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re: Question for people that wear contacts
Posted on 5/16/20 at 1:53 am to dallastiger55
Posted on 5/16/20 at 1:53 am to dallastiger55
The price seems high for contacts. Did you go to an ophthalmologist or an optometrist? I get my annual prescription/eye check from an optometrist and email the script so I can order them online (lens.com).
When I first made the switch to contacts, the ophthalmologist gave me a trial pair that were good for a week or two to test it out and a quick follow up to make sure I didn't have any problems. I would think wherever you are getting them from could do the same for your daughter.
11 seems kind of young for someone to use contacts. Is she mature enough to handle it? It's great that neither you nor your wife have had to deal with contacts, but it could put her at a disadvantage because you won't be able to help her with contact issues that will pop up: is the contact in her eye; problems putting them in; is the lens inside out, etc.
A trial pair would give you a better idea as to whether your 11 year old is ready or not.
When I first made the switch to contacts, the ophthalmologist gave me a trial pair that were good for a week or two to test it out and a quick follow up to make sure I didn't have any problems. I would think wherever you are getting them from could do the same for your daughter.
11 seems kind of young for someone to use contacts. Is she mature enough to handle it? It's great that neither you nor your wife have had to deal with contacts, but it could put her at a disadvantage because you won't be able to help her with contact issues that will pop up: is the contact in her eye; problems putting them in; is the lens inside out, etc.
A trial pair would give you a better idea as to whether your 11 year old is ready or not.
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Posted on 5/16/20 at 5:09 am to LSUJML
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but I preferred hard over soft
Posted on 5/16/20 at 5:45 am to dallastiger55
I’ve been wearing soft contacts for the last 35 years.
Regular Accuvue contacts are your best bet. Box of 24 contacts costs about $120, and lasts 2 years for me. To clarify, that’s 24 Rights and 24 Lefts for $240. Stay away from Dailies, as they are kind of a scam.
Don’t sleep in your contacts. Ever. Clean them every night. Pick whatever cleaning solution is on sale, but I prefer Renu. All saline is similar, but I find the Wallgreens brand saline to be the best.
Regular Accuvue contacts are your best bet. Box of 24 contacts costs about $120, and lasts 2 years for me. To clarify, that’s 24 Rights and 24 Lefts for $240. Stay away from Dailies, as they are kind of a scam.
Don’t sleep in your contacts. Ever. Clean them every night. Pick whatever cleaning solution is on sale, but I prefer Renu. All saline is similar, but I find the Wallgreens brand saline to be the best.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 8:03 am to Grinder
I would start with the Doc's optical lab, then maybe shop around for price after settling on the brand she prefers.
The optical shop lady at my Doc's gave me free samples of a variety of brands, reader (for one eye) strengths, and even base curves. I tried them until I settled on the ones I liked, and there were definitely differences in comfort and ease of use.
Some are so thin they are like putting a piece of saran wrap in your eye, and others have some structure that holds their shape.
Putting them in was frustrating as hell for a few weeks. I tried all kinds of techniques, then finally hit on a simple one that works great for me. Everyone gets there in time, but what works for one person may suck for another.
I pop them in after I get out of the shower and have clean hands. If I fall asleep, even a short nap, they dry out and irritate the hell out of me.
The optical shop lady at my Doc's gave me free samples of a variety of brands, reader (for one eye) strengths, and even base curves. I tried them until I settled on the ones I liked, and there were definitely differences in comfort and ease of use.
Some are so thin they are like putting a piece of saran wrap in your eye, and others have some structure that holds their shape.
Putting them in was frustrating as hell for a few weeks. I tried all kinds of techniques, then finally hit on a simple one that works great for me. Everyone gets there in time, but what works for one person may suck for another.
I pop them in after I get out of the shower and have clean hands. If I fall asleep, even a short nap, they dry out and irritate the hell out of me.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 8:46 am to patnuh
First time get them through the doctor.
He will want her to come in a few times to check and make sure they are fitted correctly...vision is good...and the are setting and settling in the right portion on her eyes.
If not fitted right can slide during they day a little and other things ..
After that maybe online next year ... my doctor was actually less expensive or always matched online contact cost....But times change...I had yearly eye insurance for check up and doctor cut you slack on contacts because he made money on visit...also insurance covered new contacts I thing every two years??? But mine were rigid and not disposable...
She will go with soft at this point. I have been wearing contacts for over 45 years...
Started with hard not permeable ...actually optics are best for these but they do not make them any more...
Now I wear rigid semipermeable... optics better than soft and you just soak them and clean them ...not as sensitive to soaking up bacteria As soft and pretty durable but you have to have phased into these because they are “rigid” and you need to get use to them in your eye/eyelid...Most people like to start with soft and go to rigid for medical reasons as they get older...Or back to glasses.
