Comments on: I Got Contact Lenses http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: snookie http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-208714 snookie Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:21:17 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-208714 thomas thanks for the tip.. ive been wearing my oasys for about 3 weeks! im taking them off tonight when i go to bed.. thomas thanks for the tip.. ive been wearing my oasys for about 3 weeks! im taking them off tonight when i go to bed..

]]> By: Thomas http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-208705 Thomas Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:24:27 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-208705 Response to extended ware contacts; I too ware my contacts longer than I should. I used to ware Acuevue contacts and swore by them until my Dr. turned me onto a new silicon based contact called "Day & Nite". These lenses are not for everyone though. They are low h2o content and may irritate your eyes if your eyes don't tear enough. I use contact wetting solution constantly, but I love them. The main reason I think that they put a limit on them of 1 month use is because of the eventual buildup of calcium deposits that would clog their breathing. OK, Differences as I know them; Acuevue regular & Acuevue2 are made of a celluloid material much like your eye. The problem with extended ware with these lenses is that your eye has to breath fresh oxygen to renew itself. These lenses will not pass enough oxygen to the surface of the eye to keep from damaging the eye for prolonged periods of time. My experience with them when waring them for a month or so, is after for a while, my cornea would swell and ad change shape causing my prescription to be off. Waring them too long, well let's just say that I damaged my eye so that I had to quit waring them until my eyes healed. 30 day extended ware Day & Nite lenses are wonderful. These lenses are silicone based and they actually pass up to 150% more oxygen to the eye than if you weren't waring any lenses at all. I have no changing of my focus after waring them a while and my eyes remain healthy. I still ware them longer than I should though. Lenses at the least should be removed occasionally for cleaning because of the minute things in the air that can get between the lens and the eye and to unclog them. This could also cause damage. I am now, after 2 years on one box of 6 lenses, out of lenses and had to remove the right lens. I am now seeing clearly with only one eye and desperately looking for a supplier that will ship without a new prescription. If Wall-Mart only charges $78 for total exam and gives a courtesy pair of 30 day lenses, then I will be at Wall-Mart tomorrow. I don't care how bad of an exam they give, as long as they don't change my prescription. With the Day & Nites i know my prescription hasn't changed. Response to extended ware contacts;
I too ware my contacts longer than I should. I used to ware Acuevue contacts and swore by them until my Dr. turned me onto a new silicon based contact called “Day & Nite”. These lenses are not for everyone though. They are low h2o content and may irritate your eyes if your eyes don’t tear enough. I use contact wetting solution constantly, but I love them. The main reason I think that they put a limit on them of 1 month use is because of the eventual buildup of calcium deposits that would clog their breathing.

OK, Differences as I know them;
Acuevue regular & Acuevue2 are made of a celluloid material much like your eye. The problem with extended ware with these lenses is that your eye has to breath fresh oxygen to renew itself. These lenses will not pass enough oxygen to the surface of the eye to keep from damaging the eye for prolonged periods of time. My experience with them when waring them for a month or so, is after for a while, my cornea would swell and ad change shape causing my prescription to be off. Waring them too long, well let’s just say that I damaged my eye so that I had to quit waring them until my eyes healed.

30 day extended ware Day & Nite lenses are wonderful. These lenses are silicone based and they actually pass up to 150% more oxygen to the eye than if you weren’t waring any lenses at all. I have no changing of my focus after waring them a while and my eyes remain healthy. I still ware them longer than I should though.

Lenses at the least should be removed occasionally for cleaning because of the minute things in the air that can get between the lens and the eye and to unclog them. This could also cause damage.

I am now, after 2 years on one box of 6 lenses, out of lenses and had to remove the right lens. I am now seeing clearly with only one eye and desperately looking for a supplier that will ship without a new prescription. If Wall-Mart only charges $78 for total exam and gives a courtesy pair of 30 day lenses, then I will be at Wall-Mart tomorrow. I don’t care how bad of an exam they give, as long as they don’t change my prescription. With the Day & Nites i know my prescription hasn’t changed.

