Contact Lens for Astigmatism

Contact lenses? Okay, so me and a couple of my friends are planning to go to Knott's Soak City ^^. Is it a bad idea to wear contact lenses? I think you're not allowed to swim with them but if water gets into them is that bad too?

What color of contact lenses go good with black hair? Im gonna get contact lenses soon and im wondering if i should get colored lenses. What would go good with black hair, tan skin. I also want to know what the best brand is?

What brand of colored contact lenses look most realistic for dark eyes? I've seen some colored contact lenses on people with dark eyes and while they look nice from far away, when you get close, they look really fake. Is there a brand that blends the actual eye color better with the contact lenses color to look more natural and realistic?

What are the most natural looking brown contact lenses? I have light green eyes, but I'd like to wear non-perscription brown colored contact lenses, just every now and then for a different kind of look. But opaque lenses are usually SO unnatural looking. Especially the ones that try and replicate natural iris lines/specles, etc. (it doesn't matter to me if they have an iris pattern or not---I just want them to look natural.) So what brand of brown contact lenses would you reccommend for light eyes?

How long does it take to get Contact Lenses and how do I get them? I have a recent glasses prescription and just bought new glasses a week ago. I hate my new glasses and I just want to get contact lenses, been wearing glasses for a long time. I am going to Lens Crafters tomorrow, how long is the whole process until I can get the contact lenses? Thanks.

What to do about contact lenses being mixed up? I took my contact lenses out of my eyes tonight and cleaned them, then I put a the left contact in the left container, and then put the right contact in the left container, so they were both floating around and I realized there were two. I quickly scooped one out and put it in the right side. I have Night & Day Contact lenses, and my prescription is the same on both sides (-.150) Or something, what do I do?

What is the best brand for contact lenses? The above qustion is for all the brands out there. One more question. Out of the following brands, which is better: 1. Bausch and Lomb PureVision Contact Lenses 2. Acuvue Brand Contact Lenses They are both offering free trials for their lenses and I'm wondering which brand is the better brand. also if possible can you please list pros and cons of both brands. Thanks

What is the longest length to wear contact lenses? For example I have 1 month long disposable contact lenses. However, I only wear contacts for special occasions which counts as a week per month. Does this mean I have to switch the contacts every month or is it the length of time you actually wear the contacts? Could I keep the contacts for the 30 days I wear them or throw them out every month? I have specific type of contacts so its rather expensive.

Are contact lenses hard to put on your eyes? I have been wearing glass for a long time, but I am planning on wearing contact lenses. So, are they hard to put on your eyes?

How much does contact lenses cost in Australia? I have just recently been diagnosed with a rare eye condition called keratoconus and told by the optometrist that I will need to wear Rigid gas-permeable contact lenses to treat the condition. I have been reffered to another optometrist to deal with the condition and prescribe the contact lenses. Any help will be appreiciated.

How to choose contact lenses and where do i get them? Where can i get good contact lenses (which company makes the best ones)? Should I go to my eye doctor or to a eye glass company like Eyemart or Walmart Eye-something?

What do you need to be able to buy contact lenses? what kind of prescription? I know that you require a prescription within 1 year to buy contact lenses. However, I already have measurement for my eyes (base curve, diameter) on my previous contact lens boxes. So can i just get an eye exam just for testing my refraction/power ? What i actually need are the refraction...I have my eye size measurement on the boxes of my previous lens. Or do I still have to get a prescription which lists my : - refraction/power - eye size to be able to buy lens?

I need contact lenses but can I still get any job as a pilot? What would be the closest to being an airline pilot if I need contact lenses to correct my eyesight?

How often should I switch pairs of contact lenses? I have six pairs of contact lenses that should last me the next year. I wore one pair of contacts for almost four months without any problems, but now that I have these six new pairs, I'm wondering if I should just switch them every two months or should I just keep wearing the one pair until I feel the need to switch them out? Does it make any kind of difference? I have really healthy eyes and no problems with my contacts up until now, but this is the first time I've worn contacts (save for that first trial pair), so I am a little green when it comes to this stuff.

