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If they don't fit your eyes, your eye doctor will not prescribe them.

It's my understanding (Since I haven't tried it myself.) that they're not supposed to sell you contact lenses that don't...

I don't see how contact lens solution can affect the skin around your eyes. When you rinse your contacts, does the Opti-Free get on your skin? There's a website called "eyehealthweb" that says "When...

Have you told your eye doctor about your trouble seeing close up with 1 Day Acuvue TruEye? Has he or she tried to adjust it and that's the best they can do? If so, at least you tried.

If you order FreshLook Colorblends in an 8.6 base curve and 14.5 diameter, I hope they'll say "We can't sell these to you without your doctor's permission because your prescription is 8.4 base curve...

So you're going to buy from the liars, ay? :) I hope it works out, but I don't think I would trust those people with something I'm going to put in my eyes.

I looked all over but I was not able to find any contact lenses called "Ascend Premier." Do you know of a website where they say what the lenses are made of?

It's fine. You're doing fine. Just stay calm.

Yet another Gucci fan. Do you have a favorite pair?

Glasses can be washed with soap and water, they can be cleaned with hand sanitizer, or any number of different ways. What is your preferred method of getting your glasses shiny and unscratched?

While looking for something else I found a web page that discourages the wearing of glasses on top of one's head, for fear of misshaping them. Do you have a sad story about how you damaged your...

I've never seen a wolverine, but I'm told they can be very fierce creatures. Does it make you feel safe and warm knowing that your glasses were named after an animal that can defend itself with sharp...

How did you find out that you needed glasses? Were you having serious vision issues and decided a trip to the eye doc would be a good idea? Did someone have to talk you into making and keeping an...

When I think of "Windsor" I think of either Windsor Castle in England or a Windsor knot for a necktie. Both are posh images. What do you think of the name of Windsor Eyes?

Lenscrafters is a good place for glasses. It's a bit more than a "doc in the box."

So did the "cool map" help you, Miami Bad Boy BOSS?

That's still the case today.

I hate it when that happens!

Did you change your hair when you got your Sunlites glasses? Was it because you were changing your complete look, or because you just wanted your hair to look better with you new glasses?

Does the style of glasses you wear affect the way you style your hair? If so, how is your hairstyle different with Stylewise glasses as opposed to other ones?

So it seems as though no one has posted anything here for the past three years. I guess the Hummer has gone out of style, and maybe the glasses have as well.

I don't mean to be a smarty-pants, PeriBrown, but you started out by saying "both eyeglasses and sunglasses" and then you started talking about eyeglasses versus contact lenses.

We're all familiar with how quickly kids outgrow their jeans and socks, but do they also outgrow their glasses too? When you or your child stopped wearing Disney glasses, did you/they outgrow them...

You're probably right. It was probably just a "one off" thing.

Have you tried Natural Touch Opaque lenses? They come in base curves of 8.4 and 8.7 and colors Aqua Seas, Baby Blue, Hazel, Sophisticated Blue, Sultry Gray and Willow Green. They also go by the name...

I believe I have a Brooks Brothers suit.

When I went to a website that sells Brook Brothers glasses, I saw that on the order page, there's a "Buy Now" button and a "Buy With Prescription Lenses" button. There's also an optional...

I wear glasses most of the time, but when I take them off, no one usually says anything.

They seem like pretty ordinary glasses. A quick check shows that if I wanted a pair of Brooks Brothers BB 3007 glasses, I should be able to get them easily.

That's a great question, ElaineKramer, and the Lion's Club website has the answer.

1. A person donate glasses in a Lion's Club box in the local library.
2. The glasses are then brought to a...

Yeah, it does seem needlessly complex and a bit self-centered as well. I say just wear the old glasses until the new ones arrive. Maybe you can order just the frames and have your old lenses put in...

They're kinda cool, actually. I think you're right in that they may be suitable for someone who doesn't like the idea of glasses changing their appearance.

I wish there were some pictures of...

Not exactly what you would call "touristy" is it? I guess you might still call it a "hot spot."
It's amazing to look at that picture and think that it's the surface of another planet.

So, problem solved then?

Thanks for the link, Chelsee.

Yeah, a simple colored lens would be a lot easier to deal with and there'd be less potential for problems.

Yeah, I hate it when there's strange sun.

Yeah, brand names would be good. Maybe even some pictures of boxes.

Thanks for the list of specific names to look for. The really helps. :)

Lipids. That's like fat, isn't it?

The brand name of the lenses is right on the prescription, isn't it?

That doesn't really answer the question.

That's a good point, luvbostonxo2's. Can you think of a situation where access to multiple labs would be a necessity and not just a nice thing to have?

Yeah, it's not worth it trying to salvage those lenses.

How long does it take when it's not the Christmas season?

That's a very good point, sylvia. On the other hand, if you just wear contacts, after you've spent that money you'd still have to buy more lenses.

Not that I'm pushing eye surgery. I'm just...

Wow, Amanda. You should right a book. "Contact Lenses in the Wild" by Amanda.

You may have to translate for those of us who don't say things like "go to the loo" or spell "evapourates" with a...

It looks as though they're getting impatient as well.

Yeah, I don' t think that many people would find red, watery eyes attractive. :(

Maybe you could look away when the camera flashes.

Say cheese!

I'd be very surprised if that ever happened.

