Not Suited for Contact Lenses?

comicbookguy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-05-2008, 03:42 PM

Have you been told by your eye doctor that you're not a good candidate for contact lenses?

jessje · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2008, 11:29 AM

Yes and I believed him for years, I have too much tearfluid and once my lense just drifted away, to the back of my eye and had to be taken out by a doctor.

After that I returned to my glasses but a year ago I thought Why not give it another try and now I'm more than happy with my lenses.

me.ga.warui · #3 (**permalink**) 02-22-2009, 03:36 AM

I was told to not wear yearly contact lenses because my eyes are too dry. But I told my doctor that I won't be wearing them longer than 6 hours a day, so she agreed. :P

comicbookguy · #4 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 11:44 AM

Looks like both of you were initially told that you can't wear contacts, but now you are. I'm glad you were persistent. That's good to know.

Let that be a lesson to you, kids. If your eye doctor tells you that you can't wear contacts and you really want to, see if some kind of arrangement can be made, as in the case of me.ga.warui there.

In any case, I wouldn't recommend going against your doctor's advice and wearing them anyway. You can't get them without a prescription, so I wouldn't even bother.

Thank you both for your replies.

skatss · #5 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 03:46 PM

My eye doctor was very persistant for me to get contacts. He felt that contacts were much better for me than eye glasses. I did get them and yes, I do see better with them but I'm just not all that comfortable. I'd much rather wear my glasses than my contacts. I think that's because I was wearing glasses for well over 30 years before I even tried contacts. But I am glad that my eye doctor let me know that contacts would be better for my vision.

Xwing · #6 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by comicbookguy

Have you been told by your eye doctor that you're not a good candidate for contact lenses?

I have a friend who wears glasses. He was never told that he couldn't wear contacts, he just doesn't see the point since he is nearsighted and takes his glasses off to read and work on the computer. So I guess he's not suited for contacts either.

comicbookguy · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jessje

Yes and I believed him for years, I have too much tearfluid and once my lense just drifted away, to the back of my eye and had to be taken out by a doctor.

Was this before or after you were told you were not a good candidate for contact lenses?

At any rate, I'm glad you found some contact lenses that you're happy with. What kind are they? Monthly, right?

wardt · #8 (**permalink**) 02-21-2010, 06:38 PM

I had thought I had heard years ago that I couldn't weaqr contactsbecause of an astigmatism. I wasn't worried at the time because I wasn't interested in contacts. However last year my eye doctor suggested I try them and they work great. Has there been advances in contacts where you used to not be able to use them because of an astigmatism and now you can. Or was I simply mistaken and you could always use contacts with one.

Havoc · #9 (**permalink**) 02-22-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by skatss

My eye doctor was very persistant for me to get contacts. He felt that contacts were much better for me than eye glasses. I did get them and yes, I do see better with them but I'm just not all that comfortable. I'd much rather wear my glasses than my contacts. I think that's because I was wearing glasses for well over 30 years before I even tried contacts. But I am glad that my eye doctor let me know that contacts would be better for my vision.

Thanks for your perspective skatss. Sometimes people try contact lenses and they just don't agree with them. They seem to be very much in the minority, but they're out there.
Do you think you'll ever try contacts again?

durandetto · #10 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 04:19 PM

My problem is kind of different. I wore contacts 10 yrs ago for a short period of time, but my eyes would dry out so I stopped wearing them. Now I am currently trying them out, but can't find one that agrees with my eyes. I have an oblique astigmatism in one eye and the other has an astigmatism, but requires a weak perscription. I have tried

Accuvue Oasys- good vision and comfort, but won't stay in place.
Purevision- Stays in place, good vision, but uncomfortable.
Air Optix- Poor vision, horrible comfort

Now I'm back to the Oasys, waiting for my trial of Biofinity to come in. Any suggestions for picky eyes? I don't want to wear glasses, as they will get scratched in my line of work (mechanic). Also I find myself getting headaches while wearing my contacts, so I had my persciption rechecked and was told it is right on.

VAB · #11 (**permalink**) 03-17-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jessje

Yes and I believed him for years, I have too much tearfluid and once my lense just drifted away, to the back of my eye and had to be taken out by a doctor.

After that I returned to my glasses but a year ago I thought Why not give it another try and now I'm more than happy with my lenses.

Your contact lens drifted to the back of your eye, and you had to have it removed by a doctor? That sounds awful! It wasn't a surgical procedure, was it, jessje?

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