I got glasses in february, but I want to get contacts so I don't have to wear them so much. My mom's friend totally scared me by saying that she got an
infection recently even though she was taking care of her eyes and contacts, and now, the eye that was infected appears smaller than the other one! Should I
get them?
Contact Lense people?
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Posts: 3640 (05/24/2009 11:32 PM) |
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Ninido |
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Posts: 6882 (05/24/2009 11:34 PM) |
I've had contacts for 10? or 11yrs now.. never had any issues due to the contacts..
get em! lol |
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t a n g l e d in you |
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Posts: 2826 (05/24/2009 11:37 PM) |
I've been wearing contacts for 13 years or so. No problems at all. Get them, you'll be fine.
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 Jenna1983 |
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Posts: 19954 (05/24/2009 11:39 PM) |
Considering I'm currently in the process of wearing glasses non-stop until June 1st (for LASIK)..contacts. I hate my contacts but I hate my glasses 1,000x
more.
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Jrtismine |
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Posts: 23499 (05/24/2009 11:39 PM) |
i've had contacts for roughly 8yrs. the only issue i have had was an infection but that was due to the sleepy crude getting into my eye. It was never
caused by the contacts though. I couldn't wear them during the time (it was almost like a pink eye type thing) but never anything directly linked to the
contact.
i do recommend not having fake/long nails when getting them for the first time. I found (personally) that when i had them it made my life harder to get them in & out. but other than that i love them. |
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JtzCrunkster81 |
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Posts: 18191 (05/24/2009 11:40 PM) |
The chance of you getting an infection is slim unless you're the type of person who would pick up a contact off the floor & put it back on your eye.
And don't sleep w/ them in.
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Lo Timbalake |
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Posts: 9880 (05/24/2009 11:44 PM) |
I've been wearing contacts for ten years. I use Acuvue Oasys lenses and the Aquify 5-minute rub or overnight cleaning solution.
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CAMiiLLE |
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Posts: 7041 (05/24/2009 11:44 PM) |
I've only had my contacts for a year and a half, but I've never gotten an infection or anything. I never take proper care of them either
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sometimes sleep with them on, gone a couple days with them in and I don't do any of that rub on stuff... and I don't cover my case at night.
Still no problems. |
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EndlessNameless |
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Posts: 3642 (05/24/2009 11:56 PM) |
ok, good, lol. I'll call tuesday for an appointment. Do you guys have disposable or the other kind
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Lo Timbalake |
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Posts: 9882 (05/24/2009 11:56 PM) |
disposable every two weeks.
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CAMiiLLE |
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Posts: 7044 (05/25/2009 12:03 AM) |
Once a month disposable.
aka replace whenever I tear it or lose one... which happens about once a month. |
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nsyncflgirl2 |
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Posts: 18103 (05/25/2009 12:15 AM) |
Yes... and if you noticed. Everyone has one eye bigger than the other. Just look really closely.
Contacts are great. I have soft lenses. One month disposables. My optomotrist told me that the only reason other docs say use them for 2 weeks is because that way they generate more sales. You can actually wear the 2 week sdisposables for a month and you are fine too. |
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IO Debbie |
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Posts: 1699 (05/25/2009 12:18 AM) |
I've been wearing disposable contacts for more than 10 years. I sleep with them in and just throw them away once a week or so. The night I change them, I
do sleep without them that night and then I put the new ones on the next morning. I use Accuvue and I've never had any problems with them and no
infections.
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nsyncflgirl2 |
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Posts: 18104 (05/25/2009 12:18 AM) |
CAMiiLLE wrote:I did that the first 2 years I got contacts... then I got an infection. You get an infection that way and you eventually will. Also... your're eyes need to breathe too. You HAVE to take out your contacts and you have to clean them. |
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nsyncflgirl2 |
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Posts: 18105 (05/25/2009 12:19 AM) |
Oh and I use the Accuvue 2 contact lenses.
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CAMiiLLE |
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Posts: 7045 (05/25/2009 12:22 AM) |
nsyncflgirl2 wrote: I take them out at night 75% of the time. But there are times where I accidentally sleep with them in. and I clean them.. once in a while. I'm getting better at it. It's just so much easier to rinse, put them in the case and put solution in. |
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