Usually a glasses wearer out of convenience, but I find my vision is better with contacts (partly because I can never get my glasses totally spotless, also I think they are degrading over time), particularly at night. However, I don't need contacts very often, so I had assumed that I'd be a great fit for dailies (at least now that technology has improved and they are available for more prescriptions, as I have astigmatism).
I went to an optometrist who was able to find some fine monthly contacts for me, but all the dailies they tried for me were unacceptably blurry. (When I have cause to wear contacts, I need my vision to be excellent.) Couldn't get a satisfactory answer from them as to why this was the case. They also provided a prescription for both the dailies and the monthlies and while not identical, seemed pretty close. Is it just the discrepancy between prescriptions that could cause this, or what else might be going on?
Also are there any solutions you might suggest for my general use case? Will DM you some more details that are personal information.
I suspect my answer might be this one:
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Originally Posted by Knut
If there quite a bit of astigmatism it is likely the vision will be better with glasses than contacts.
If the fit is poor (too flat or too steep) then the vision can also be affected.
If it is the first set he is trying then it may just be a tweak in the prescription that is required.
Costco also has a more limited selection of brands as they do not care all contact lens options. It is possible they do not have a lens that would work with him. Independent Optometry offices do not have limitations on what they can order.
Personally, I counsel that once we get comfort and fit down we can tweak the prescription as needed. Also to not expect perfection on the first try as there is an element of trial and error to contact lenses.
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