... I'll try to be brief here, but I want to make sure that I include all important information. ... (0 replies)
... I'm not an eye dr., but i'm betting you have a cataract. After I had retina surgery, I went thru the same thing. My vision kept getting worse, due to a fast forming cataract. Did the retina dr. tell you that it is very common, almost for sure, that you will get a cataract after any kind of retina surgery? ... (3 replies)
... I had retinal surgery to close the tear in my retina through the "freezing technique" that fuses the tear together by creating a small amount of scarring. ... (3 replies)
... I wear contacts and glasses at night. My vision is 6.25 left eye, 7.50 right eye. Very near sighted. ... (7 replies)
... This is basically my first pair of prescription glasses in over 15 years. When I look to the left side it is a little distorted. ... (0 replies)
... Discuss the difference and which contacts would be better for you with your eye care provider. ... (1 replies)
... I would like to know why, all of a sudden, I can't see well? ... (6 replies)
... I am 25 and have worn contacts since I was 15. For the past year, I've had GPC 3 times.....the only way I notice it coming on is that one of my contacts will not be as clear as the other one. The Dr. has me wear glasses, use steroid drops and go back to contacts. But that doesn't ever seem to help. ... (2 replies)
... Try the contacts maybe you'll like them. I couldn't live without mine. I hate the way I look in glasses. But all people are different. ... (2 replies)
... seems to indicate farsighted. Maybe you can get an explanation from the optometrist. ... (13 replies)
... Sounds pretty normal to me too. When I was back in Jr And Sr HIgh school, I swear my glasses prescription changed every time I went. That slowed down a LOT once I was in my twenties. All part of the growing process I suppose. ... (5 replies)
... but then my optometrist told me I should let my eye 'breathe', so I got new glasses and wore them during weekends. ... (9 replies)
... But when I recently wore contacs to help me decide if I wanted my cataract replacement lenses to be monovision or both eyes close or both eyes far, I had to put drops in my eyes several times every hour. ... (8 replies)
... What???????
That makes no sense.
My glasses prescription is a -10.00, so if I multiply that by 1.25 for my contact lens prescription, then I should be wearing a -12.50 for my contacts?????
You are completely wrong. (18 replies)
... Yes, it is common to have a lower contact prescription compared to your glasses prescription. The contact prescription is lower because the contact sits right against your eyeballs, but the glasses sit about 1 inch away from your eyeballs. ... (18 replies)
... my right eye was bloodshot red when i woke up and i thought that it was because i might have scratched my right eye when i was removing my contacts the night before. ... (2 replies)
... I know this is off topic, but someone brought up astigmatism, so I have to ask. Is it possible for an astigmatism to go away? ... (5 replies)
... Does anyone else have problems switching between glasses and contact lenses? ... (2 replies)
... struggling with for a while, and mild allergic conjunctivitis. I even did well on a test where they shine a very bright light at your eyes while in a dark room to see if the starburst effect would happen then. ... (0 replies)
... I recently started wearing a new pair of glasses with a new prescription after wearing contacts for 3 years. I had to stop wearing my contacts do to an eye ulcer, so i got a new pair of glasses to match my new prescription. ... (0 replies)
