Anyone Wear Hard contacts???

[VANFLAMESFAN]

I have this messed up eye disease in my left eye and starting to develop in my right. Its called kerataconus. Basically, my cornea, which is supposed to be sphereical, is turning into a cone which in turn results in blurred vision. Anyways, apparently only 1 out of 2000 get it and to correct it, you can wear glasses if its spotted early enough, wear hard lenses or have a corneal transplant. Since I dont want a knife opening up my eye and am too far into the condition for glasses, I have to wear these contact lenses.

I know these lenses were the norm a decade ago, but as a disposable lens user for the last 4 years, the transition period between the lenses has been painful to say the least. Every 2 minutes, its buggin me. If I dont think about em, I dont notice it, but its hard not to think about a hard piece of plastic on your eyeball. My favorite is when I dropped the lens on the counter and it made a sound. I found that hilarious. Anyways, the last day or two, they have gotten better, Im starting to get used to it, but I just wanted to vent. Anyone else here been thru what I am going thru?? Im sure there is.....lets hear some stories.


"The correct title is Anyone Wear HarD contacts" Man, I should hit preview post first!!

[Flames89]

Originally posted by VANFLAMESFAN@Apr 21 2005, 03:53 AM
I have this messed up eye disease in my left eye and starting to develop in my right. Its called kerataconus. Basically, my cornea, which is supposed to be sphereical, is turning into a cone which in turn results in blurred vision. Anyways, apparently only 1 out of 2000 get it and to correct it, you can wear glasses if its spotted early enough, wear hard lenses or have a corneal transplant. Since I dont want a knife opening up my eye and am too far into the condition for glasses, I have to wear these contact lenses.

I know these lenses were the norm a decade ago, but as a disposable lens user for the last 4 years, the transition period between the lenses has been painful to say the least. Every 2 minutes, its buggin me. If I dont think about em, I dont notice it, but its hard not to think about a hard piece of plastic on your eyeball. My favorite is when I dropped the lens on the counter and it made a sound. I found that hilarious. Anyways, the last day or two, they have gotten better, Im starting to get used to it, but I just wanted to vent. Anyone else here been thru what I am going thru?? Im sure there is.....lets hear some stories.


"The correct title is Anyone Wear HarD contacts" Man, I should hit preview post first!!

Knife on your cornea? SCrew that! Get a fricken laser to do the work.

[BlackEleven]

My girlfriend has this and is constantly complaining about it. Apparently the hard ones fall out of your eye really easily because she's always losing hers. At $200 a pair, that's not something you really want happening, so there's been lots of times where I've helped her comb the bathroom for them... once we even had to take the sink apart when they fell down the drain.

I wear the soft ones and have never had any problems with them.

[FlamesAddiction]

Never had to wear contacts. I don't think that I could.

I can't even put eye drops in my eyes they're so sensitive. I just can't open them knowing that something is going to touch them.

So I totally sympathize with you Vanflamesfan. It's not a problem that I would deal with well.

[Eagle Eye]

I love my contacts (they are only for vision though). I have the day and night contacts and I am able to leave them in for a whole month without ever taking them out to wash them. My eyes are really sensitive and the used to bother me when I wore regular contacts.

I will get laser eye correction sometime in the near future though.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally posted by FlamesAddiction@Apr 21 2005, 04:12 PM
Never had to wear contacts. I don't think that I could.

I can't even put eye drops in my eyes they're so sensitive. I just can't open them knowing that something is going to touch them.

You might be surprised at the ability of your eyes to adapt to that if you had to wear contacts.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally posted by Flames Draft Watcher+Apr 21 2005, 10:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Flames Draft Watcher @ Apr 21 2005, 10:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FlamesAddiction@Apr 21 2005, 04:12 PM
Never had to wear contacts. I don't think that I could.

I can't even put eye drops in my eyes they're so sensitive. I just can't open them knowing that something is going to touch them.

