Contact lenses

Mr. Brightside

Hi,

I wear daily disposable J+J Acuvue contacts prob 2-3 times a week (sometimes more often if Im on holidays etc.) I went in for an eye test today and was told that I shouldnt wear them for 10 days and then come back because there were veins growing towards the pupil because I was wearing them too much.

Did this ever happen to anyone? Did it sort itself out ok? I've never used drops in the 2 years I've worn lenses however sometimes my eyes feel really dry but I just ignored it cos I thought it was a common complaint.

Im going to America in 3 weeks and I really hope to be able to wear them over there because I dont like going out wearing glasses.

Anti

I think this falls under the rule " this is not a medical board "

p.s If your optromotist ( bad spelling ) said not to wear them, i think you should heed his advice. If unsire make another appointment to see him and ask your questions.

^CwAzY^

This is not an opticians, u shud hav gone 2 specsavers.

Pet

Lenses starve your eyes of oxygen, some moreso than others. Daily disposables are the worst for this. They're only recommended for 8hrs max or something like that. I used to wear them all the time when I was around 16 and the same thing happened, so I had to stop and switch to monthlies. The veins in your eyes don't ever disappear as far as I'm aware, so you'll have to be careful from now on.

There are brands which let in more oxygen (Acuvue Oasys, Airoptix), but these are two week/monthly lenses, so you'll have to take them out and clean them every day (no big deal, way more comfortable and work out cheaper than disposables tbh). So you can ask your optician about that, but make sure to do whatever they tell you - nobody wants to **** up their eyesight.

LundiMardi

^CwAzY^ wrote:

This is not an opticians, u shud hav gone 2 specsavers.