O.K. I'm back...and blind! i have to keep my gas perms out for 2-4 weeks while my corneas reform to their normal shape. I was not expecting that...and am frantic over my schedule as I did not accomodate for this. It looks like Soflens 66 is what I will be getting fitted for, tried about 14 different stregths/brands at the doctors. I was there for 3 hours
but after learning how to put soft lenses in/out and trying to find temporary ones that are close to my current perscription took forever. The kicker is, I need to go back each week to adjust the lenses I finally came home with today as my perscription will change as my corneas heal. As I type, my vision is going from pretty good (20/40 was best I could get today) to awful. The wierd thing is, if I am driving I can see really well...my neighbor rode w/me to get DS from school in case I needed her, but that was fine. As soon as I parked the car, I went blind again. Bizarre!!!!
My astigmatism is also all over thw place as my eye changes. making the correct perscription ever tougher to narrow down. I liked the Soflens 66 the best comfort wise...looks a little bluer in color to me, so I may actually find the thing when I drop it. The hardest thing for me to get used to soft/hard lens wise is the fact that nothing can touch the softlens when putting it in...no eyelash etc. I feel like my hands are huge now. I know that will change with practice, but feels odd right now. The symptoms I have of the fatigue/dryness and irritability seem to be from the fact that my lenses are 2 3/4 years old, and can cause stuff like that, I guess. My eyes are healthy and no inflamation etc., and I don't need bi-focals(yet)!
I will have more to report as the weeks go by...I can barely read this, and need to go and switch to my glasses. I had to buy the sunglasses that clip onto them, an expense I wasn't planning on today...but since I am now not quite legal to drive (20/40 is the limit and since my eyes are fluctuating, I do not want to risk it) Anyway, I know not much help to you guys right now, other than if you are planning on switching lens types, be prepared to give up your vision for a few weeks!
Pam
but after learning how to put soft lenses in/out and trying to find temporary ones that are close to my current perscription took forever. The kicker is, I need to go back each week to adjust the lenses I finally came home with today as my perscription will change as my corneas heal. As I type, my vision is going from pretty good (20/40 was best I could get today) to awful. The wierd thing is, if I am driving I can see really well...my neighbor rode w/me to get DS from school in case I needed her, but that was fine. As soon as I parked the car, I went blind again. Bizarre!!!! My astigmatism is also all over thw place as my eye changes. making the correct perscription ever tougher to narrow down. I liked the Soflens 66 the best comfort wise...looks a little bluer in color to me, so I may actually find the thing when I drop it. The hardest thing for me to get used to soft/hard lens wise is the fact that nothing can touch the softlens when putting it in...no eyelash etc. I feel like my hands are huge now. I know that will change with practice, but feels odd right now. The symptoms I have of the fatigue/dryness and irritability seem to be from the fact that my lenses are 2 3/4 years old, and can cause stuff like that, I guess. My eyes are healthy and no inflamation etc., and I don't need bi-focals(yet)! I will have more to report as the weeks go by...I can barely read this, and need to go and switch to my glasses. I had to buy the sunglasses that clip onto them, an expense I wasn't planning on today...but since I am now not quite legal to drive (20/40 is the limit and since my eyes are fluctuating, I do not want to risk it) Anyway, I know not much help to you guys right now, other than if you are planning on switching lens types, be prepared to give up your vision for a few weeks!
Pam
. I DON'T wear my glasses in public(only at home).
This will be tough, but I keep reminding myself that physically my eyes do feel a bit better, not quite as tired, or dry. Even tho I was using drops for the dryness, they were still very bothersome. All I know is I am SO glad I went in and updated my frames last year from the '70's coke-bottles I had to the lightweight(well, lightest I could get, anyway) lenses and small wire frames. This would be impossible if I were still in those old ones. Good thing I can do my work upclose, or this would really be a huge problem besides a major inconvenience. So I guess I have a countdown of a different sort from a vacation one...30 days(roughly) to eyesight!Boy, i just never appreciated it enough until now.
