What to Do If Your Contact Lenses Don't Feel Comfortable
by Tanya Turner
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Many people give up wearing contact lenses because they can never get
used to them. The lenses just don’t feel comfortable. If this is your case
don’t give up just yet; there are several things you can do to make your
lenses more comfortable.
If you contact lenses feel dry
How many glasses of water do you have every day? Not soda, coffee or
tea, but water? It is possible that your dry eyes are a result of general
dehydration. Try to drink more water. We all know that water is on the
"good for you" list, but we often forget about it during our busy days.
If you work at the computer all day, your eyes are definitely drier
than they would be, otherwise. The reason is that while peering at the
screen people blink much less than usual. You can’t control your blinking,
but you can try closing your eyes for a few seconds, at regular intervals.
Do you drink a lot of tea, coffee or soda that contains caffeine? They
all are dehydrators so, if you like coffee, you need to drink even more
water than usual.
Also you can ask your doctor if silicon-hydrogel contact lenses would
suit you. New generation silicon-hydrogel contacts don’t block oxygen flow
to your eyes as much as ordinary lenses. Quite often contact lens wearers
report that silicon-hydrogel contacts, like Acuvue Advance, Focus Night
and Day or O2 Optix, solved their dry-eyes problem. See reviews of most comfortable
contact lenses.
Eye drops can also be a solution, but only if your eyes occasionally
feel dry. You shouldn’t use eye drops all the time
You constantly feel the lens in your eye
High quality contact lenses that are properly fitted to your eyes
should feel like you have nothing in your eye at all. See if these
recommendations can help..
Are you often exposed to cigarette smoke or dirty environments? Tiny
particles that get under your lens might be the cause of your discomfort,
try to avoid smoke and dusty rooms if possible.
Do you follow your doctor’s instructions about cleaning your contacts
every day and replacing them on schedule? It is possible that proteins
from your eyes have built up on your lenses. It is very important to care
for your lenses properly
You can also switch to daily disposable contacts. They don’t require
any care at all, and every day you start with fresh lenses that have no
build-ups from the previous day. Daily disposable lenses are definitely a
solution for people who have to spend a lot of time in dusty environments.
The reason for lens awareness might be that the lenses simply don’t fit
you. Contact lenses have many parameters and have to be properly fitted by
an eye doctor. You can’t just select the brand you like and order it
online.
Your eyes feel swollen, red and irritated
This is a sign of a serious problem and, whatever the cause might be,
the only sensible thing to do is to take your lenses off immediately and
don’t wear them until you can see a doctor. Most likely the lenses are not
the source of your problem, but your eyes will heal better if there is
nothing in them.
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