Needing help with Astigmatism Contact Lenses

[3timesoccermom]

All of my girls have astigmatism and wear contacts. My oldest wears the older "hard" style contacts (I do too), the other 2 and hubs wear soft that are supposed to be changed every 2 weeks. I remind the girls but I think they almost always wear them longer, not that I am recommending that. None of us have ever used dailies.

With soft contacts your eyes won't hurt nearly as much if you get some junk, like an eyelash, under them. Sometimes you don't even know.

The best thing about wearing contacts is that she will be able to see better. With the lens closer to your eye your vision is corrected better.

We get ours from our eye doctor's office most of the time. I have bought online before also and had no problems.

I would also make sure she has a pair of glases in her current strength. You never know if she will get a scratch on her eye or an infection or something and not be able to wear contacts for a few days.

I'm pretty sure your doctor will let her start out using some on a trial basis before you have to buy any and by that time she should know whether she will like them or not. Even so, I would recommend only buying a 6 month supply, at least the first time - you never know, she may change her mind and hate them and her prescription could also change before the 6 month supply is depleted. That has happened here before.

The solutions can be quite expensive. I've found that the newer the style of contact the more the solution costs so if you find the cost of the solutions prohibitive and no coupons, ask if a generic is ok. My eye doctor frowns on generics but I use them, for myself anyway, for the girls I buy the name brand.

[Liz]

I don't know if it was because of the short term vs long term or something else. Just make sure to go to an actual optometrist and not a discount place unless you really know how reliable they are.

Contact lenses are medical devices regulated by the FDA. The discount places are getting the exact same contacts from approved US distributors that an "actual optometrist" would. They're quite reliable.

BTW--just because the doctor has an office in a discount chain, doesn't make them a bad or any lesser doctor. In fact, they're just renting the space from the store, and they're independent doctors of optometry, not affiliated with the store.

Also, you said you wore them for a year and a half, then got your lenses from Sams Club? A contact lens prescription is only valid for one year, so unless you had a new prescription, you should not have been able to obtain them.

As to wearing the lenses for longer than the manufacturer suggests, it is not good for eye health. There is a lot of information available, here is just one of the many I found on a quick google search Disposable Contact Lenses and Frequent Replacement Contacts . There are times to be frugal, but being cheap and unhealthy with your vision isn't one of those times.

[Jasmin71]

Thanks everyone !! Yes she has some Issues with her confidence and she is also shy.
The Doc we see is a our reg Eye doctor. He told me that I can buy 6 pairs for $ 100 which should be good for 1 Year, changing them every 2 Months.

She is so exited ...... :)
And yes she will still have a reg Pair of Glasses ......good Point thanks for reminding me !!

I might have to get me some !!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

I have Astigmastism and have worn contacts for over 20 years. Your DD is lucky because it use to be more difficult and expensive than it is now. I wear the 2 month ones and they work fine. She may tear a few to start with, but if she is careful it shouldn't happen a lot. I get mine at Wal-Mart. It is the same price as 1-800 CONTACTS but you don't have to pay shipping. I have found them to be the least expensive option.

What she said. While I no longer wear contacts when I did I would get them at Walmart for the same reasons. I have Astigmatism and wore the 2 month ones.

[Jasmin71]

cool thanks ,. I was wondering about Walmart.... glad to know they do make them *good*

[Jasmin71]

ok so I have to ask we went almost 3 weeks ago to get Contacts.... still waiting. We got one Lens the other one still waiting...
She does have astigmatism but really does it take this long ?