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Anyone wear Contact Lenses? Do you suffer from dry eyes?

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I've been wearing contact lenses for many years, but have recently suffered from dry eyes and my doctor told me it's because of long term use of contact lenses. Now I can barely wear my lenses anymore and I have to wear glasses, which I really hate!

Anyone had a similar problem? How did you solve it and continue to wear lenses? Is dry eyes treatable?

I have always assumed that contact lenses are risk-free, but clearly they are not.
 
My mum used to have naturally dry eyes rather than an effect of wearing contacts. The doctor perscribed her hypermellose eyedrops which helped sooth her sore eyes. I'm not sure if they're compatible with contacts though.
 
I could never wear contact lenses. I had trouble holding them them with my big fingers. I stick to eyeglasses.
 
Used to wear them some years ago, but later switched to glasses. My experience with contact lenses is varied: there were periods when contacts seemed to be a great and comfortabe alternative for glasses, but later some discomfort appeared every time I was wearing them and the annoyance with the extra care required motivated me to get a new pair of glasses instead. Nowadays I am comfortable with wearing glasses, but consider using lenses during the martial arts training sessions. :)
 
I could never wear contacts; I would hate sticking my fingers in my eyes and dealing with the whole ordeal. I'll just stick to my glasses.
 
I feel for you fallinlove...

I also despise wearing glasses. I had to quit contacts when my eyes needed correction for both far and close...

The "bi-focal" contacts, and I tried them all, didn't work...

I never had an issue with dryness during all of the years that I wore them. I'm surprised that your doctor didn't try to offer maybe a different contact lens (like CIBA's Air Optix). That may have been the issue. Like, for me, certain lenses bothered my eyes, yet the Air Optix was comfortable. Everyone is different...
 
My first contact lenses in the mid '70s were hard lenses. 2 years later, extended wear soft lenses were introduced that allowed the wearer to wear them for a week without taking them out. They were a huge improvement over hard lenses and worked like a charm. Fast forward 30 years to multi-focal contact lenses that allow clear vision near and far. Contacts always worked well for me, and I was very regimented with proper hygiene and lens care. Despite the "extended wear" claim by manufacturers, my ophthalmologist recommended taking out the contacts every night. I've followed his recommendation for the past 10 years.

Last fall I experienced "dry eyes" for the first time. I went to my regular doctor and was treated for an eye infection and only wore my glasses. A week or so later, I gradually went back to contacts. A few weeks later, the same thing happened. This time, I went to my ophthalmologist. He told me that I had meibomitis and instructed me to treat the condition with hot compresses for 10 minutes every day until the condition subsides. After the compress, I was directed to put some baby shampoo on a clean wash cloth moistened with hot water and rub gently back and forth 20 times across each eyelid. The doctor said that this condition happens more frequently as we get older. The treatment worked, and I was able to wear my contacts again. Check out the link below:

http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/d...ds-create-receptive-environment-for-bacteria/

After the "dry eyes" problem subsides, it is recommended to continue the hot compress and baby shampoo wash treatment once per week for maintenance. Systane drops are great, too, and no problem with contacts. Be on the alert for any discomfort when you put the contacts on. If it feels like something is in your eye, take them out and do the hot compress treatment for a few days and then try the contacts again.

Yes, it's more work and maintenance now to be able to see without glasses, but it's worth it to me to have the option to wear contacts. For any of you that have been suffering from "dry eyes", try the hot compress and baby shampoo treatment. It's a cheap fix that may solve your problem. If you have any questions, PM me for more information.
 
I started wearing glasses in college. But after a few years, I decided to try "soft" contacts and wore them everyday (but not all night not even the extended wear on the doc's advice). But after 20+ years my eyes suddenly got so dry while I was at work my vision was very blurry. Tried taking them out but they were literally stuck to my eyes. I panicked and called my eye doc who's
office was right down the street; he came and had trouble getting the contacts off my eyes but finally did. While he never officially diagnosed it as "dry eyes" he recommended I go back to glasses which I have done for many years. I am resigned to wearing glasses and that's ok.

Dry eyes are treatable; I think there's med called Restasis which, of course, has many side effects so they're not for everyone.

fallinlove said:
I've been wearing contact lenses for many years, but have recently suffered from dry eyes and my doctor told me it's because of long term use of contact lenses. Now I can barely wear my lenses anymore and I have to wear glasses, which I really hate!

Anyone had a similar problem? How did you solve it and continue to wear lenses? Is dry eyes treatable?

I have always assumed that contact lenses are risk-free, but clearly they are not.
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Many people get dry eyes with age, aho never wore contacts.
 
Another thing, is that we tend to stop blinking whenever are eyes are transfixed on television screens, smart phones or computer monitors. This is a common cause of eye strain and dry eye.

So, whether you wear contact lenses are not, you should follow the "20/20/20" rule: Whenever you're looking at a screen, you want to take a 20 second break every 20 minutes, to focus on something in the distance...or at least 20 feet away.
 
Forget that shit...I WILL NEVER CONSIDER WEARING CONTACTS.

I know a couple people who have had major problems...

I don't mind wearing glasses, at all. I was forever cured of any thought of wearing contact lenses about 15 or 20 years ago when I was driving at "highway speed" and suddenly WHAM...something slammed right into the center of the left lens of my eyeglasses. I slowed down and pulled off, and I looked around, and found a dead and smashed bumblebee.

If I had been wearing contacts, that bee would have slammed dead-center into my left eye. Not at all likely it would have stung me, but that's not the issue...at highway speeds the bee was a PROJECTILE and I have no idea how much damage would have happened with it slamming into my eye like that.
 
I've been wearing hard lenses since 1979. Wore glasses on my last job for about 19 months. Only wear them now when I go out for jogging, movies, having sex, and going out and having a good time.
 
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