Astigmatism contacts?!
Question: Ok, so here`s the deal.
I just recently had an eye exam to get contacts and found out that I had astigmatisms. For some odd reason, I think they messed up and I don`t really have it. So they gave me the contacts and when I put them on, they felt scratchy and uncomfortable so we replaced them. The second pair felt the same way and the optometrist said my eyes just have to adjust to them.
So, are contacts for astigmatism and regular contacts made differently? Would a person without astigmatism be able to tell that they were wearing contacts made for astigmatism?
Answers: Ok, so here`s the deal.
I just recently had an eye exam to get contacts and found out that I had astigmatisms. For some odd reason, I think they messed up and I don`t really have it. So they gave me the contacts and when I put them on, they felt scratchy and uncomfortable so we replaced them. The second pair felt the same way and the optometrist said my eyes just have to adjust to them.
So, are contacts for astigmatism and regular contacts made differently? Would a person without astigmatism be able to tell that they were wearing contacts made for astigmatism?
the only difference in how the contacts are is that contacts for astigmatism are weighted... meaning they are thicker in one area of the contact to adjust to the astigmatism correction..
And because they are weighted, patients do tend to feel them more..
If it really becomes a problem for you address it to your doctor right away, and ask him if you can try a different brand. But usually patient do need to get used to them
Good luck! =)
Yah there is differenet betwwen the two type of lenses.Not really but the user might have headaches wearing the toric lenses.
I have astigmatism but still have to get non-astigmatic lenses because of when they were prescribed. The difference is in the sharpness of your vision, and the fact that the lenses are weighted like someone else mentioned. It is harder to read road signs because the letters aren't as clear, and driving at night is more difficult because lights have huge halos and beams shooting out of them. Get the lenses the doctor prescribed, it DOES make a difference.