with which Contact Lenses, like the "staining grid"

Here are some drops that were recommended to me, (though I do not wear the Biomedics 55):

Blink for Contacts (not specifically rewetting) Directions say to put them in eyes, blink several times. These work well for me.

Refresh Drops (in the bottle) These were pretty good.

[B]Refresh Plus[/b]
(separate little tubes for each application, so each time you use, you have a little tube containing enough of the drops (which I think are saline) to flood both eyes with brand new sterile drops, from an individual container that is discarded, immediately afterwards) Makes it nearly impossible to contaminate or transfer anything from one application to the next. (Kind of like "dailies" these drops could be used even "hourly" and still they would be fresh each time: new container) I keep a lot of these around, because there aren't a lot of chemicals in them, and each time I use them, they come out of a new container which has never touched another surface.

OptiFree - Rewetting Drops. I would have bought these since I use OptiFree PureMoist solution with Hydraclear, but doc's office said the BLINK for Contacts brand was good, and I've had success with those. They were slightly less expensive, and work well. No itching, no burning, not dry again soon, stayed moist long time, did not feel the need to keep putting more in.

Visine for Contacts was mentioned by the Eye Doc's office. I do remember Visine "getting the red out" years ago, nothing to do with Contacts, but back then it was at the expense of DRY EYES. I know they have Visine for Contacts now so I'm sure the "recipe" is different

Wishing you well as you figure this out and get more comfortable!

Hi CLSC. I came across this thread and I tried to find a grid or a table that tells you which drops to use, but I didn't find anything like that. Your list will probably help a lot of people though. Thanks for putting that together.

ShadowFoxBiH · #25 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CLSC

Hi again, ShadowFoxBiH,

First of all I have to say I have not distinguished between "rewetting" drops and those for moisturizing during the day as needed. I've tried 4 kinds of Contacts so far, not Biomedics55 yet, but I can tell you what I know of all the drops, so far:

Regarding the Visine: Is this the brand your doc recommended?

Also do you remove your lens for rewetting and rinse or soak? (I did that once, put back in case and let it rehydrate and it helped)

Wish we had a "grid" to say which drops were most compatible with which Contact Lenses, like the "staining grid"

Here are some drops that were recommended to me, (though I do not wear the Biomedics 55):

Blink for Contacts (not specifically rewetting) Directions say to put them in eyes, blink several times. These work well for me.

Refresh Drops (in the bottle) These were pretty good.

[B]Refresh Plus[/b]
(separate little tubes for each application, so each time you use, you have a little tube containing enough of the drops (which I think are saline) to flood both eyes with brand new sterile drops, from an individual container that is discarded, immediately afterwards) Makes it nearly impossible to contaminate or transfer anything from one application to the next. (Kind of like "dailies" these drops could be used even "hourly" and still they would be fresh each time: new container) I keep a lot of these around, because there aren't a lot of chemicals in them, and each time I use them, they come out of a new container which has never touched another surface.

OptiFree - Rewetting Drops. I would have bought these since I use OptiFree PureMoist solution with Hydraclear, but doc's office said the BLINK for Contacts brand was good, and I've had success with those. They were slightly less expensive, and work well. No itching, no burning, not dry again soon, stayed moist long time, did not feel the need to keep putting more in.

Visine for Contacts was mentioned by the Eye Doc's office. I do remember Visine "getting the red out" years ago, nothing to do with Contacts, but back then it was at the expense of DRY EYES. I know they have Visine for Contacts now so I'm sure the "recipe" is different

Wishing you well as you figure this out and get more comfortable!

Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it. I went to see the doctor today and he recommended that I take out my contacts another way instead of pinching them with two fingers. Also since visine is crap apparently he handed me blink and a new contact lens solution to try out and sent me on my way I guess my eyes are just sensitive which sucks.

packerbacker · #26 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it. I went to see the doctor today and he recommended that I take out my contacts another way instead of pinching them with two fingers.

What other way is there to take out your contacts besides pinching?

