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10/19/2006 10:26:14 PM · #1 |
I went for an eye exam Tuesday and with the normal tweak to my eyeglass prescription I added contacts. The main motivation was to not have to push my glasses into my face to see into the view-finder.
I am a couple of days into the trial lens (close, but not tweaked to my exact Rx) and it's mostly going ok. I have a slight pain (sort of like a very slight headache, but in my right eye socket) after I had them in for a couple of hours more than I was suppose to while getting use to them.
The one thing I've noticed the most was something I wasn't expecting. Everything has more contrast and saturation (not overly so, but definite) when the contacts are in than when wearing glasses -- everythings too fuzzy to have contrast without either.
Anyone else experience the same? I'm certain it's not my imagination, but it's a bit unexpected.
Any advice for a first time wearer (after decades of glasses) from the long term wearers out there?
David
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10/19/2006 10:28:26 PM · #2 |
| Thats what that is! I only wear a contact in my left eye, but I have noticed that the color saturation is not quite the same. I didn't make the connection till now. |
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10/19/2006 10:30:25 PM · #3 |
some contacts are polarized, or have a lot of UV portection, most glasses dont have this. Also keep in mind your going from looking through some probably not so high quality glass, to really thin layer of glass right infront of your eye.
oh, also listen to the rules they tell you such as sleeping, and water, and such, you can break them if you need to, but its easy to just carry around a spare pair of glasses a travel container for the contacts, nothings more unconfortable then waking up with a dry piece of glass in your eye :)
-Dan
Message edited by author 2006-10-19 22:32:59.
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10/19/2006 10:32:30 PM · #4 |
I used to wear glasses for 10 years, then switched to contacts for another 9 years or so before having Lasik last year. Picture looking through your contacts vs glasses like looking through a magnifying glass. The further away from your eye it is, the less 'effect' it has. Having contacts directly on your eyes gives you a 'truer' perspective . Did that make sense?
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10/20/2006 01:13:02 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Trumpeteer4:
Thats what that is! I only wear a contact in my left eye, but I have noticed that the color saturation is not quite the same. I didn't make the connection till now. |
Now that had to have taken some getting use to!
Originally posted by I Enjoy Ham:
some contacts are polarized, or have a lot of UV portection, most glasses dont have this. Also keep in mind your going from looking through some probably not so high quality glass, to really thin layer of glass right infront of your eye.
oh, also listen to the rules they tell you such as sleeping, and water, and such, you can break them if you need to, but its easy to just carry around a spare pair of glasses a travel container for the contacts, nothings more unconfortable then waking up with a dry piece of glass in your eye :)
-Dan |
I don't know what these contacts are -- they are just the generics the he had in his office for training. I am use to glasses that have the anti-glare, UV and the whole works -- but I don't think they have polarization. Maybe the contacts do, polarization was the first thing I thought of when I noticed the effect.
He didn't really give me any rules, other than the max time I can wear them a day (already broke that one). I'm sure he will on the follow-up visit though.
Originally posted by MrEd:
I used to wear glasses for 10 years, then switched to contacts for another 9 years or so before having Lasik last year. Picture looking through your contacts vs glasses like looking through a magnifying glass. The further away from your eye it is, the less 'effect' it has. Having contacts directly on your eyes gives you a 'truer' perspective . Did that make sense? |
Yes, it makes sense. :D It's interesting though, after wearing contacts for just the few hours I'm allowed to so far going back to glasses feels weird.
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The eye exam itself was a lot of fun. While I had been to the office before, I had his partner previously -- but I found out early on the doctor that saw me this time is an hobby photographer as well. We spent the entire exam discussing the eye in photography terms -- 'DOF', perspective corrections, focus, white balance and so on. I will mention the saturation and contrast adjustments in the follow-up exam. I'll also see if I can get him hooked on DPC as well.
Since it was the main reason for trying contacts, we also spent time discussing the use of the camera. Things like what diopter adjustment I will need. He suggested I use my left eye since it was stronger, but when I said cameras weren't made for the left eye he agreed with resignation saying that he had just learned to deal with it.
All in all, the exam was a lot more fun that any other doctor visit I have ever had. :D
David
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10/20/2006 02:06:15 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by David.C:
I have a slight pain (sort of like a very slight headache, but in my right eye socket) after I had them in for a couple of hours more than I was suppose to while getting use to them. |
I suspect that these two things are not unrelated. ;) |
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10/20/2006 02:53:18 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by mist:
Originally posted by David.C:
I have a slight pain (sort of like a very slight headache, but in my right eye socket) after I had them in for a couple of hours more than I was suppose to while getting use to them. |
I suspect that these two things are not unrelated. ;) |
I figured. :D I had the pain all day today, but when I got home from work I put the contacts back in and the pain went away.
David
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10/20/2006 02:56:03 AM · #8 |
| I noticed white balance difference between each of my eyes |
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10/20/2006 03:23:40 AM · #9 |
You might want to tell your doctor if the pain subsides and tell him anyhow if not. I had a doctor that let me try a few brands (contact lenses cost just a tiny bit of cash to make I've heard).
