Should I wear my contacts before an eye exam?!
Question:
Should I wear my contacts before an eye exam?
I have been told in the past that I would need to wear my contacts for at least three hours before I went in for an eye exam. At my last exam, the doctor was upset when I had reinserted lenses within that time period after I had some irritation, and refused to give me a new prescription. I have an exam tomorrow with a new OD, and the receptionist told me that there is no requirement for me to wear my contacts at all prior to the exam. I am only an occassional contact wearer who wears daily-wear disposable soft contacts; she said they normally only ask those with rigid gas-permeable lenses to _not_ wear them for a few _days_ prior. She also didn't seem confident in her answer, and she didn't seem to think it was an issue either way. What do you think?
Answers:
Funny, you have your eyes checked without lens, and if the opth. surgeon feels necessary he can tell you to put on the lens and examine your eyes co-relatively.
Change your eye surgeon.