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Thank you for sticking up for the moderator(s) on Lens 101. I haven't seen anyone here thanking them for what they do. It's one of those tasks that go unseen unless it goes undone.
People should...

What do you say we get back to the original question? I'd like to know the answer too.

I think it's worth a couple seconds and a few bucks to make sure you rinse that dirt and Ebola off.

We're looking forward to your report. I hope those lenses work out for you.

Sometimes when you order contact lenses from your optician, they will increase the price of their lenses in order to help pay for "overhead," which is a word that describes such things as...

Since this is post #101 in this thread, maybe you should post this question at the top of a new thread.

Yeah, I guess that got old after a while. :)

Lots of responses, but none from loverboysc.

Nothing, I guess, but porimol just sort of butted in and interrupted the flow.

Yeah, that explains it. :D

Okay, so contact lenses can help an amblyope (Hey Spell Check knows what an "amblyope" is.) to see better, but can they do anything to enhance their appearance? I don't mean to be cruel, but someone...

Wow, you got the same answer twice, Trixie. Nice going.

Time to review the original post. "[Christina Applegate] doesn't appear to be wearing color contacts in that picture." Does she wear...

That's too bad. It would have been nice for Valentine's Day. :)

Sure, but it'll cost you . . . :D

Yeah. Does it connect the center of the lens to the center of the retina, or does it go along the side of the eyeball? That picture's not very clear on that.

Right, got it. Maybe someone else can find something more "confident." :)

It's good to know that if a soft lens doesn't come in your size, you can get something that's close and "get away with it."
If you have a prescription for say an 8.7 base curve, can you still get...

You might say that, sure.

I know what you mean. Usually I like reviews from people who have tried the product, but not when I need a medical opinion.

That's a good idea, Earthshock. I hope it works.

Yeah. "Buy new Romantic Contacts; for a soft, dreamy view of your world." :)

Getting all Freudian on us, are you? :)

Where's that "incredible" picture so we can all marvel at it?

Ho temayra. Thanks for joining us on Lens 101. I hope we hear back from you soon.

Nice pictures, sylvia. Are any of those eyes yours?

Oh, I wouldn't wait until they actually started to hurt before taking them out. Just because the contact lenses don't hurt doesn't mean they're not damaging your eyes.

I don't mean to be rude,...

Would you mind giving us some name brands that have that "hyper Dk class material"?

Soft lenses are bigger than RGP lenses, aren't they? So wouldn't you need a larger case to accommodate the popular soft lenses?

. . . and that's why all your GPC patients wear rigid gas permeable lenses?

Thank you for those tidbits of information taken from your own personal experience. One more question though. You say you're an ECP but you have a "great optometrist." Isn't an optometrist an ECP; an...

So this is Boston XO2 you're talking about, right? I'm sure people are wanting to try those out for themselves after reading what you had to say. Thanks for sharing both the pros and the cons.

After that "adventure" were you able to gather your courage and try Clear Care again?

This the one I like best--very striking.

Great. Thanks for checking back with us. I'm glad your flight went well.

Those drops you used--did you put them in because your eyes started feeling dry, or was it to prevent your eyes from...

Yeah, right. Never trust a guy wearing yellow snake eye contact lenses.

(Sorry you can't see his eyes very well. I looked for like, fifteen minutes for a good picture of Eric Roberts' eyes in...

Down the rabbit-hole she goes.

How about a Lacrosse spy satellite to go with those Spy Lacrosse sunglasses?

How about "this is something I copied from the Internet and put here."

Oh, do you mean my copy and paste job, or the actual text I copied and pasted?

You're right, Jawa. I've seen that happen here before. Sometimes it isn't pretty.

So did that actually work with anyone. Who here bought contact lenses after reading that post?

Hmm . . . might the shower have something to do with this? Do you only experience the pinkness and itch after you take your morning shower?

So do both of those lenses clean up good with the Opti-Free Pure Moist HydraGlyde?

I suppose once Deejayt puts her eyes in then she'll put her face on.

Or is that the other way around?

How is that plan working out for you, nickel?

Very nicely done, Zoey. Nike needs the work. :)

Yeah, I can always relate to food. ;)

That's what this forum is all about. Although at this stage of the game I don't suppose many are sharing the experience of wearing PMMA lenses. Aren't they pretty much on the way out now?

Thanks for bringing this thread back to contact lenses. Now maybe we can get back to Biomedics 55 contact lenses specifically.

What's the "big 4"?

I wasn't able to find a nice neat list of the Top Ten Most Popular Private Label Contact Lenses, but I did find a study about buying contact lenses on line, and they used the...

Some have even blown the whistle right here on Lens 101.

I don't remember the web page, but I know I can count on Lens 101 for reliable contact lens information.

Hey, that's a lot of good information, K-9. Thanks.

Harrelson knows a lot about the game of baseball, but he has his very own strange vocabulary.

I'd like to see a picture of a whole family wearing Spy sunglasses. To inspire you I found a picture of a family wearing generic sunglasses.

You're welcome Lucyfur and thank you for the clarification.

You're welcome. I'm always glad to help when I can.

Optifree.com describes these drops as "provid[ing] long-lasting moisture from the moment you put in your lenses until the end of your day1 – so you can have confidence in your contacts.

Only...

So what brand of contacts do you wear now?

