Anyone else that cannot wear contacts?

Cyrus

Just wondering is this a common problem?

Ive been trying on and off for years to wear contacts, tried daily, weekly, monthly and all the different types for dry eyes.

no matter what ones i try, after about 3 hours my eyes get really irritated and i have to take them out, am i just wierd?

Zaph

According to my optician about 10% of people can't wear them for various reasons. Even though the lens solution is harmless, my eyes have some sort of weird chemical reaction to it. The last time I tried lenses the optician was putting one in and I told him to take it out immediately because it hurt so much. He said that it wasn't even in and that a tiny amount of solution had dripped into my eye and was causing the pain. He told me he'd heard of this happening before, but in all his years as an optician had never seen it himself, so that made me feel special

Rogueish

Me!!

But for a different reason. I have a stygmatism in one eye and they haven't gotten around to making a contact for my degree of stygmatism ....yet.

Contacts would be so much easier for work

AlmightyCushion

I can wear them but I just can't get the bloody things in my eye without blinking. I could do it fine in the opticians, but the moment I got home I just couldn't.

dylbert

I had the same problem, but now they make monthly lenses the strength I need. Whats your prescription?

Rogueish wrote: »

Me!!

But for a different reason. I have a stygmatism in one eye and they haven't gotten around to making a contact for my degree of stygmatism ....yet.

Contacts would be so much easier for work

Rogueish

I'm not sure what my prescription is. It's not too bad I can do everything without my glasses, they just bring everything into fine focus.

The type of work I do I sometimes need to keep an eye on things/people in the distance while in the outdoors. In bad weather this is very difficult. When I'm working indoors I keep getting them smudged with oils, which if I don't have an alcohol wipe handy is a nightmare to get off.

As of earlier on this year they still hadn't made a contact for my degree of stygmatism. Even if they do I don't know how good I'll be putting them in and taking them out.:(

pretty-in-pink

I can't either- apparently my eyes are to dry for the strength I need. The world can be so pretty when blind though......I don't mind my glasses that much anyway

Susannahmia

I can't because I'm terrified by even the thought of putting them in, or worse getting them out!:eek:

Jeapy

You can get little 30ml bottles of "eye rewetting drops" for contact lens wearers. My eyes get dry and i just put one drop in each and theyre good as new again! only costs about 7 euro!