I tried soft but grew up on hard and then rigid and told my doctor put me back in them because I was careless about maintaining the soft ones and camped a lot so was in the woods a lot...
She will be glad you sprung for these and also summer pools/ goggles etc...
Nice of you to do this...:)
He will want her to come in a few times to check and make sure they are fitted correctly...vision is good...and the are setting and settling in the right portion on her eyes.
If not fitted right can slide during they day a little and other things ..
After that maybe online next year ... my doctor was actually less expensive or always matched online contact cost....But times change...I had yearly eye insurance for check up and doctor cut you slack on contacts because he made money on visit...also insurance covered new contacts I thing every two years??? But mine were rigid and not disposable...
She will go with soft at this point. I have been wearing contacts for over 45 years...
Started with hard not permeable ...actually optics are best for these but they do not make them any more...
Now I wear rigid semipermeable... optics better than soft and you just soak them and clean them ...not as sensitive to soaking up bacteria As soft and pretty durable but you have to have phased into these because they are “rigid” and you need to get use to them in your eye/eyelid...Most people like to start with soft and go to rigid for medical reasons as they get older...Or back to glasses.
I tried soft but grew up on hard and then rigid and told my doctor put me back in them because I was careless about maintaining the soft ones and camped a lot so was in the woods a lot...
She will be glad you sprung for these and also summer pools/ goggles etc...
Nice of you to do this...:)
Posted on 5/16/20 at 9:36 am to dallastiger55
They seem to love to push those daily ones now. Go for the ones that last around 2 weeks. Make sure to get her in a routine of taking them out every night before bed. They are cheaper. Plus, you could just buy one box (or two if each eye is different) and you aren’t too committed if she doesn’t like them. Ask them to give her one pair to try for 2 weeks. If she doesn’t like it or has too much trouble getting them in and out then no contacts for now. If she is only given a daily to try she won’t really know much.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 9:48 am to dallastiger55
Daily contacts are the most expensive ones. I use the ones that are good for a couple of weeks. No different than the daily ones. You still have to put them in and take them out every day. Just google cheap contacts. I’ve purchased mine from Discount Contact Lens the last couple of times. A lot of places have discount coupons available
Posted on 5/16/20 at 9:58 am to dallastiger55
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Any good online recs?
Sam's club if she doesn't need one with astigmatism.
If she has an oddball script then contactlensking.com
Posted on 5/16/20 at 10:02 am to dallastiger55
Weird story.... I’ve been wearing contacts for two years now and have not spent a cent on all I have. But I also break the rules a bit. I don’t take mine out for two weeks at a time and can get as many pair as I want in the future at no cost...... yes I’ve been blessed with someone who works in that field......
Having said that it all depends on how well your child can see things. It’s not a hard task to do to find out......
Having said that it all depends on how well your child can see things. It’s not a hard task to do to find out......
Posted on 5/16/20 at 11:35 am to ThePoo
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I buy my contacts from the uk.
What's the website?
Posted on 5/16/20 at 12:06 pm to dallastiger55
Before doing anything, ask the doctor to give her a test set of contacts to ensure she can wear them and takes proper care of them. Also, monthly contacts should still be removed and cleaned daily to prevent infections.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 12:53 pm to dallastiger55
love my acuvue dailies, very comfortable
it was a mental block when i first starting wearing contacts when i was young, now it's like a second nature to me
it was a mental block when i first starting wearing contacts when i was young, now it's like a second nature to me
Posted on 5/16/20 at 3:31 pm to dallastiger55
Daily’s are dumb.
Best ones I’ve used were for 1 month. And I get 2 months out of each pair.
$100 out of pocket for a year.
Best ones I’ve used were for 1 month. And I get 2 months out of each pair.
$100 out of pocket for a year.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 3:52 pm to dallastiger55
There’s an online place—Hubbel maybe?—that sells dailies for about $1/day. They ship a month at a time, subscription style. They worked fine for me and were reasonably priced, especially for someone without vision insurance. I moved on to 1800Contacts once (1) I got decent vision coverage and (2) I started requiring daily bifocal lenses—which ain’t cheap at all.
FWIW, I have to wear dailies because I damaged / scarred my eyes by over-wearing the soft monthly contacts. I have to wear the bifocal ones because, well, I’m as old as dirt.
FWIW, I have to wear dailies because I damaged / scarred my eyes by over-wearing the soft monthly contacts. I have to wear the bifocal ones because, well, I’m as old as dirt.
Posted on 5/16/20 at 4:49 pm to Lawyered
I have also found it is cheaper to take my prescription to Walmart and buy contacts and glasses than it is to use my insurance.
Walmart will replace a pair of glasses that break within a year.
Raising a boy I appreciate this.
Walmart will replace a pair of glasses that break within a year.
Raising a boy I appreciate this.
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