What is the procedure to getting your first-time contact lenses? What are the exams/fittings dealie? Approximately how mush does the contact lens exam. fitting, and contact lenses themselves each separately cost? also, I don't have VSP, but my health insurance at kaiser covers most of the cost of Rx eye check-ups, wold they also cover the cost of contact lens eye exam? i know it varies depending on insurance, but can anyone give me some input on this?

What are the most comfortable soft contact lenses to wear? I've tried many different brands and still haven't found one that I can wear more than 3-4 hours at a time. But I hear other people can wear them all day long with no problem. What contact lenses do you think are the best/most comfortable?

Is there any way to keep my contact lenses from expiring? I have a couple packages of unopened monthly soft contact lenses that I bought last year. According to the unopened packages, they are about to expire. From what I've gathered, it's the saline solution in which these contacts are submerged that expire (and evaporate), not the actual lenses themselves. Would it be a feasible and/or safe way to extend the expiration of these lenses by opening them up and re-storing them in fresh saline liquid?

How much do monthly contact lenses cost with insurance? I just got contact lenses today, and I love them. I was just wondering how much I will have to pay. I have vsp insurance They are soft, monthly clear lenses I get them at Pearle Vision I don't know what brand they are, sorry If anyone could tell me this it would be helpful, thanks!

What are the absolute best contact lenses? I wore contacts a few years ago, but I guess my eyes are sensitive because they were always really bothering me. I understand now that contacts are much better and more comfortable, even some that are supposedly so good you can't even tell they're there. What are the best and most comfortable contact lenses?

What happens to monthly contact lenses if you continue to wear them for over a month? If you continue to wear monthy contact lenses, after a month of wearing them, what will happen? PS- i'm not planning on doing this, it's purely just a question

How long can I use my contact lenses? I use disposable contact lenses - Bausch & Lomb SofLens (polymacon), 38. I've been wearing (these) contacts now for almost 4 months. I wear them almost everyday of the week, for about 12-14 hours a day. I don't sleep with them on and when they're not in use, I place them in the solution I was given (which I replace everyday). How long should I use each contact before disposing it? And is it a problem if I use a contact lens and within less than a week there is already a small tear at its edge? This has been happening to me several times within the past 3 weeks or so, so I've been throwing out a few lately. I don't think I've ever worn them for longer than a month...probably 3 weeks at the most.

What material are contact lenses made out of, and where can i find more information on the material? i need to write in detail about a material that contact lenses are made from, and about the structure of this material, and why it is suitable for its use in contact lenses. any help? thanks! xxxx

How long do contact lenses last in their package? I have one pair of contact lenses remaining which I ordered May of last year. They are still in their original package. (I haven't worn contacts since November.) Is it OK to wear them?

What are the symptoms of over using my contact lenses? i keep my contacts in for months at a time, no problems what so ever. the longest i have had them in for is 9 months. i have had any problems yet but i want to know the symptoms of a problem if it begins to develop. will the problem happen over night. or does it take a long time to develop? and is everyone different. can somepeople where contact lenses for months and months at a time without any side effects?

Has anyone lied about not wearing contact lenses at the DMV when renewing a lisence? Can they really tell? I have always been borderline needing glasses or contacts to pass the vision test. I have to take my contacts out for a while to let my eyes adjust before taking it. I know they always ask are you wearing contact lenses. Has anyone just said no and took the test while they were in fact wearing them? Can they really tell?

What is the best way to clean cloudy contact lenses? I have been wearing my contact lenses for a couple of days now. They have already become cloudy, and I have cleaned and disinfected them properly. I have been wearing contact lenses for almost ten years now. Is there anything that I can buy or do that may be able to salvage them?