]]> By: Larry http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206953 Larry Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:38:06 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206953 AcuVue Oasis are incredible! I work with a PC monitor all day, eyes are always tired and dry. I've worn glass all my life, progressive for last 10 years. First impression with contacts WOW, everything is in focus and no frame blocking my vision, it was like my eyes went to HI-DEF for the first time. I can even read labels clearly on shelves, read documents by squinting (I am 60) like when I hit 45 with glasses!! Only problem so far was the trial ones from the Dr were NOT the same as the box I ordered from him. Could not see close up as with the trial ones??? Must have been a poor quality batch!! I see the world in a totally different light now. If not for the PC which has always been bad for eyes I would not have any complaints with vision. AcuVue Oasis are incredible! I work with a PC monitor all day, eyes are always tired and dry. I’ve worn glass all my life, progressive for last 10 years. First impression with contacts WOW, everything is in focus and no frame blocking my vision, it was like my eyes went to HI-DEF for the first time. I can even read labels clearly on shelves, read documents by squinting (I am 60) like when I hit 45 with glasses!! Only problem so far was the trial ones from the Dr were NOT the same as the box I ordered from him. Could not see close up as with the trial ones??? Must have been a poor quality batch!! I see the world in a totally different light now. If not for the PC which has always been bad for eyes I would not have any complaints with vision.

]]> By: snookie http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206779 snookie Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:56:37 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206779 no actually, theyre exactly the right size.. the bigger ones "original wayfarer" were HUGE and the bottom touch my cheeks when i smile.. no sugar??? i cant stand that.. i think all coffee tastes the same too :P taqabal Allah 6a3tek bro :D no actually, theyre exactly the right size.. the bigger ones “original wayfarer” were HUGE and the bottom touch my cheeks when i smile..

no sugar??? i cant stand that.. i think all coffee tastes the same too :P

taqabal Allah 6a3tek bro :D

]]> By: some guy http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206777 some guy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:23:56 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206777 have to stay up till Salat al Jum3ah which is in approx 1hour :D have to stay up till Salat al Jum3ah which is in approx 1hour :D

]]> By: some guy http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206776 some guy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:23:25 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206776 hehe thats good, they're kinda biggish dont you think? :D ive been awake all night, went to starbucks and got me some tanzanian coffee, it all tastes the same ... im drinking it plain, no sugar! !_! hehe thats good, they’re kinda biggish dont you think? :D

ive been awake all night, went to starbucks and got me some tanzanian coffee, it all tastes the same … im drinking it plain, no sugar! !_!

]]> By: snookie http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206750 snookie Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:41:44 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206750 how come no one has commented on the sunglasses?! i thought they were pretty cool! :| how come no one has commented on the sunglasses?! i thought they were pretty cool! :|

]]> By: snookie http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206749 snookie Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:41:09 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206749 Ahmed, yeah im still getting used to that.. i cant believe that EVERYTHING in my peripheral vison is in focus.. some guy, lol inshalla next time im in kuwait AND need to have my eyes checked i'll consider the store connected to the jam3iya :P even though im 100% sure i wud do it at the Intl. Optics who've had me on file since i was in the 6th grade :D Ahmed, yeah im still getting used to that.. i cant believe that EVERYTHING in my peripheral vison is in focus..

some guy, lol inshalla next time im in kuwait AND need to have my eyes checked i’ll consider the store connected to the jam3iya :P even though im 100% sure i wud do it at the Intl. Optics who’ve had me on file since i was in the 6th grade :D

]]> By: some guy http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206742 some guy Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:26:45 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206742 moo the jam3iya itself, they always have a sunglasses store connected to it which you can check your eyes! moo the jam3iya itself, they always have a sunglasses store connected to it which you can check your eyes!

]]> By: Ahmed http://area-77.com/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206737 Ahmed Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:46:59 +0000 http://area-77.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-got-contact-lenses/#comment-206737 I tried contact lenses for the first time last month for my cousin's wedding. At first I didn't like them because they made everything looks bigger than usual, but a few days later I started to like them. I used them for a couple of weeks but now I'm back to my good ol' pair of glasses. I have ordered a new pair that should arrive today or tomorrow. I tried contact lenses for the first time last month for my cousin’s wedding. At first I didn’t like them because they made everything looks bigger than usual, but a few days later I started to like them. I used them for a couple of weeks but now I’m back to my good ol’ pair of glasses. I have ordered a new pair that should arrive today or tomorrow.

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