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Originally Posted by wilso86
Hi im new here and after a bit of advice,
went to opticians today for a trial lens fitting (monthly torics) they put the lenses in and after 15 mins they asked how they were i told them blurry, went into the room she had a look at my eyes said that as i have astigmatism and short sightedness the lens wont sit right and is swinging out of focus making everything blurry, she said thats as good as lenses will be for me and all i can do is wait until the short sightedness gets worse then the lenses might work is this right? i really wanted to wear lenses as i hate my glasses thanks  |
Hmmm. I hate glasses too! I'm 56, have dry eyes, astigmatism, amblyopia, and quite farsighted. I tried gas permeables (VERY unsuccessfully). I was told then that I was not a good candidate. I decided to try again and they put me in multifocal torics. They had to be special ordered (yeah, even the trials). I was told that I wouldn't be able to wear them for more than 4 hours. Well, I was willing to do that just to be free of my glasses once in a while.
It was quite a lot of trial and error and my vision is not as crisp with glasses, driving while dark is very weird (but I don't have to do that very often), and I do need reading glasses for 10-12 point type books. I can wear them for 16 hours, wear them every day, and while not perfect, it's so worth it. Trying different materials and motivation is really the key. I was highly motivated and am willing to put up with less-than-perfect vision. Dry eyes can make your lenses a little sticky, too. If you have a negative optometrist, hunt for one that is willing to really work with you and good luck!
Keep us posted on your journey, okay?
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