What is the best brand of colored contact lenses? I want to get green contacts for my brown eyes, which contact lenses are the best? I am asking for the brand, not the color...(eg. Freshlook, Acuve , etc.)

Is it unhealthy to wear contact lenses since it does not allow your eyes to breathe? Alright, so we all know that contact lenses does damage to our eyes to some degree. No matter what advertisements say, something that's constant touching the most sensitive part of your exposed body is obviously unhealthy. I'm 14 this year and i really need contacts. My glasses are extremely annoying and unfashionable, but I'm scared to get contacts. I don't know how i'll b able to put something into my eyeball. and how to pinch back out without assitance. I don't know how i will accept the fact that something's sticking to my eye all the time. I need to know what are the long term side effects of contacts lense, what damages it does to the eyes, and how healthy they are. Are there eye diseases related to contact lenses. And no, i'm talking about wearing CLEAN lenses. Not like dirty lenses cuz i know you can get infections from that. Anything important about contact lenses would be helpful to me please. i want them so bad but i need over come the fear first. thanks.

Can wearing contact lenses affect red-eye in photographs? I always always always have red eye in photographs, even when I am in a large group and nobody else has it and even when the camera used has red-eye reduction. I wear contact lenses and wondered if this could be the cause? If not, is it something to worry about? An eye condition for example? I don't imagine I am the only one wearing contact lenses in a large group I KNOW I am the only one wearing contact lenses as I know everyone in the photographs and nobody else wears them. I wouldn't have asked otherwise.

What is the best contact lenses for dry eyes? I want to use contact lense but i have dry eyes and astigmatism 4 years ago the doctor told me I not a candidate for contact lenses but I know things have change now.

What is the best brand of contact lenses? My job requires me to spend majority of the time in front of the computer and my eyes get dry fast. I have been wearing glasses for the past 2 months, but I believe I am ready to wear contact lenses.

Do you have to pay for contact lenses through direct debit? For example, at Specsavers. If my contact lenses were £10 a month, is there no other way to pay apart from direct debit? I'm 16 you see and would like contact lenses before September. I asked my mum but for some reason she doesn't seem too keen. Could you help me please? Thanks in advance!

How and where do you buy contact lenses? I want good ones that are noticeable. I was thinking of Gray or Purple. But i don't know where to buy contact lenses.

How to put contact lenses in your eyes? I was wondering how do you put contact lenses in your eyes cuz I have them and I know who to put them in but I have trouble. Do you have any tricks or tips to help make it easy for me to put them in?

Why do contact lenses sting when first putting them on in the morning? I've been wearing contact lenses since I was in high school and this is just unavoidable. Every morning when I put them on they burn my eyes.

How to buy contact lenses without description? I got my eye exam back to my country about a year ago but now I am running out my contact lenses. I want to order some online but I dont have any eye exam or prescription in the U.S. Is there any way that I can buy contact lenses online without the doctor's eye exam in the U.S.? I have all information I need for my eye vision.

How much does toric contact lenses usually cost? I'm going to the optometrist tomorrow, hopefully OPSM. About how much would the contact lenses cost? I have astigmatism. How much would the solutions cost? I need an estimated cost to know before-hand. Thanks!

What are the most quality contact lenses out there? Price is not a factor. I just want to know which brand of contact lenses are best for my eyes. Thank you!

How often should I replace the solution in my contacts case for my hard gas permeable contact lenses? I have hard gas permeable contact lenses and would like to know how often I should change the solution in my contacts case. Also, when applying the contacts and taking them off, should I put some solution on my contacts?

When it comes to colored contact lenses, what is the difference between the enhancers and the opaques? I am planning to switch from wearing glasses to the acuvue2 colored contact lenses and I was wondering what the difference was between the enhancers and the opaques. I want them to look natural...not fake.

