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  1. #16
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    Correction

    Dennis pointed out to me, after he did some research, that the Complete solution is "Easy Rub", not no rub. The No Rub solution is made by Ciba and is a hydrogen peroxide based cleaning system.

    I stand corrected, and apologize for not doing a better job of checking the label on the Complete solution. Should have been wearing my reading glasses!

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    I have been wearing contacts for 2 years now. These were my first corrective lenses ever. When I turned 40 my arms became to short. However I tried glasses. I just could not get use to them. While for detail work they were fine It drove me crazy to walk or drive in them. I went back to the doctor and fitted me for contacts. I were a positive prescription contact and use the Acuview Oasis lenses. I can vouch for the comfort level of these lenses. These of course are a weekly disposable but my doctor told me if I took care of them I could get a month out of a set of lenses. Being a high protein low carb diet guy protein deposits are a problem for me. I have found that I put them in no rub solution every night with one drop for each lens of Alcon Supra Clense. It is an awsome product. It is like a new set of lenses every day. Far as solutions go I have tried them all and have settled on the generic from Sam's. It is as good as any that I have tried and $7.00 for 3 bottles so it is almost 2/3rds less expensive than the the name brand and works just as well.

    I love contacts my overall vision is better than with glasses. Like I told the doctor when they were first put in It is like wearing no glasses except I can see again.

    Good Luck

    Alan

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    I wish I could. I tried but they gave me nothing but grief over my cornea transplants. Plus the fact that in the past couple years my corneas have developed a tendency to expand and contract (water and dewater) and according to my optometrist it's from the back of the corneas so my vision changes every few weeks and using drops doesn't help. Waaa....

    I try not to complain too much but for those people who cry and moan that they can't see anything when they have, say, 20/50 corrected to 20/20 I tell them I'd love to swap with them a couple days. (And the guy with the white cane would love to swap with me).
    And now for something completely different....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belinda Williamson View Post
    I had always used Aosept products until my opthalmologist recommended the AMO Complete. When using Aosept my eyes were always irritated and scratchy towards the end of the day, and I was always "aware" of my contacts. Now, I'm comfortable all day.

    I'm going through the same thing as your wife. Until about two years ago my uncorrected vision was less than 20/400 (for those of you uninitiated into the world of poor eyesight, that means I can't even see the big "E" at the top of the chart). On my last two visits my eyesight has improved. Once I stabilize I can have Lasik done on only one eye, the other will require an older, more painful method of correction - which I'm not sure I'm brave enough to go through. Interestingly enough, the reason I can't have Lasik on the left eye is a condition called recurrent corneal erosion - caused by my attempts to wear gas perm lenses.

    On the topic of the initial thread question, an ophthalmologist of course being the one to ask, IIRC 14 is too young for Lasik, or any corneal modification to improve vision. After 14 there are probably two more growth spurts that will affect a lens prescription.
    AMO Complete. Okay, maybe I'll look for that and she can give it a try. I don't recall her complaining about her lenses but when we run out, she can try it. Can't hurt, I think!

    Interesting about your prescription changing. Is it a woman hormonal thing? I tend to blame that on all issues with my wife!

    I agree about the age: 14 is too young and I don't think any reputable doctor would work on so young a person.
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Padilla View Post
    Interesting about your prescription changing. Is it a woman hormonal thing? I tend to blame that on all issues with my wife!
    Read sig line below!!! I have no idea why my prescription has started to change, just glad it's changing for the better.

    “Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy and chivalry.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Everybody knows what to do with the devil but them that has him. My Grandmother
    I had a guardian angel at one time, but my little devil got him drunk, tattooed, and left him penniless at a strip club. I have not had another angel assigned to me yet.
    I didn't change my mind, my mind changed me.
    Bella Terra

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    I concur

    I have worn contacts since I was 14. I now wear Acuvue Oasys. I have tried lots of contacts and find these to be the most comfortable -- by far. I never have to use wetting solution, while all of my friends who have other brands use solution all day long. I live in Denver, which is VERY dry. I was worried that I would have problems when I moved here, but these contacts work great.

    I wear them for about two weeks -- taking them out almost every night -- and then throw them away.

    My solution to the age thing was to have one eye for reading and one for distance. If you get the right contact and the right prescription, I don't think that you should have problems seeing clearly, unless you have pretty severe astigmatism.

    I have tried all of the bifocal contacts, and I don't find that I can see very well far or closeup. Since I play tennis and ping pong, I need good vision. My solution for depth pereception when playing sports is that I have some contacts for my "readin eye" which change it to a "far away eye" (isn't that from a Rolling Stones song?). When I am going to plan a sport, I just pop in this other contact and I can see great.

    Ray

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