Questions and Answers About Contact Lens For Astigmatism
I have never worn contacts before, but am about to get them. I would like to know:
Exactly what do I get when I order them…how many per box and how many weeks does 1 box of each eye cover?
What type of cost am I looking for (like for 3 months…what?)?
Etc…someone please help!
How high can astigmatism go?
When it becomes very high, what is the danger? For example, at high risk of getting certain eye problems/diseases etc..
Can it be corrected through lifestyle changes?
I use Acuvue Contact Lenses for Astigmatism for about a year now. And I was wondering if I can wear a normal contact lenses? Like the Circle Lenses. I heard from someone I know that also have astigmatism that she is wearing circle lenses from Geo, not the Toric or the one for astigmatism. Is it safe? Will it damage my eyes?
And do you know any site that I can buy circle lenses?
Thanks!
I went to the eye doctor to get fitted for contacts today, and it turns out I have astigmatism in my right eye, and not in my left.
So they’re going to order a trial pair of contacts, the left one normal, and the right one made for astigmatism.
How will this feel on my eyes? Is it going to feel awkward or hurt? 
I’ve never had contacts before.
thank you! 10 points best answer 
oh, and he said that the one for astigmatism will be a little bigger than the other one.
Well my eye doctor told me I had astigmatism, but not enough so that I couldn’t just wear regular contacts…but my contacts feel SO uncomfortable in my eye. I have tried everything, contacts for dry eye…acuvue advanced…everything. And I’m started to wonder maybe it’s the astigmatism…what does it feel like if you wear a regular contact with astigmatism?
I was reading on the internet that astigmatism is usually present when someone is born. I’m almost 26 and just found out that I have astigmatism, but I had pretty much perfect vision until it started getting blurry a few months ago. If I’ve had it since I was born, why didn’t I experience symptoms until now? I’m just wondering if anyone else who has astigmatism didn’t have any problems with it until they were in their 20s or older.
The reason I ask is because I was prescribed Acuvue Oasys lenses with a Base Curve of 8.6, but when I look for them they only come in 8.4 and 8.8. However, there are Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism with a base curve of 8.6. Can I get those? Does that mean I have astigmatism?
does anybody know what this means! please help me if you can! xox
I have dark brown eyes but I then I have astigmatism, which sucks more. I need color contact that actually make me look like I have light blue eyes but I don’t like the dark blue eyes.
I have some visual anomalies, and the optometrist only detects a slight .25D astigmatism in each eye. I was wondering are there ever cases where such a slight astigmatism really bothers a person .. more than it normally does to the general population? — Or perhaps something was missed in the 45minute-1hour dilated exam?
No glasses were prescribed, and she tried alot of lenses in the photoropter but my normal vision always beat it out on the eye chart. I read down to the 20/15 line with both eyes, without any correction. So she said other than the astigmatism my eyes were like hawks, and healthy.
If not, I wonder if I should seek neurological opinions.
Any fact, fiction, or anecdotal reply is appreciated.
– Thanks for the answer. At night is when I notice some of my ‘anomalies’ the most. I assume due to the pupil dilation in the dark.
Halo’s are present, and starbursts on lights big and small.
Is this typical of astigmatism? What type of things are you referring to ‘at night’ that people would need correcting (be experiencing) ?
I know that .25 is rarely corrected, just asking uncommonly, even rarely.. is it possible that for whatever reason such a low measured astigmatism cause more problems for one person than another. ?
Thanks
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David – Would you mind sending me an email? I would like to converse shortly with you if possible. I noticed you have no contact.
Or if any eye professional reasons this question, would you contact me in some way (view my profile) – I would like to confer just a bit. Thanks in advance.
I don’t have non-astigmatism contacts for my other eye so can i just but an astigmatism contact in my non-astigmatism eye? or would that be bad?
i forgot to note that the astigmatism eye and non astigmatism eye are the exact same prescription
I need to know if they are able to stay moisture rich, oxygen rich, no slide around, not feel uncomfortable and how much they cost for astigmatism just above the legal limit for lasix surgery?
Can you please recommend good contact lenses for strong astigmatism?
