Is this true about hard contact lenses??!!?Hi:) This is my second day wearing hard contact lenses and I'm already slowly starting to get used to it. The first time I tried it on by my eye doctor it killed and my eyes teared like crazy, but now, the second day, I've gone till like 4:30 (from 8:00 or so) with them on, and I didn't even take it off because it was hurting so much, but because my optometrist told me to. But my eyes are still kind of getting irritated, like I could look down (like read a book or play a game) and it doesn't hurt, and I could lay down and look straight up and it doesn't hurt. But when I switch from one of those two positions to looking straight, and especially sideways, my eyes kind of start to hurt. Now, my MAIN question is...
The only reason I switched to hard contacts is because my optometrist recommended it(I wanted soft lenses). My older brother and father said they had to switch out of hard contacts because it irritated them so much. But my optometrist told me if I get used to hard contacts it would be great because if you consistently wear hard contacts it reduces your prescription by one whole number and KEEPS it down, and it'll never go up. Looking on other questions of Yahoo! and some Googling, all I saw were people saying that the pros of hard contacts were that it provided sharper vision. But other than that it seemed that most people have hard contacts because they have to (ex:astigmatism). I also asked my school's paramedic if he either has soft or hard contact lenses and he told me he has hard because he could ONLY wear those due to his eye condition. My mother also asked the person who specializes in contacts and glasses in my neighborhood if hard contacts stop your eyes from getting worse, and he said it's not true.
So, is my optometrist bsing me? I dont think that's his attentions, but it's really starting to piss me off. I have to drive a half hour to my old neighborhood to go to him and he is so old fashioned and unoriginal it's starting to tick me off... When I got my first pair of glasses in 3rd grade he told me I need bifocals, and everyone thought I had a crack in my glasses, and then finally in 6th grade I got invisible bifocals. He is very stubborn and obnoxious and never lets you have your say in the matter, and if he does, it's very stubbornly. He refuses to give glasses without bifocals, and when I got my contacts I asked for coloured ones and he started being very hesitant and everything so I just gave it up. Now he told me I should really try out hard contacts because nearly 90% of people who wear them get used to them after time (yeah right, lol) and it will make my prescription go down slightly and KEEP it that way. So, once again, is this true? If it's not I'll get really pissed off....
Now, less important questions -
1) Should I switch to soft?
2) If you guys are gonna answer it's not true then how do I tell that to my optomotrist? I'll tell him the community of Yahoo! told me so? He will say they you guys don't kow what your talking about and that he's and optomotrist and he know better.
3) Should I switch optomotrists? It'll be awkward cuz he's my Dad's old friend from Austria from when they were kids.
4) I'm 14, so does age matter when it comes to getting used to the contacts?
5) I'm not sure, but do soft contacts also make your prescription not go up? (that is, of course, if hard do in fact stop your prescription from going up?)
Ps: I don't care about slightly sharper vision. Any other pros of hard contact lenses?
Posted by Secret
Research has shown that rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses can help reduce the progression on myopia. The most recent research was done on children around the age of eight and that switching over to RGPs reduced their myopia by about one diopter. Once the children switched back to glasses, the myopia progressed in the similiar fashion as before they started wearing the RGP lenses. Some of the benefits of RGPs include a much sharper vision, decreasing myopia, and a lower rate of bacterial infection. I would recommend getting some dailies (soft lenses) that you can pop in if you intend on playing sports.
We would need to see your record regarding the bifocal prescription. It could be due to a binocular problem, but this is all just an assumption.
Posted by 2D
First off, you should be comfortable with your doctor. But I'm not sure how much say you have in that if he's your dad's friend. Secondly, hard contacts are more difficult to get used to.Yes your doctor is right, about your prescription not going up. I'm not sure how to explain it. I wear hard lenses and as long as I wear the lenses my vision improves. Because the lenses are hard and I have some astigmatism, the lenses change the shape of my eyes and correct some of my vision; so even when I'm not wearing my lenses my vision is better. But if I were to change to soft or wear only glasses my vision would not be as good as it now (my vision is stable). Of course, I'm not an optometrist, I've just had many surgeries on my eyes from a congenital condition.
Your doctor does know much more than most of us on YA, with all due respect. But you should feel comfortable with him. Switching to soft lenses is a personal choice but give the hard a chance, comfort will come in time. Age really doesn't matter when it comes to getting used to them, I was young when I started wearing mine too. And yes, hard lenses may improve your vision. There are other pros to hard lenses as well, I prefer them because they're more economical, my vision is sharper, they're easier for me to insert & remove, they last longer than soft. I just like them more than soft lenses. Once you get used to them, you don't feel them at all. Good luck to you. 2D
Posted by Inspector
Dry eyes and depending on your prescription.
If you have a slight astigmatism, hard contact lens reduces the residual astigmatism.
You can't say he is old fashion because you do not know what your problem is. You have a binocular vision problem therefore you had to wear bifocals. Normally, MOST doctors do not prescribe the no line bifocals because kids do not use it properly. Bifocal forces the kids to use the bottom of the lens. You might think you do not need bifocal, but in the long run, it's going to help you.
There's a reason your doctor recommend you hard contact lens.
personally, from what you have stated about your doctor, I think he is an Excellent doctor who cares. Many doctors do not test kids eyes alignment until they have a complaint. Your doctor is one I would go to or refer because he seems to know a lot.
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