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amother

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 4:35 pm

Have you tried these lenses??

They are worn at night and temporarily reshape the cornea, resulting in no need for lenses or glasses during the day.

Im struggling with wearing lenses lately and hate wearing my glasses.

Would love to hear from anyone who has tried this.

Im in UK.

Thanks.

seeker

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 4:55 pm

My daughter has them, so far so good. If you're struggling with your daytime lenses then I'm not sure how this would be better but I guess your eye doc would know.

amother

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 4:59 pm

thanks.

My optician cant fit them and doesnt know much about them.

I wonder if they would be tolerable because they are worn at night.

would love to hear from anyone else .
thanks

seeker

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 5:20 pm

It's made out of a different material than daytime lenses. Took dd a couple of weeks to get used to them.

amother

White

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 7:03 pm

are they good for astigmatism also? Are they new? Any side effects/risks?

amother

Chicory

Mon, Feb 20 2023, 10:00 pm

Bumping this up. Recently heard about this and curious to hear more.

amother

Tue, Feb 21 2023, 3:43 am

amother White wrote:

are they good for astigmatism also? Are they new? Any side effects/risks?

Yes they can be wornwith astigmatism.

No, doesnt look like theres any side effects.

Not new just a lot of opticians dont do them because need specialised equipment.

They are hard lenses , I wonder how that would feel.

Iv worn soft for over 10 years but am now having issues and havent managed to wear lenses for over 6 months.

amother

Mon, May 01 2023, 4:43 pm

Bump

Bh I found an optician that does these.

Iv begun testing for these lenses but am still waiting to hear if I am a candidate ,as apparently, I have oblique astigmatism and might not be compatible.

If anyone has any info would really appreciate it!

Thank you.

amother

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 2:47 pm

Bump.

Trialling these.

Would love some feedback from anyone.

Im wondering how kids manage to wear them?

seeker

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 3:36 pm

What further information are you looking for?

My kid managed to wear them I guess the same way an adult would. The optometrist showed her how to put them in and take them out, she practiced in the office to show that she understood what to do (actually I think the first time I am the one who did it and demonstrated competence. But we soon learned that it went smoother when she did it herself. Too hard to tell when someone is about to flinch when you're doing it on a different person.)

I think I'm starting to recall that for the first couple of weeks they gave her a mild numbing eyedrop to help her get past the initial discomfort while getting used to the lenses. After a couple of weeks or so your eyes should get used to it and it shouldn't hurt anymore.

amother

Moccasin

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 3:50 pm

I have worn them, for approximately 6 years. They definitely can be somewhat uncomfortable, since they’re hard lenses, and need some time to get used to, and even then they can be somewhat uncomfortable occasionally. They also need to be replaced approx once a year since they get warped, and I had appointments quite frequently, like once every two weeks sometimes, especially when something had to be changed etc.

amother

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 4:26 pm

amother Moccasin wrote:

Thanks.

Do you still wear them?

amother

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 4:29 pm

seeker wrote:

Thanks ffor your replies.

I trialled them today at the optician just taking them in and out and they were super duper uncomfortable. Tearing eyes very uncomfortable.

If I was at home I would have taken them straight out.

I have yet to try them at night.
Im afraid I wont sleep.

I wonder how a child could manage with it?
Eye drops are a good idea I wonder if I could get them here.

I also had a really hard time getting them out.
Very very different to soft.

seeker

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 5:35 pm

For getting them out they gave us this little plunger tool. Supposedly it's not too difficult to get them out with your fingers but DD never got the hang of that so I bought a cheap 10 pack of those little plungers on amazon and she uses those.

I do think the numbing drops are the key to getting past the initial discomfort.

amother

Moccasin

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 5:55 pm

For getting them out, I accidentally found out a trick where if I pull on the outer corner of my eye they usually just pop out. No clue if you’re really supposed to do that, but I found it way easier than the plunger.

seeker

Wed, Jul 12 2023, 6:29 pm

Yeah that was one of the tricks they tried to teach DD. I would love for her to not be so dependent on highly specific tiny things that are easy to lose.

amother

Thu, Jul 13 2023, 4:54 pm

seeker wrote:

Thanks so much for your replies!

How did your daughter manage to wean off the numbing drops?

I went for a checkup today, no vision change but he can see a tiny flattening of cornea.

I also got the plunger thing but I managed to get it out after second attempt.
Will use it if I have to.

Also told to use rewetting drops before attempting to remove.

Will see how it goes.

amother

Thu, Jul 13 2023, 4:57 pm

amother Moccasin wrote:

Lol! Yes I was taught that but not working too well!

I had to use two hands and over a white table to be able to "catch" it when it popped out! Very Happy

seeker

Thu, Jul 13 2023, 6:06 pm

amother OP wrote:

Lol she got off the numbing drops by running out of them! They told her she should only need them for a week or two but she was nervous to go without them.

She also uses lubricant drops to help with getting them out. Not sure how necessary it really is every time, I think she was fine without it for a while and then had some irritation once and was told to use them until the irritation improved but then she just stayed with it. I don't remember exactly how it went.

amother

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 9:19 am

My eyes have been feeling really dry and uncomfortable after removing the lenses.

Its been hours and hours and they are still irritable.

Cant reach my optician now , is this to be expected?

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