I guess we'll only be hearing from you half as much. (Rim shot.)

A got a million of `em.

Well, maybe it's because, as you see in the picture, 32 lenses can be placed on two sheets, each one four lenses on a side. Maybe the 96 lens box has six sheets, since 32 times 3 is 96.

Yeah, I was beginning to sound a little preachy.

That's quite a word picture you paint, MaryTamm2. Especially the last part.

No, of course not. :) You keep us from getting lazy.

Okay, cool. Thanks for making that clear, and thanks for asking, PTUser.

So you're not in the US, but are you an Eye Care Professional. It would be great if you were. Even if you're not licensed, you still know what you're talking about and it's great to have you here.

Wow, thanks for sharing the downside, but I'm sure many people have had this done and are happy with it, or at least have learned to live with the side effects. Me, I would think that colored contact...

Seems to me that according to calendars and the moon, a month can be 28 days, 30 days or 31 days, and sometimes 29 days. I think Englishteacher1, who started this thread, would like some...

Really? So Illusions and ColorBlends are the only ones that aren't/weren't dot matrix?

Personally I'd rather keep my lenses for a little longer than one day, but it's up to rvr600 what he or she wants to do.

Thanks for the information, Bootz, and for saving some information for us to look up. :)

When I saw that most of that post was in columns and consisted of numbers, I just scrolled down.

It is an iconic image, Tradecade. I would imagine that Mount Fuji would be visible in much of Japan, but to get a bullet train in the picture too is a classic.

Wow, thank you, Captain. I can only see one eye but . . . wowee zowee. <3 <3 <3

Good idea. This Regular Joe would like to read about those studies himself.

What are these optimum solutions called? Do you have a brand name you can give us?

That's odd. Why wouldn't the FDA approve a lens with a dK/t of >100 for overnight wear? (I'm not sure why I'm asking you, you said you weren't sure why.) There must be other factors involved.

Do you mean these? Air Optix Night & Day Aquas?

If your optometrist examined you and said that your floaters are normal, what's there to worry about?

Sweet. Welcome back, SIMHOOSH. We haven't heard from you in a while.

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend that. It's just not professional, you know. Besides that, the next thing you know all of your doctors will want you to pucker up--AND pay the bill!

You're welcome walkaway. Glad I could help.

Cool. I'm glad Lens 101 was helpful to you.

Yeah, if that look catches on small spaces are going to be a problem.

Sunglasses won't be a problem though!

Have you heard (as mentioned in this thread) that Ciba Vision has changed the brand name of Focus Night & Day to Air Optix Night & Day Aqua?

Yeah, all you need is a little flash light.

8 weeks, huh?

Well, that was about a month ago now. Do you get updates from time to time about how your hand painted contact lenses are coming along?

Long thread . . . isn't it?

Exactly. It's not like you go to the eye doctor and he charges you extra to calculate your prescription. It's part of the job. I wonder how many people would go to get their oil changed and hand the...

Did anyone see the episode where Amy wore an eye patch? Didn't she look sexy? I'm serious!

Sorry, this is the only picture I can find.
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Yeah. It seems kind of odd and out of place on the camera.

I know, isn't it?

Time to re-focus on the topic of this thread. Eunei wanted to know "how do you [look natural] when everytime you take a picture with flash your eyes look completely demented?"

I'm glad you learned a lesson, Bootz. I like to try and believe the best about people. If they happen to find out that you overestimated them, it might inspire them to try to live up to your...

Okay, I guess that Lens.com is out of Focus Night and Day contact lenses for good. Thanks for passing that information on.

That's what I was thinking, too. Is that how you do it?

According my my Google search, Air Optix Night and Day Aqua have a center thickness of .08 millimeters. Avaira Toric lenses have two center thicknesses, for some reason: .08 to .06. So do these two...

Well, I suppose those scans aren't as cute, but they're still very important. I hope your eye issues have been resolved now.

Yes, it is possible. There are at least two or three threads on Lens 101 that tell you how to make the conversion, or at least what website you can go to for you to plug in your contact lens...

Did you try checking at www.lens.com?

I hope you don't get slammed with people wondering how exactly you "earned" that libation, but the people around here are pretty cool about that sort of thing.

Congratulations on your wedding....

The vast majority of eye infections are caused by people not heeding their eye doctor's instructions. They wear lenses for too long, they take them out and put them back in without cleaning them, and...

It's very important to change your contact lenses on time and not wear them too long. How do you remind yourself that it's time to replace your Durasoft 2 Optifit Toric contact lenses?

Have any of you had to try to put in eye drops for some kind of eye condition, possibly related to contact lens wear? Did you have to take your contacts out first before you used the drops?

I read that when you put your contacts in, you should always start with the same eye. In other words, always start by putting your contact lens in your right eye, for example. Does anyone here follow...

Do you take the time to clean your contact lens case, or do you just throw it away once it starts to look dirty and just buy another one?

Wow, I hope those contact lenses have to take an interplanetary flight to get to you. although I can imagine it probably feels that way sometimes.

You're probably right about that, babyblues.

Since Delta88 brought up The Princess Bride and you're already confused, I thought I'd post this. (My thanks to Dragonslayer for posting this previously).

Man in Black: All right. Where is the...

Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but I still don't plan on posting any pictures of my goofy looking self here.