Will My Eyes Adjust To Glasses With Only Small Periods Of Wear?
January 17, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
I just got my first pair of glasses in 7 or so years and my first pair of glasses with a lens for astigmatism (yes, one – I only have it in one eye).
I put them on and the world is a bit warped. I found that this is due to the astigmatism. When I do wear them, I feel dizzy and my eyed feel a bit strained, although I can see better than I do with contacts in.
What I’m wondering is if this strain will get better with time even though these glasses aren’t full-time for me. I put them on after my shower and I’m usually up for five or six hours following that shower.
Last question is when I do adjust to my glasses, will my contacts be fine still, or will I have to pick one and stick with it? Although I like the clarity of the glasses, I’m a photographer and I really don’t want that lens getting in my way when I’m taking photos.
Why Can’t I Get A Contact Lens To Correct My Small Astigmatism?
January 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
I got fitted for contact lenses about 6 months ago, but I find that my vision is constantly slightly blurry when I wear my contacts. (Also, every now and then my vision gets really blurry for about 30 seconds, but that is not really my problem). I get a lot of eyestrain and headaches, so having constantly blurry vision is not good for me. I am worried that I won’t be able to continue wearing contacts.
My eyeglasses prescription is
OD (RIGHT)………………….OS (LEFT)
SPH +1……………….. +1
CYL – 0.25……………….. – 0.5
AXI 125……………….. 60
ADD 0……………….. 0
PD…………… 58
My contact lens prescription is
OD (Right)………………..OS (Left)
SPH +.75……………….. +1
CYL nil……………….. – 0.75
AXI nil……………….. 70
BC 8.4……………….. 8.6
DIA 14.0……………….. 14.5
The astigmatism is worse in my left eye, and I am left eye dominant. My optometrist said that the astigmatism in my right eye is too small to be corrected by contact lenses (she said the ‘market’ for them was too small for companies to bother making contact lenses for that size). She tried to balance off the effects of my right eye astigmatism by distorting the ‘true’ contact lens prescription for my left eye.
The results of this are far from perfect. I cannot even wear my contact lenses because I get so much eyestrain and constant blurriness.
From what my optometrist said it sounds like all my contact lens problems would be solved if only my right eye was worst – if only the astigmatism was severe enough to be correctable with contact lenses. My glasses prescription is perfect for me, but not my contact lens prescription.
What other contact lens options do I have? I am using Acuvue Oasys lenses (Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism in my left eye only). I have heard that RPG lenses give better clarity of vision. Is that an option for me? Is it possible for me to buy contact lenses from other companies that are perfect for my right eye astigmatism?
From google-searching it sounds like I have an “oblique astigmatism” which means my astigmatism, although quite low, has a greater-than-normal effect on my vision. It also means that when I blink my contact lens shifts more than for most contact-wearers, and I get very blurry vision for several seconds.
Thanks so much for any advice
Can Small Amount Of Astigmatism Lead To Headache?
December 11, 2009 by admin
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I have a very mild prescription for astigmatism :
-0.5sph, -0.25 cyl ax 180 in 1 eye and sph 0 , -0.5 cyl ax 180 in the other.
i get headaches OCCASSIONALLY not all the time. I wonder if the headaches are caused by these or other things. shud i wear glasses?
thanks
Optometrist Said I Got A Small Astigmatism, But Its Low Enough That I Can Use Regular Contacts, Is This True?
October 21, 2009 by admin
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My old prescription used to be:
LEFT – Bausch & Lomb SofLens Toric:
BC: 8.5
SPH: -4.00
CYL: -1.25
AX: 180
RIGHT – Acuvue 2:
BC: 8.3
DIA: 14.0
D: -4.50
i just got an eye exam yesterday and my new prescription is this:
LEFT:
Spherical: -4.00
Cylindrical: -1.50
Axis: 010
Right:
Spherical: -4.00
Cylindrical: -0.50
Axis: 160
Is this kind of change possible? He said that it went down/got better.. but also that before i didnt have an astigmatism in my right eye, but now i do? he also said that my right eye’s astigmatism is really low, so if i wanted i could continue using the same type of contacts (just w/ a lower prescription) since it took me a while to find the right contacts that didnt irritate my eye?
thanks
I Am Corrected For Monovision Ii Have A Small Astigmatism In Both Eyes +6.6 Left Eye +2.25 I Am Still Frustrat?
August 27, 2009 by admin
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I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE FINE PRINT IS STILL NOT AS SHARP AS MY GLASSES WERE I HATE WEARING GLASSES I WANT TO KEEP WEARING MY CONTACTS PLEASE HELP ME