Unicorn3 · #27 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CLSC

Hi again, ShadowFoxBiH,

First of all I have to say I have not distinguished between "rewetting" drops and those for moisturizing during the day as needed. I've tried 4 kinds of Contacts so far, not Biomedics55 yet, but I can tell you what I know of all the drops, so far:

Regarding the Visine: Is this the brand your doc recommended?

Also do you remove your lens for rewetting and rinse or soak? (I did that once, put back in case and let it rehydrate and it helped)

Wish we had a "grid" to say which drops were most compatible with which Contact Lenses, like the "staining grid"

Here are some drops that were recommended to me, (though I do not wear the Biomedics 55):

Blink for Contacts (not specifically rewetting) Directions say to put them in eyes, blink several times. These work well for me.

Refresh Drops (in the bottle) These were pretty good.

[B]Refresh Plus[/b]
(separate little tubes for each application, so each time you use, you have a little tube containing enough of the drops (which I think are saline) to flood both eyes with brand new sterile drops, from an individual container that is discarded, immediately afterwards) Makes it nearly impossible to contaminate or transfer anything from one application to the next. (Kind of like "dailies" these drops could be used even "hourly" and still they would be fresh each time: new container) I keep a lot of these around, because there aren't a lot of chemicals in them, and each time I use them, they come out of a new container which has never touched another surface.

OptiFree - Rewetting Drops. I would have bought these since I use OptiFree PureMoist solution with Hydraclear, but doc's office said the BLINK for Contacts brand was good, and I've had success with those. They were slightly less expensive, and work well. No itching, no burning, not dry again soon, stayed moist long time, did not feel the need to keep putting more in.

Visine for Contacts was mentioned by the Eye Doc's office. I do remember Visine "getting the red out" years ago, nothing to do with Contacts, but back then it was at the expense of DRY EYES. I know they have Visine for Contacts now so I'm sure the "recipe" is different

Wishing you well as you figure this out and get more comfortable!

That's just the way I like things like this to be posted. A nice, neat list with underlined headings. Nice work.

ShadowFoxBiH · #28 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by packerbacker

What other way is there to take out your contacts besides pinching?

You pull down the lower eye lid and pull down that contact lense and remove the lense off the white part of your eye!

Dragonslayer · #29 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

You pull down the lower eye lid and pull down that contact lens and remove the lens off the white part of your eye!

I think I see packerbacker's confusion. When you "remove the lens off the white part of your eye" are you not pinching it? It seems to me that you're just pinching it from the white of your eye instead of your cornea.

ShadowFoxBiH · #30 (**permalink**) 10-26-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonslayer

I think I see packerbacker's confusion. When you "remove the lens off the white part of your eye" are you not pinching it? It seems to me that you're just pinching it from the white of your eye instead of your cornea.

Yeah I worded it a bit weird and I do apologize for that, when you pull the contact down you still pinch it and then take it out but you are doing it from the white part of your eye which according to my optometrist is less sensitive.

Scienceguy · #31 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Yeah I worded it a bit weird and I do apologize for that, when you pull the contact down you still pinch it and then take it out but you are doing it from the white part of your eye which according to my optometrist is less sensitive.

I wonder if wearing contact lenses makes your cornea less sensitive? I though I'd heard of people saying that once they got used to wearing contact lenses they can touch their eyeballs no problem, even when they're not putting in contact lenses.

ShadowFoxBiH · #32 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Scienceguy

I wonder if wearing contact lenses makes your cornea less sensitive? I though I'd heard of people saying that once they got used to wearing contact lenses they can touch their eyeballs no problem, even when they're not putting in contact lenses.

I don't think wearing the actual lenses makes your eyes less sensitive it's probably when you touch your eyes to take them out that is why mine are red in the first place they don't like that so now I pull the lens down and pull it off the white part of the eye.

PeriBrown · #33 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

I don't think wearing the actual lenses makes your eyes less sensitive it's probably when you touch your eyes to take them out that is why mine are red in the first place they don't like that so now I pull the lens down and pull it off the white part of the eye.

That's a good way to remove your contacts, ShadowFoxBiH. I've read posts here by people who do that.

