Contacts, glasses, & sea spray?

[GattaFish]

I wear and have been wearing them for 8 years.... I wear them waterskiing, flying, fishing and everything,,, I have the throw away ones so after a month I chuck them,,, I have had very few problems. sometimes... they get dry (mostly on long flights since the air is very dry) or I rub my eyes to much and they fall out,,, I have even worn them swimming a few times,,,, Just make sure you keep an extra set if you get them,, Just in case,, especially if you are reckelss with them like I am,,,, I wear the soft ones since they are easy on my eyes....

[bart]

same with me. i wear them doing everything, swimming included. never had a problem.

gattafish basically summed it all up

[jim sylvester]

bob,
in the ocular industry for 6 years

heres the skinny on contact lenses

there are daily disposable lenses, ask your optometrist for a couple of weeks of trials for these, since your tear film needs to become acclimated to the thinner material

no cleaning of these lenses at all

put a pair in in the morning
take them out at night and throw them away
put a new pair in the next day

benifit of these lenses besides being the most healthiest way to wear contact lenses is when you are exposed to water

these are the modality of contact lens wearing that the american opthamology association recommends to patients that are exposed to water, ie, swimmers, surfers, fisherman

a nasty microbial disease can take place when you are exposed to water while wearing contact lenses and not cleaning them

Its called acanthameba castrilio

basically its bacteria build-up between your contact lens and the first layer of your eye

can cause blindness in the worst cases

these lenses are a bit more than traditional 2 week lenses, but your paying for health and convenience

after the trial, if you decide to purchase there is usually a pretty nice rebate that comes with the lenses...in the value of $60.00-$80.00 depending on the company

I'll try and get decksweeper to chime in on this one as he made the switch to daily disposables approx 3 years ago and loves them...he'll let you know from first hand experience

anything else you need let me know or i can recommend thebest dr in your area that has first hand experience in fitting these lenses


jim

[tattoobob]

Wow thanks, I forgot to mention that I had Laser surgery for Glaucoma, I have a great eye Doctor and I have to go soon I wanted to get some opinions first