I'm glad you were more helpful, Curlupndye. Thank you for your time.

Good question, Wookiee74. It's been such a long time since I posted that question that I don't remember where I heard that RGP lenses do not allow bacterial to grown on their surfaces. Do you mean to...

Thanks for the helpful information, Deejayt.

Thanks for those insights into the need for goggles at terminal velocity.

Hi there suncoaster2.

I'm going to trust you on the math, because I was never good with numbers. However, I'm not sure about your statement that "contact lens research is no longer directed at...

So an eye with a 1-Day Acuvue Tru-Eye contact lens is just as healthy as an eye without a lens? That's pretty impressive.

Well, hopefully they won't sell contact lenses to you unless they match your prescription exactly. Have you tried asking your eye doctor if he or she can write you a prescription for those lenses?...

I agree, Deejayt. Beautiful contacts and very clear pictures.
So you currently wear FreshLook Dimensions?

Ah, the venerable DC-3.

(This is becoming an aircraft forum.)

I'm glad you found the people at Lens 101 helpful. I'm looking forward to reading your next post.

So do you like the Dimensions even thought they have a large pupil hole? They must not be too large if you say "they are very natural looking."

I was hoping to find a picture of some joker with breast implants over their eyes, but can you believe I couldn't find one?
I did find this though . . .

So 1 Day Acuvue has been replaced by 1 Day Acuvue Moist? I've never heard of a lens called "Moist."

So it doesn't really matter, does it?

If you have a question about your OP-10 contact lenses, is it easy to get a hold of your eye doctor and ask him or her about it? Do they seem happy to answer your questions or do you feel like you're...

How do these contact lenses feel at night? Are they comfortable enough to sleep in and not feel strange? Do you sleep in them every night?

Have you ever seen the power of your Biomedics EP lenses written as "f"? I'm told that happens sometimes. Why does "f" mean "power"?

Sometimes an eye doctor will prescribe a "house" brand of contact lenses. Has that ever happened to you? You normally wear Vertex Sphere contacts, but your doctor gives you a box with a different...

Thanks Kat Cubed. (I can't figure out how to do a superscript. This is becoming a thread about keyboard limitations.)
I don't think that the forum will allow you to post links that you can just...

Thanks for your reply, KatKatKat. I hope your contacts are more comfortable now.

After a quick Google search I found this at http://www.richmondeye.com/eyehealth_contacts.asp:

Many people who use contact lenses may experience halos around lights at night, and sometimes ghost...

Same here in the US; one week if you sleep in them, two weeks if you don't, but I had to do a little digging to find that out. Naturally my first choice was Lens.com, but searching that site was like...

Sorry about that KatKatKat. I've never had that happen to me. It sounds like just a random event. Was it a new lens that possibly had that little fiber in it all along, or was it something you picked...

That's a pretty big difference. Thanks for translating into American dollars. Lens 101 seems to attract a lot of people who trade pounds for their contact lenses.

I'm curious. Do you have a "£"...

I didn't see what you voted for, then I added my own vote and when I clicked I saw that you had voted for "glasses all the time".

Yes, MatreenaRose has a good idea. If you swap lenses and you feel the discomfort in the other eye, then you know it's the lens and not your eye that's causing the problem.

Have you gone back to wearing the comfortable old Purevision lenses?

I have had the exact same prescription for the last several years. I consider myself very fortunate in that respect, because I know that sometimes a prescription can change quickly. Have any of you...

I read on the Internet today that you should always put the same contact lens in first. Since we read from left to right, the article suggests that you always remember to put your left lens in first....

Have any of you out there had a problem with your Fluorex 300 contact lenses? I don't see very many posts about people having problems with these lenses, so they must be pretty good.

Have you ever found anything alarming when you checked your Flosi lenses just before you put them in?

I saw a website that reminded me to always visually inspect contact lenses for chips, tears, debris and any other kind of defect that might prove painful in direct contact with an eyeball. Do you...

I suppose some people can't imagine ever getting used to rigid contact lenses like Boston XO. Still, people wear them quite comfortably every day. For those of you who wear them every day and often...

I just read someplace that the material that lenses like Boston IV are made of not only allow oxygen to flow through them, but they also do not allow bacterial to grow on their surfaces. Can someone...

Hi love multi focals. Where are you from?
I'm glad your PureVision Multi-Focal lenses work so well for you. I'm surprised you can go snorkeling in them because I always thought ocean water was a...

Good question BoSoxFan. Thanks for answering so quickly iluvpmmalenses. I've wondered about the difference between RGP and PMMA lenses too. Now I know.

Don't you have to have a certain number of posts before you can put up pictures? Does anyone know how many that is?

Hi Joanne. Sorry about the trouble you had with your contacts. Has your doctor suggested a different brand of contact lens? I was hoping to give you some specific brands, but when I searched for...

What, you think maybe the hitman got whacked?

Nah, a "monofocal" lens is a common, ordinary contact lens. It's only called "monofocal" to distinguish it from a multifocal lens. It's like the word "plain" or "conventional." You don't normally...

I haven't had cataract surgery myself, but I'd be interested in hearing what actual patients have to say about this.

I found two or three sites that said exactly the same thing:

Is Corneal Refractive Therapy Permanent?

No. It’s temporary. If you stop wearing the lenses regularly while you sleep, your vision...