Help! I Made A Very Silly Mistake With My Contacts! Scared?!?
February 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
Okay, today i opened my contacts. I opened a Right box, but distracted by company i was in a rush and opened the OTHER right sitting in the box, instead of my left. My left and right are different powers.
Left: 3.50
Right: 3.75
BUT because my left eye has astigmatism, my optometrist pushed up the powers of my lens to:
Left: 3.75
Right: 4.00
She pushed up the powers because the astigmatism in my left eye isn’t bad so could get away with wearing normal coloured contacts (sorry i should have stated that. it’s hard to find coloured contacts that come with astigmastism).
So i went about my business wearing 4.00 in my left and 4.00 in my right. I couldn’t feel the difference but i don’t think it’ll be good in the long run… unless someone professional tells me it’s fine?!
What should i do?
If i open a left and throw away the other right i’ll be left with a useless left contact. If i continue with this for a month and the next month, open a PROPER pair, i’ll be left with 2 useless lefts. But i might be able to get 2 rights of 4.00. If i can?
Please help me! I don’t want these contacts to go to waste!
You’ll probably feel the -4.00 in the one eye is too strong and you may feel like you’re going crosseyed. Just get out a case, put solution in it, and save it for next time, it’ll be fine.
I think you’ll be good. I reversed my L and R once too, and didn’t notice for a little bit, I swapped them back and wore them anyway, but later on I asked my eye Dr. about that and she said it really won’t hurt anything besides you not being able to see as best as you should and not to worry.
Your eyes have close to the same power so you will be fine.
Don’t worry! I always mix my contacts up. The power isn’t a huge amount apart so you will be fine. Just remember not to do it occasionally as it might increase your power.