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Post by muggins on May 9, 2022 4:22:37 GMT
Thanks for all the replies. It’s very helpful to hear your experiences. Sounds like I need to do more research before I go back to the optometrist. Unfortunately my Japanese is very basic so I rely on google translate a lot for everyday conversation. My dr and dentist are fluent in English and US trained so there’s no problem there.
Only a few people at the optometrist speak English and we mail my focused on getting the lenses into my eyes during the consultation. The contact lens store staff don’t speak any English at all so it’s really hard to communicate my problems and needs. I think I’ll. have to make a trip to Costco and chat the English speaking staff.speaking
I finally took the plunge and got some 1 day contact lenses. I usually wear progressive lenses in the everyday glasses. I’m 53 and short sighted.
It took me a long time to get used to putting them in. But now I’ve mastered it, I’m constantly aware they’re in my eyes so I can only wear them for 5 hours before I want to take them out.
Also, I they’re great for reading signs from far away (essential on the Tokyo subway) but I can’t read my phone properly.
So, does the weird feeling and slight irritation just go away after a while? Or do I need a different brand of lenses? How do I choose with so many on the market?
Since contact can’t be progressives, do I have to just sacrifice reading in my phone for the benefit of seeing far away?
Would appreciate any advice. DH thinks I have the wrong prescription.
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Post by Gennifer on May 9, 2022 4:39:26 GMT
I’ve been wearing contacts since I was 12 or so (over 30 years) so I can’t speak to them feeling irritated… it’s just normal for me. The only time I can feel them in my eyes is if one is developing a tear.
But my optometrist has always given me a couple of different sample lenses so I can wear them for a bit and see which is more comfortable before I place an order.
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Post by myshelly on May 9, 2022 4:42:26 GMT
There are lots of different kinds of contact lenses and they all feel different. It sounds like the one you got isn’t working out for you.
Usually a dr gives you a sample when you go for your appointment that you can try out before you order any. If they aren’t comfortable, ask for a different pair to try until you find a pair that is comfortable.
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Post by tanya2 on May 9, 2022 4:44:28 GMT
first - yes you can get progressive contacts. I wear them daily. They make a HUGE difference
second - sounds like you have the wrong kind of lenses. Tell your optometrist that they don't feel comfortable & that you'd like to try a different brand. I can't even tell they're in until after I've been wearing them about 12 hours or so and my eyes start to get tired
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Post by AussieMeg on May 9, 2022 5:10:30 GMT
I used to wear contact lens every day before I had laser surgery. I couldn't feel them, was not 'aware' of them being in, unless I'd had them in for too long. Mine were made for specifically for me rather than "off the shelf".
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Post by shessoaverage on May 9, 2022 5:28:08 GMT
I started out, as a teenager, wearing hard contacts. Those WERE painful for weeks, but later, when I wore soft contacts, they didn’t hurt and I could wear them all day right away. Sounds like you might need to talk to your eye doctor and maybe try a different lens.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2022 7:14:56 GMT
Since contact can’t be progressives, do I have to just sacrifice reading in my phone for the benefit of seeing far away? Would appreciate any advice. DH thinks I have the wrong prescription. You can get multifocal contact lenses. Did you ask the optician or did they just assume that you wanted long distance only ones? |
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Post by gar on May 9, 2022 8:17:38 GMT
Since contact can’t be progressives, do I have to just sacrifice reading in my phone for the benefit of seeing far away? Would appreciate any advice. DH thinks I have the wrong prescription. You can get multifocal contact lenses. Did you ask the optician or did they just assume that you wanted long distance only ones? Or go the mono vision route. I have one eye/lens focused for close up and the other for distance. I love it! muggins I’m sorry I can’t help with your issue because it was so long ago when I started wearing lenses that I can’t remember! |
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Post by artbabe on May 9, 2022 11:23:30 GMT
I've been wearing contact lens since I was in middle school. I can't feel them at all. You have the wrong kind of lens for you.
I wish I had progressive lenses but I'm not sure how they work. I wear long distance lenses and I wear reading glasses on top of the lenses when I need to read.
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Post by cakediva on May 9, 2022 11:32:27 GMT
I’ve been wearing them since I was 18, and have never has issues or felt them in my eyes.
Like @gar, my optometrist tweaks my prescription every so often and has one eye set for distance and one for reading now that I’m if the age where reading glasses are necessary. With all the up close work I do for my job, having to fiddle with reading glasses would be awful. Not to mention the food safety aspect of touching them non stop.
