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10-25-2019 03:27 PM
Thank you everyone for the suggestions! I would never have thought that Clear Care could be used on RGP lenses! I bought some today and am going to give it a try.
I don't really want to switch to soft lenses at this point. In a couple of years I may be close to cataract surgery and then I won't have to wear contacts!
10-25-2019 03:39 PM
@Grammycakes - I usually buy the LOBOB on Amazon as it is a little hard to find locally without going to multiple stores. And I am just picky enough that, regardless of what solution I am using, I always wash the lenses when I remove them at night and again before I put them in in the morning. Guess I am a belt and suspenders type. :-)
10-25-2019 03:43 PM
@Grammycakes wrote:I have worn gas permeable (hard) contacts for decades, but the past couple of months I've had trouble with protein deposists/filming on them every single day. It's so bad that I have to take them out at least once to clean them so I can see! My eye doctor thinks it's allergies and gave me eye drops, but I cant tell any diference. Has anyone else had this issue? I hope someone has a miracle answer out there!
@Grammycakes I could have written your post! I had the exact same experience & problem. I started wearing contacts when I was 15 and they were hard contacts. I then moved on to gas permeable and started to have the same film build up in my 50s. My eye doctor suggested soft contacts which I had to get used to but since I have a astigmatism I couldn't see as clearly as with the gas permeables.
I finally got disgusted with the whole thing and now (for the last 10 years or so) I wear glasses. I have several pairs and plan on getting a pair of clear frames soon. One thing that I have going for me is that even though I need to wear glasses most of the time I can see pretty well without them....for some odd reason I think my vision has gotten better than when I was younger.
I hope you find a solution to your dilemma.
10-25-2019 03:45 PM
@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:I had some recurring problems like that with RGP (it's been a few years now) and I found Clear Care cleaner to be effective. It's the one with a vial and basket that holds the lenses for cleaning. I had been using some other kind (Boston?) and just rubbing and rinsing at night. I'd start the day out fine but be miserable in a few hours. Sometimes I could barely see and they were even more uncomfortable than they usually were. Cleaning with Clear Care helped.
I am fortunate now to be able to wear soft lenses since the technology for astigmatism has advanced. In fact, now I wear "dailies" and don't even have to clean them. Golly gee I hated when those RGP lenses wouldn't pop out! Or when they popped out when I didn't want them to! Or when dust got underneath them! Owww
@Sweetbay magnolia This is good to know...I plan on seeing my eye doctor next week and will ask him about those contacts.
10-25-2019 03:51 PM
@haddon9 - currently I wear 1-Day Acuvue Moist for astigmatism. In both eyes. I've also worn Acuvue for astigmatism that were 30-day lenses. My right eye is very weak and I see very well.
The next tier is "Oasis" but I can't imagine needing anything more comfortable (or expensive).
How did I ever work outdoors and wear RGP?
10-25-2019 04:14 PM
@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:@haddon9 - currently I wear 1-Day Acuvue Moist for astigmatism. In both eyes. I've also worn Acuvue for astigmatism that were 30-day lenses. My right eye is very weak and I see very well.
The next tier is "Oasis" but I can't imagine needing anything more comfortable (or expensive).
How did I ever work outdoors and wear RGP?
@Sweetbay magnolia When I last wore contacts I wore progressives/bifocals. Do you wear them & do they work well?
10-25-2019 05:18 PM
Oh, gosh. I wear single vision contacts, and reading glasses when necessary. I will say the doc has just adjusted my prescription for greater mid-range vision and I can read OK most of the time with no aid while wearing the contacts.
My glasses are trifocal. @haddon9
10-25-2019 07:02 PM
@Sweetbay magnolia Thanks so much! I'll have to see what my doctor says.
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