The higher quality ones were very comfortable.
You have to be careful though. Because I was wearing the contacts for long periods of time (they recommend 8 hours max per day and I was going 10-12 almost every day), they were depriving my eyes of oxygen through the surface, thus causing the eye to increase vascularity within the eye to carry more oxygen from vascular sources.
These new blood vessels were starting to grow into the vision area of my eye. As such, I was recommended to curtail my use of contacts greatly.
I chose to get Wavefront controlled laser surgery a little more than a year ago and my eyes are finally starting to settle down with regards dryness and flare.
The contacts still gave very slightly better visual performance though.
I remember the first week I wore them and I was in constant awe of everything. |
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10/20/2006 05:11:00 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by crayon:
I noticed white balance difference between each of my eyes |
Same here! I nearly jumped out of the seat with a 'what the...!' when he moved the black 'dodging stick' from the left to cover the right eye and everything turned red. It only happened after the contacts were in and not when he did the same thing during the earlier exam. And it didn't repeat once I was looking for it.
He said it could indicate that one optical nerve was larger than the other, but after checking found that not to be the case. It was certainly a strange thing to experience.
Originally posted by eschelar:
You might want to tell your doctor if the pain subsides and tell him anyhow if not. I had a doctor that let me try a few brands (contact lenses cost just a tiny bit of cash to make I've heard).
The higher quality ones were very comfortable.
You have to be careful though. Because I was wearing the contacts for long periods of time (they recommend 8 hours max per day and I was going 10-12 almost every day), they were depriving my eyes of oxygen through the surface, thus causing the eye to increase vascularity within the eye to carry more oxygen from vascular sources.
These new blood vessels were starting to grow into the vision area of my eye. As such, I was recommended to curtail my use of contacts greatly.
I chose to get Wavefront controlled laser surgery a little more than a year ago and my eyes are finally starting to settle down with regards dryness and flare.
The contacts still gave very slightly better visual performance though.
I remember the first week I wore them and I was in constant awe of everything. |
The pain went away after putting the contacts back in and so far (even after removing them again) it hasn't come back. I will certainly tell him about it on the next visit -- and will call him if it comes back.
I will also look into the different kinds of contacts available before too long. As I understand it, there are some that allow the eyes to breath through them.
David
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10/20/2006 05:27:56 AM · #11 |
something I find with contacts - I can see the night sky SO much better. Stars just pop out and I can see loads more stars than when I'm wearing glasses with the same corrections.
Anyone else notice that?
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10/20/2006 05:40:13 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by jimness:
something I find with contacts - I can see the night sky SO much better. Stars just pop out and I can see loads more stars than when I'm wearing glasses with the same corrections.
Anyone else notice that? |
I haven't. Not yet anyway, but I haven't been out of town while wearing them at night. Lights are usually too bright to see very many stars.
David
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10/20/2006 06:30:25 AM · #13 |
| you should try one of those L series contact lenses. I hear they makes your see sharper |
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10/20/2006 06:49:39 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by talal:
you should try one of those L series contact lenses. I hear they makes your see sharper |
A 70-200 f2.8L IS would be nice, but I don't think they come in a compatable mount. :)
David
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10/20/2006 07:03:17 AM · #15 |
| I think this thread has persuaded me to start wearing contacts again ... |
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10/20/2006 07:07:59 AM · #16 |
I've been wearing disposable contacts for many years (put them in, keep them in for two weeks straight, and then take them out and throw them away). I just recently switched to a new brand that I like even more. They are called Pure Vision contacts and I can wear them for up to a month before throwing them away. They are more expensive, but I swear they are sharper than even my previous lenses.
I can't stand glasses. It's like looking through bottles. You have to turn your head to see something to the left or right. With contacts, you just move your eyes. It's so much more natural.
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10/20/2006 07:34:45 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
I've been wearing disposable contacts for many years (put them in, keep them in for two weeks straight, and then take them out and throw them away). |
You can leave them in at night? |
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10/20/2006 07:56:44 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
Originally posted by dwterry:
I've been wearing disposable contacts for many years (put them in, keep them in for two weeks straight, and then take them out and throw them away). |
You can leave them in at night? |
Yup, I use to use them too. Just put some drops in before going to bed and a couple of drops when you get up, to prevent drying.
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10/20/2006 07:57:09 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
Originally posted by dwterry:
I've been wearing disposable contacts for many years (put them in, keep them in for two weeks straight, and then take them out and throw them away). |
You can leave them in at night? |
Yup. I hate having to take the contacts out and clean them. I used to wear the Extended Wear contacts where I needed to do that. But after a couple of years, my eyes started reacting to the cleanser (I rinsed them off as best I could, but still my eyes would react to the cleanser). With the disposables, I only take them out when I'm ready to throw them away.
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10/20/2006 06:42:07 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by crayon:
I noticed white balance difference between each of my eyes |
Hey, I thought I was crazy but one eye is more blue toned than the other...not the color of my eyes but how I see things |
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