Contacts... anyone? >:/

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Originally Posted by luluizzi

What sorta prescription do you have..(far/near sighted, astigmatism, bi focal??) I have worked in the optical industry for 10 years now and i have fitted may patients, your problems may be related to your type of correction. Contacts do take a little while to get use to. Also are you wearing disposable or gas permiable contacts? :eek:

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Ummm.. I'm near sighted with stigmatisms in both... But not bad enough to wear "corrective" contacts... I'm getting used to them being in my eyes... but I think it's strange that my vision blurs/foggs up if I look at something for awhile w/out blinking... That might be part of it!?!? Are they dry?
These are 2wk-ers... On trial till next week. I'll either get over it, and get them for real... or go back to my frames babE!
Thanks!

I've looked into Lasik before. there's a lasik center down here in central florida and i hear ads for it all the time...and i've heard nothing but good things. of couse, my family and everyone around me seem to think i'll be the one they mess up on and I go blind because of it....

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Originally Posted by RockSolid

I used to wear the disposables. Wore them for a week then threw them out and replaced with a new pair. If I can make a suggestion, save the money for lasik. It was $3000 for both eyes when I got it done 3 years ago. Definitely the best $3k I have ever spent. No more glasses, no more contacts, no more contact solution.

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Sweet....! It's crossed my mind, not sure if I'm covered for that though??? I've herd great things about it!!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I've been wearing contacts so for long, I can't imagine not using them. I use the AcuView Oasis that you can sleep in, because I'm blind as a bat without them, and glasses make me motion sick!

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Sooo, we're not going deep sea fishing then??? lol! These are the AcuView I think. They're comfy... they just fogg up???:confused:

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Originally Posted by stangs13

I use clear contacts!! That are really really thin and you cant see them!!:carrot: ;)

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Ugh... not even I could pass this one up! LOL! ;)

Unfortunately, I don't think insurance covers it. I had to come up with the cash, but who knows, maybe sometime in the future it will.
Good Luck. BTW, just give it some time and you will get used to the contacts. IMO, they're a lot more convenient than glasses.

I have found out from playing video games that when you consentrate on one particular thing and don't blink, your contacts will start to try up and fog up too.

When i play video games i have to wear my glasses because i consentrate so hard on what I'm doing i don't blink as often.

If you have an astigmatism it does take longer, and they will blur cause they are weighted to sit @ a particular place on your cornea. Give them time and talk to your Dr if you have any problems cause sometimes those are harder to fit right. :D Hang in there and be patient. Good Luck

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Originally Posted by Laooda

Sooo, we're not going deep sea fishing then???

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I think it would be sweeeeeeeeet if you got one blue one and one black one. Wicked :devilish:

I have problems with mine to...but I HATE glasses on me....my right eye which also has a astigmatizem *sp in it, is the one that gives me the most problems. I usually wear my glasses around the house and contacts when we go some where, BUT the dang dogs got ahold og my glasses and chewed the crap out of them so I've been wearing my contacts all day......I hate it! I have to use eyes drops a million times a day!! My right eye is a two weeker and my left eye is a once a month one...talk about frustrating. I to want laser correction...maybe some day. When you add up the sot for contacts, solution etc. Laser surgery makes more sense in the long haul to me.