On/off Blurred Vision With New Contacts?
January 30, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
So I just got my trial pair of Frequency 55 Toric lenses today. I had no discomfort, but for the first couple hours I had them in, my vision would be crisp for a little while, and then it would blur to the point where it felt like I wasn’t wearing corrective lenses at all (I have high astigmatism, 5 diopters in each eye). It would go away after about 10-20 seconds, but it happened a few more times after that. After the first 2 hours, it stopped altogether.
I put my glasses on for school, but I have my contacts in right now and they are blurring up again.. is it just my eye getting used to the lens because of my high prescription? I know I put the right ones in the right eyes.
I think you should go to your eye doctor and tell him or her whats going on & ask what you should do or what can be done to solve the problem.
Toric lenses do have a tendency to move “off center.” They are weighted, so there is a thicker part that is supposed to be pushed to the bottom of your eye by your eyelids. However, if the len doesn’t fit perfectly, it can and will move with every blink, causing the inconsistent vision you’re describing. I’d call your eye doctor and tell them the problem and tell them you’d like for them to check the fit again and perhaps try another brand/size.
I was fit with soft toric lenses a few weeks ago and I absolutely HATED that inconsistency and I didn’t want to go through trying a bunch of soft contacts.
I learned about these hybrid lenses, called synergeyes. They have a hard center and a soft outter “skirt”. The hard center provides the best optics and the soft “skirt” is comfortable like a regular soft lens. They are supposed to not decenter like soft lenses. They haven’t come in yet, but I’m really excited to try them and find out how they are. It should be next week sometime. E-mail me if you want more info when I get them.
They are more expensive than soft lenses, but I get horrible “starbursts” and “glare” and it’s actually WORSE with my toric lenses, so I figured I would just do myself a favor and pay the extra and get the best.