What is a good mascara for contact lenses? I need a new mascara since my old one smells kinda funny. I wear contact lenses, have thin and short eyelashes, and needs a black mascara. I was thinking of buying Maybelline's great lash because i have a coupon but heard lots of negative feedback for it. Also, please only include mascaras that you can buy in drugstores. As much as I'd like to buy a DiorShow mascara, I can't afford $20 worth for a mascara. Thank you!

How can i remove my contact lenses if i wear acrylic nails? i LOVE getting my nails done but i just got contact lenses. Fortunately when i got them one of my nails had broke off so i've been using that finger , I can remove them with my other fingers but it takes much longer and is harder. Do you have any suggestions or tricks to get them out while wearing acrylic nails?

is it ok to order contact lenses with a different base curve and diameter? I currently wear acuvue advance with hydraclear technology. The base curve is 8.3 and the diameter is 14. I want to buy colored contacts, and I want a color that only Freshlook Colorblends offers, however their base curve is only available in 8.6 and the diameter is 14.5. Should I not order those contact lenses? I hear the only effect is that the contact lenses don't fit your eyes properly and so they may slide around a bit.

What can I do for contact lenses that go blurry while watching TV? I have astigmatism, and I have some BioMedics soft contact lenses that are quite comfortable. The only problem I have is that at night, after wearing them all day, when I'm watching TV one eye or the other always starts acting up. Going blurry on me and I have to keep putting the eyedrops in. I tried taking them out halfway through the day and letting them soak in their solution to see if it helped, but it didn't. Any suggestions?

What is the best site to order contact lenses from? I've ordered my prescription contact lenses from 1800CONTACTS.com for years. They've been great, but lately, my money's been in a bit of a pinch and I'm just looking to see if there's another website that has good deals on contact lenses. Anyone know of one? I already use Focus brand and I have for years. I'm not looking to change brands. I'm just looking for a new place to order them. There isn't a Costco anywhere in my state...sad, but true...the closest Wal-Mart is a little over an hour away as well. I live in the middle of nowhere. Haha...

Is there any good way to sell new contact lenses I have leftovers of? I have several brand new unopened pairs of colored contact lenses I just ordered recently but I've decided to move on to another color. So what can I do with these 4, 5 pairs of brand new contacts now? Is there any forums I can tag a note on or any other options?

How expensive would it be to try contact lenses? I currently have to wear glasses. I have pretty poor vision (although I know people with worse vision who have used contact lenses). I already know (or at least have access to) my prescription, so how expensive would it be to try contact lenses? I can't seem to find price lists anywhere.

Mono Vision Contact Lenses VS Bifocal Contacts, do you have any experience with either or both? I am currently "trying" to work with mono-vision contact lenses. I have worn them for 5 days, and find them very difficult to see with. One lens is for close up, the other is for distance. Its difficult to adjust, and I am having no luck. I normally wear bi-focal glasses. I am looking for suggestions or your own personal experience with either or both of these contact lens methods.

How long can I wear soft contact lenses ? I bought the Alcon 2 soft contact lenses for my eyes. How long should I wear them before replacing ?? I take them out and wash them everyday with Alcon lense solution. Will they affect my eyes if I use the same contacts too many times ?? Sorry, my bad, it's called the Acuvue 2 contact lenses.

What the best way to store contact lenses? What the best way to store and keep your contact lenses in good condition? I made a deep mark in one of mine somehow, and had to get a new one for my left eye. If you use too much solution, like have them completely soaked in solution for days, can it put pressure on the lense, expanding it, or making it less of the lense shape and flatter? Just a thought! Thanks for any input.

Color Contact lenses - What are the best companies for astigmatism? (1) What are the best companies for getting a green or grey COLORED contact lenses for astigmatism? (2) Are disposables better or the ones you can use longer?

Where can I buy contact lenses without a prescription ? Hi, I am currently residing in US on working Visa and don't have any Insurance. I am looking to purchase the contact lenses online without a prescription from eye doctor. Is there any website that doesn't require a prescription ? Greately appreciate.