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05-03-2016, 12:34 PM
Cheapest place to get contacts online? Service and price? Best delivery time?
Thanks. Gonna look into it. Usually wear glasses.
I have astigmatism.
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05-03-2016, 01:04 PM
Make sure you see a optometrist every year for a few years with contacts. Its very easy to wear them wrong and get scratching and infections. Toric contacts are more expensive and only come in 10 degree increments.
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05-03-2016, 01:49 PM
For those players out there with contacts, make sure you put some solution into your contact case and put the case into your pocket before a night out. You'll be able to take your contacts out at the end of the night if you get lucky!
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05-03-2016, 04:27 PM
I thought about laser correction but decided against it. I don't like the idea of irreversible damage. There's a better way to correct myopia in the form of implants such as Visian ICL. What makes all the difference is that the procedure is fully reversible. If only I qualified (sight not short enough)...
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05-08-2016, 06:18 PM
So I am testing out some contacts - got 2 week types and monthlies. The 2 weeks seem thin, have not tried the monthlies. Any suggestion on how long I should wear them for? Forgot to ask the optometrist. Just meaning to ease into them, maybe a couple of hours first few days?
Doing a bit of blinking - do you guys have a preference for eye drops?
Sort of a weird sensation - I sort of feel the contacts more in the corner (outer away from nose) than anywhere else.
Thanks.
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05-08-2016, 07:02 PM
You just have to try different contacts and drops until you find what works best for you. Don't start doing long stints immediately, take them out if your eyes start to feel tired. I strongly recommend wearing contacts no longer than ~12 hours straight, basically go to sleep without them. If you feel the edge of your contact is a bit sharp you can flip it in and out a few times and that should make it go away. Of course it's best to place contacts directly on top of your iris so it will just drop in instead of sliding in. Don't force anything, if you can't make it comfortable, take it out and try again later.
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05-09-2016, 12:01 AM
None of the above.
Look into something called "Corneal Reshaping Therapy" lenses.
I'll be posting a short datasheet in the next day or so.
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05-09-2016, 02:20 PM
I liked the monthlies better but they got stuck! Took me a while to get them out.
Seems like the fit was too perfect, I could get them to slide off the eyeball.
Maybe just an experience thing. Anyone had a difficult time popping off contacts? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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05-10-2016, 04:24 AM
Quote: (05-09-2016 02:20 PM)samsamsam Wrote:
Maybe just an experience thing. Anyone had a difficult time popping off contacts? Any suggestions?
I find that the longer you wear them the less moisture between your cornea and a contact lens; comfort depends on this. That's why they get difficult to take out after being worn for too long and why I don't sleep with them on. Look for contacts with the most percentage of water you can get, 45-48% irritated me, 55% is much better.
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