Three years ago I tried several contact lenses and they still were very blurry. I had no choice but to continue with glasses.
Is there anything new in the market for strong astigmatism (I just have it in one eye)?
Please let me know if you are happy with your lenses so I can talk to my doctor about it.
Appreciate your advice. Thanks!
how could you know if you have astigmatism?? or if it’s just simply myopia?? and is it possible to have both? cuz I’ve noticed slight blurring in the distance along with distortion of text (only in the distance) , like the text appears to be faintly doubled-reflected above the actual text, especially at night….is this normal?? or could i possibly need glasses?? plz help. thanks.
Regular contacts rather than ones for astigmatism, I mean?
My prescription is:
Right eye:
Sphere: -5.75, Cylinder: -75, Axis: 150, Base Curve: 87.
Left eye:
Sphere: -6.00, Cylinder: -75, Axis: 10, Base Curve: 87.
Also, would my contacts be cheaper if I have insurance? How much cheaper?
I started out with just regular acuve oasis lenses and they were completely soft. But then I got my perscription lenses for astigmatism and the center of the lenses are harder and they wont stick to my finger as well. Is this normal?
I am 15 years old and i have hear that Astigmatism is supposed to stay the same not get worse so can anybody tell me if i should go see another doctor.
I have really bad astigmatism, and it’s worsened 70% in one year. I’m also farsighted. The doctor fitted me with SO many different pairs of contacts for astigmatism, and they were all painful and didn’t fit properly. (He said it was because my eyes were different?) Right now, I wear Acuvue soft contacts, so I’m wondering if I can get glasses to go over the contacts (just to wear in school, not all the time)? Personally, I don’t think my astigmatism is horrible, because I can still see (with Acuvue contacts), but the doctor thinks I should do something about it.
My tonic (astigmatism) contact lens prescription is:
-4.75 -0.75 x010 and
-5.00 -1.25 x170
what would my prescription be for regular contacts?
(I know that I wouldn’t be able to see as clear with regular contacts, but I would just like to know)
This site claims its possible, but it looks like hype.
http://cureyoureyes.com/
I started wearing contacts and I am going to order my second time. My doctor said I had a slight Astigmatism, so he said I should get toric lenses, so I did. But this is at Americans Best and they are a company so they want me to buy the more expansive ones. He was a little sketchy explaining why I should use toric ones instead of normal ones since I only had a slight problem. So what would happen, (the effect) if I wore none-astigmatism lenses? Im just sort of wondering. Thanks in advance
I have -4.75 on both eyes, and even when I use Astigmatism lenses I see perfectly. Im just wondering the effects of non-Astigmatism lenses. I might go to a doctor later.
I need to find Opaque colored contact lenses that can correct Astigmatism. What is a good website to order these kind of lenses?
I have astigmatism in one eye and the doctor won’t do anything for me. I can hardly see out of that eye because everything is blurry. My previous eye doctor once gave me contacts for astigmatism. My new eye doctor says I only have it in one eye (although my previous doctor said both eyes) and he can’t do anything about it. The past year has been horrible for me because I can’t see very well out of that eye. I’ve posted many questions the past few days about my eye problems (all of which started when I began going to him). I’m tired of not being able to see clearly. Anyone know what can be done? Why won’t he fix my vision problem?
I do wear contacts all the time (I should have mentioned that). He won’t give me contacts for astigmatism because he says it’s so slight (I don’t think it is because I can’t see well at all out of the eye) and nothing can be done. Couldn’t he give me one regular contact for my left eye and an astigmatism contact for my right eye? He had me do the eye chart again in my follow up with my contact in (b/c I told him I couldn’t see well still) and I thought for a moment that I didn’t have it in! That’s how badly I see out of my right eye. I couldn’t even read the line he asked me too. I told him this and he ignored it and said I had to stick with the prescription he’d just given me. (By the way, I’ve had this problem for a year since I’ve started going to him. My second visit was last week and the follow up yesterday.) I wish I’d gone to another doctor. My original eye doctor (the one that gave me astigmatism contacts) died a few years ago. That’s why I have a new doctor.
