Contacts, glasses, & sea spray?

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by striperman36

How about astigmatism? I have wicked issues years ago with contacts. Do softs handle that now?

What is the approx cost of the daily disposables? I would love to get these damn things off my nose.
Can you sleep with them on if you like fall asleep waiting for the tide are you hosed?

The daily disposable, or even the monthly ones do not correct astigmatism. I have perma lenses, which are not disposables, (unless you have a ton of money) but they do offer some slight correction of astigmatism. If your astigmatism isn't too bad they might do. And you can sleep with them in. You just hvae to take them out and clean them every couple or three weeks.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

The daily disposable, or even the monthly ones do not correct astigmatism. I have perma lenses, which are not disposables, (unless you have a ton of money) but they do offer some slight correction of astigmatism. If your astigmatism isn't too bad they might do. And you can sleep with them in. You just hvae to take them out and clean them every couple or three weeks.

Not true....
http://www.acuvue.com/acuvue_astig.htm

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

Not true....
http://www.acuvue.com/acuvue_astig.htm

I'm glad someone posted that

[ThrowingTimber]

Love the disposables

work covers 70% of laser surgery for me so I'm considering it

[tattoobob]

Now that I only hear good things, I am going for it if the Dr. says it is for me, thanks for all the tips

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

The daily disposable, or even the monthly ones do not correct astigmatism. I have perma lenses, which are not disposables, (unless you have a ton of money) but they do offer some slight correction of astigmatism. If your astigmatism isn't too bad they might do. And you can sleep with them in. You just hvae to take them out and clean them every couple or three weeks.

mike,
respectfully disagree, and again this is my profession

disposable toric lenses correct astigmatism 100%

patients fit with these lenses have achieved 20/15 vision 87%of the time, and that is a stat from the AAO (american association of optometrist)
20/15 is better than perfect vision, which is 20/20

your dr may be keeping you is rgp's (perma) lenses because his profit is MUCH higher than selling disposable lenses.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

mike,
respectfully disagree, and again this is my profession

disposable toric lenses correct astigmatism 100%

patients fit with these lenses have achieved 20/15 vision 87%of the time, and that is a stat from the AAO (american association of optometrist)
20/15 is better than perfect vision, which is 20/20

your dr may be keeping you is rgp's (perma) lenses because his profit is MUCH higher than selling disposable lenses.

Tell me more, please!

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

Tell me more, please!

what more do you need to know

if your asking about profits, optometrist make between 17-25% on disposables as opposed to rgp's (gas perms, the hard ones) where they are making upwards of 60%


technology has come along way

back in the day..the late 70's early 80's before disposables, rgp's were the caddy of all lenses..the best you could get

its comparing dial up to high speed internet, its new technolgy that performs much better