CLSC · #34 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 04:24 PM

It's tricky and takes practice. I'm still working on it. Experience probably helps, along with understanding of how much pressure is right to apply, and what the lens feels like as it begins to move and so forth... Manual dexterity too.

ShadowFoxBiH · #35 (**permalink**) 10-27-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CLSC

It's tricky and takes practice. I'm still working on it. Experience probably helps, along with understanding of how much pressure is right to apply, and what the lens feels like as it begins to move and so forth... Manual dexterity too.

For some reason it's actually easy for me to do it I have yet to figure it out but after taking my lenses out that way my eyes do not feel dry like they do the other way but I don't really know how well I am doing it I guess I may just be getting lucky.

Joeyrosschandler · #36 (**permalink**) 10-28-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

For some reason it's actually easy for me to do it I have yet to figure it out but after taking my lenses out that way my eyes do not feel dry like they do the other way but I don't really know how well I am doing it I guess I may just be getting lucky.

Hey, I'd enjoy my contact lens success if I were you.

ICU2 · #37 (**permalink**) 11-02-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Yeah I worded it a bit weird and I do apologize for that, when you pull the contact down you still pinch it and then take it out but you are doing it from the white part of your eye which according to my optometrist is less sensitive.

Thank you for clarifying you lens removal technique. So you move the lens from your cornea to the white part of your eye in order to remove it, right? Was that something you figured out on your own, or was it a suggestion that was made by your doctor?

ShadowFoxBiH · #38 (**permalink**) 11-02-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ICU2

Thank you for clarifying you lens removal technique. So you move the lens from your cornea to the white part of your eye in order to remove it, right? Was that something you figured out on your own, or was it a suggestion that was made by your doctor?

that was suggested by my doctor and so far it works alright my eyes are not as dry as they used to be

Ordersixtysix · #39 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

that was suggested by my doctor and so far it works alright my eyes are not as dry as they used to be

Well good. I'm glad that suggestion worked then. I hope you look around this forum and if there are some questions that you feel like you can help with, feel free. Your ideas are welcome.

SandiStix · #40 (**permalink**) 11-15-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

that was suggested by my doctor and so far it works alright my eyes are not as dry as they used to be

Thanks for telling us about that, ShadowFoxBiH. That's good information to know.

Purplerain · #41 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

well my first week with the lenses my eyes did not feel right with lenses in them which is a growing pain for contacts. Plus I also noticed that my vision was a bit blurry at first but only while trying to read my computer screen. But I hear all this is just normal for first time contact wearers

yes, I noticed the same thing with the screen being blurry at first while trying to read the computer screen with biomedics 55 premier lenses. it could also be that my optometrist gave me a slightly higher power (-.25 diopter) than needed on one eye. I will consult with him next week.

these are older design lenses which have a wider flange (the rim of the lens being rounder instead of a flatter edge design like with acuvue2).

i'm comparing biomedics 55 premier to acuvue2 now and i find acuvue2 is a bit flimsier and makes it a bit harder to put into one's eyes but they are easier to adjust to and feel thinner on the eyes. so comfort-wise acuvue2 is probably better for 1st timers.

Purplerain · #42 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

Yeah I know what you mean recently though I noticed my eyes are turning red but I don't really know why though I guess I will have to go see the doc this week or next. I know redness can be caused by low oxygen permeability in non silicone hydrogel lenses but still it doesn't seem right! I imagine my eyes are drying out but the rewetting drops I have makes my eyes itch like mad so I may have to switch contacts

it could also be the cleaning solution you are using.

check staininggrid.com to see which solution might be best with class4 lenses (high water, ionic).

Shamrocker · #43 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFoxBiH

I don't think wearing the actual lenses makes your eyes less sensitive it's probably when you touch your eyes to take them out that is why mine are red in the first place they don't like that so now I pull the lens down and pull it off the white part of the eye.

That's how I've always taken my contacts out too. I can't remember if that's how I was trained or maybe I just figured out that with longer fingernails, it's easier and safer that way. Whenever I see videos of people pinching off the lens while it's on their cornea, it just seems strange and it looks like it would be uncomfortable. I guess you use whichever way works for you!

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