Flouroperm 30 Puffiness

AmigaBonita · #1 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 04:38 PM

Do Flouroperm 30 make your eyes look puffy and swollen? Is that real or just some kind of illusion?

richard1953 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 08:52 PM

This is a reply to your concern of puffiness with your Flouroperm 30 lenses.
Perhaps it is the solutions you are using, one thing I discovered was that
the Boston advanced cleaner is great but the Boston conditioning solution
was irritating my eyes. Many currant lens solutions (even those claiming
to be for sensitive eyes) have an ingredient by the name of Chlorhexidine
as a preservative. It seems to be a "catch 22" situation, because the
Boston conditioner has a wonderful ingredient -Polyvinyl Alcohol, which
has been used for many years to cushion the lens. Other solutions use
a cellulose compound which does not cushion as well, and oddly the initial
insertion of a RGP lens affects the comfort all day long. The Chlorhexidine
after two or so days, makes my eyes red, itchy and dry, making lens
wear difficult. My best solution is one that you can purchase from WALMART.
It is the Equate RGP solution (actually made by Lobob for them). Well, the
best of luck, I don't think it is the lens because I am sensitive and can wear
them for hours and my eyes never even become red.....

AmigaBonita · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by richard1953

This is a reply to your concern of puffiness with your Flouroperm 30 lenses.
Perhaps it is the solutions you are using, one thing I discovered was that the Boston advanced cleaner is great but the Boston conditioning solution was irritating my eyes. Many currant lens solutions (even those claiming to be for sensitive eyes) have an ingredient by the name of Chlorhexidine as a preservative. It seems to be a "catch 22" situation, because the Boston conditioner has a wonderful ingredient -Polyvinyl Alcohol, which has been used for many years to cushion the lens. Other solutions use a cellulose compound which does not cushion as well, and oddly the initial insertion of a RGP lens affects the comfort all day long. The Chlorhexidine after two or so days, makes my eyes red, itchy and dry, making lens wear difficult. My best solution is one that you can purchase from WALMART.
It is the Equate RGP solution (actually made by Lobob for them). Well, the best of luck, I don't think it is the lens because I am sensitive and can wear them for hours and my eyes never even become red.....

Thank you for your great answer, richard1953. Are you new around here? If so, I welcome you and invite you to explore the sunglasses and eyeglasses sections here on Lens 101. They could use some help there. It seems that everyone who has come here lately to answer questions and they all go to the contact lens section.
If you're not new here--I welcome you anyway.