You might be surprised at the ability of your eyes to adapt to that if you had to wear contacts. [/b][/quote]
Exactly.
When I first got contacts it would take me about 30 mins to get them in - my eyes would not stop blinking everytime I moved my finger near them. within a week it was taking me a minute or two.

[FlamesAddiction]

I suppose you guys are right.

Speaking of which, I probably should get my eyes checked soon.

[moon]

I was told by an optomitrsit had the same thing and hated the hard contacts. There was no way I was going to wear them. I went to the doctor eye guy (opthomologist??) and he told me that he could see why the optomotrist would think I had it but actually didn't and there was no reason to worry.

Not saying that this will hapen to you but something to consider.

If I would have been told that I had to wear the hard contacts there was no way that was going to happen so I guess I would have had to look into getting the surgery.

[Eagle Eye]

what the hell is a opthamologist?

And thanks for bursting my bubble, you just lost your 3 months of free security monitoring buddy.

[Eagle Eye]

Geez I think I went blind, all I see is white!!!!

[fredr123]

I went to the optometrist two years ago. This old school guy near Brentwood. I asked about contacts and he charged me a bunch of money for some tests. He put weird drops in my eyes, cardboard thingies behind my eyelids and a couple other strange tests. Afterwards he told me my eyes were too dry and I'll never be able to wear contact lenses.

A couple months later I was reading a malpractice suit that went to the SCC. The defendant was an optometrist with the same name as guy above who, at the time of the decision, was working at market mall. Putting two and two together (he lost btw) I went to another optometrist known and trusted by a friend.

This second optometrist used more modern methods and seemed really on top of the scene (she actually read the literature out there and seemed really up to date in her training). She laughed when I told her my story and said it's not uncommon for old optometrists to do everything short of absolutely refusing to deal with contact lenses. Plus, she added, that new lens technology mean that even people with really dry eyes can wear contacts. I've been using disposables now for almost a year and have had no problems. I don't wear them every day but it's never been a problem the few times a week I do. Sports are so much better now...

Long story short: it never hurts to get a second opinion.

[BigBCalgary]

As a former user of most every form of contact lense and eyeglass, having been legally blind for 20yrs, I have to say going under the Knife/laser was the best thing ever. I had it done at Gimble's place in the Northwest and everybody involved was awesome. If you can be considered at all a candidate for any of the procedures available I say suck it up princess, it ain't so bad...except maybe the expense. That little white pill is a great thing and I was awake for the whole thing. It took maybe 1/2 hr 45 minutes for both eyes! That was 7 years ago now and my vision is still better than 20/20 in both eyes. Needless to say I'm an extremely happy camper! I'm not sure I would go anywhere than the Gimbel eye center though as I have heard some negative stories from people that I know who went to the others.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally posted by Flames89@Apr 21 2005, 01:45 PM


"The correct title is Anyone Wear HarD contacts" Man, I should hit preview post first!!

Knife on your cornea? SCrew that! Get a fricken laser to do the work. [/quote]
I have done research on the disease in my eye and from what I gather, I cant get the laser surgery.....It would cure my perscription, but it wouldnt cure the disease........then I looked at the pics of the corneal transplant and I was like no way.......ill wear the lenses..........that was just gross

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally posted by BlackEleven@Apr 21 2005, 01:47 PM
My girlfriend has this and is constantly complaining about it. Apparently the hard ones fall out of your eye really easily because she's always losing hers. At $200 a pair, that's not something you really want happening, so there's been lots of times where I've helped her comb the bathroom for them... once we even had to take the sink apart when they fell down the drain.

I wear the soft ones and have never had any problems with them.

yeah, I havent dropped one yet, but I am waiting for the day.......Im scared going driving and then go to rub the eye because of the wind and then the lens falls out........I cant afford to lose one...........god, I hate the lenses........well I hate them in comparison to the disposables that I used to wear...........


Just curious.......does your girlfriend have the same condition that I do and if so..did the lenses correct it, or least help out