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Post by tanya2 on May 9, 2022 12:33:58 GMT
I've been wearing contact lens since I was in middle school. I can't feel them at all. You have the wrong kind of lens for you. I wish I had progressive lenses but I'm not sure how they work. I wear long distance lenses and I wear reading glasses on top of the lenses when I need to read. They have an outer ring & the middle circle that are two different prescription levels. The concept is that your pupils dilate & shrink based on whatever you are doing. I can't remember which is which (its been awhile since the eye dr explained it to me) but your pupils do one thing for close up stuff & another for distance, and that's what the contacts are based on |
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Post by peasapie on May 9, 2022 12:39:53 GMT
Try wearing just one, in the eye that needs the most distance correction. If you can adjust to that, you'll be able to read close up with one eye and see distance with the other. I've been wearing only one contact (in my left eye) for the past 10 years.
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Post by Skellinton on May 9, 2022 12:43:24 GMT
I would try to get different contacts and find ones that are comfortable first before worrying about the progressive or one contact reading one distance route.
I have been wearing contacts 35 years and only a few years ago switched to Oasis accuvue soft. I love them and they last two weeks.
I got terrible headaches from the two different prescription root and my eyes will not adjust to the progressives either. I just.have to have reading glasses.
My husband tried contacts and could never get used to them. With my soft lenses, I don't even know they're in my eyeball other than the fact that I can see.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 9, 2022 13:51:15 GMT
Yeah, on a normal day, I don't typically feel them. I will say that my dailies are much softer and more slippery than monthlies. That makes them harder for me to get in and out and I-ve been wearing contacts for 30 years. One thing that I could usually feel is if the lens had flipped inside out before I put it in. They curve a little differently then... not painful, but just wrong. I don't really know how to explain whay to look for but I'm sure google has pictures. Good luck. Last year they finally had dailies available for my prescription and they're one of the best things in my life. My sister, with better eyes, has had them for years and she was so excited for me, she told her therapist about how happy she was for me.  |
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 9, 2022 14:01:44 GMT
Like others said, if you can feel them then those are not the right brand for you. There is one brand that I can not wear. It's a constant irritant on my eye.
I wear accuvue somethings that are for presbyopia (can't see nuthin up close no more!). They have helped me not need to wear reader glasses for a long time. I wear contacts for far vision, so getting them to help with up close as well is a bonus.
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Post by dockmaster on May 9, 2022 14:05:04 GMT
Multi focal contacts are life changing. I wore them for several years and then had cataract surgery and no longer need them.
I wore contacts for years with no irritation like you described.
I see a trip back to the doc for you.
Good luck!
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Post by katlady on May 9, 2022 15:59:30 GMT
I started out, as a teenager, wearing hard contacts. Those WERE painful for weeks, but later, when I wore soft contacts, they didn’t hurt and I could wear them all day right away. Sounds like you might need to talk to your eye doctor and maybe try a different lens. This! I started with hard. It took a couple of weeks to be able to freely look around. If I moved my eye the wrong way, the muscles in my eye area would pop them out. Lol! I got yelled at once for not looking up at the teacher, but I couldn’t without my contacts popping out. Anyways, talk to your doctors. Soft contacts are very comfortable to wear. As others said, they may be fitting properly or you need another brand. |
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Post by papersilly on May 9, 2022 16:47:21 GMT
I usually wear progressive lenses in the everyday glasses. I’m 53 and short sighted. when during my 20's-late 30's, i was able to comfortably wear contacts for long periods and even overnight. when my vision changed and i needed progressives, it became impossible to wear contacts. my eyes never got used to wearing them because i still needed reading glasses/mid distance help so i just gave them up altogether. i'm not going to lie---i really miss the convenience of contacts. i know they have all kinds of contacts these days for varying prescriptions but i think that ship has sailed for me. |
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Post by tracylynn on May 9, 2022 22:35:25 GMT
I have an astigmatism.
I've tried a couple of times to wear contacts, and just give up usually.
I can get them in and out no problem (even with nails despite a snide comment made by the eye Dr - never went to him again).
For me, it's not about them hurting necessarily. It's just that I know they are there. And it bothers me. I also found if I move my head too fast, that it takes a moment for the contact to "catch up" and settle since they just "float" on my eye.
It's just overall a weird sensation. So for me, it's easier to wear glasses.
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