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acemanvx@yahoo.com
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject:
Re: RGP fit (tight vs. loose)
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Charles wrote:
| Quote: | Sorry to keep bugging the group with my RGP's, but things seem fairly
slow anyway.
My RGP fit, in my non-professional opinion, is on the loose side. When
I blink they go up, then slide back down and hang low. If I turn my
head to the side, they slide toward the ground. I expressed my concern
to my eye doc on the follow-up check after getting the lenses, but he
thought I should keep them this way. His rationale, as best I can
understand, is that he didn't want to make them too tight because of
possible irritation where the edges touch the eye.
My vision is great in these lenses, except that I have quite a bit of
eye watering at times, which makes vision worse. At some times of the
day, I also get fogginess from dryness (fixable with drops). Also,
when the lenses ride low, I get effects like light reflecting off the
top of the lenses when going under overhead lights.
I'm trying to decide if I should wait this out a little longer, or if I
should go back and ask _again_ whether these should be tightened up.
What do the group experts think are the pros and cons of tight vs.
loose fitting RGP lenses? Do you guys agree that there are patients
who are better off with low sagging lenses? Is there irritation
associated with the lenses sliding around that could be contributing to
my watery eye problem?
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You have some options there.
1. If you want to stick with RGP contacts, try a different size and
base curve. A scaral lens would stay put but its so huge its scary to
put in your eye!
2. Go back to glasses. This might not be easy if your pescription is
high with lots of astigmastim due to spectacle minification and
disortion
3. If you are totally fed up with RGP contacts and really hate glasses,
theres laser surgury. Its not without risks and trade-offs. You will
NOT see anywhere as well as you do with RGPs and probably not even as
well with glasses. But itll greatly improve your uncorrected vision and
should give you vision good enough to function. Great if you arent too
picky about perfect vision and just want to ditch those irritating
contacts/glasses. |
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Neil Brooks
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 1148
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:25 am Post subject:
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Charles,
Fair warning: Ace woke up in a meadow some years ago ... after a
tremendous binge on hallucinogenic mushrooms ... and now seems to
think he's an optometrist.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid. |
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acemanvx@yahoo.com
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 732
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:45 am Post subject:
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Neil Brooks wrote:
| Quote: | Charles,
Fair warning: Ace woke up in a meadow some years ago ... after a
tremendous binge on hallucinogenic mushrooms ... and now seems to
think he's an optometrist.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
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LOL silly doctor Brooks! I wish I were one, but I am not a doctor. |
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biscuit
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Apr 2005
Posts: 296
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:28 am Post subject:
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Neil Brooks wrote:
| Quote: | Charles,
Fair warning: Ace woke up in a meadow some years ago ... after a
tremendous binge on hallucinogenic mushrooms ... and now seems to
think he's an optometrist.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
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Don't worry, I read ace's posts for amusement purposes only.
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JPG
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 24 May 2005
Posts: 569
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:00 am Post subject:
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On 30 Jun 2006 19:45:10 -0700, acemanvx@yahoo.com wrote:
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Neil Brooks wrote:
Charles,
Fair warning: Ace woke up in a meadow some years ago ... after a
tremendous binge on hallucinogenic mushrooms ... and now seems to
think he's an optometrist.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
LOL silly doctor Brooks! I wish I were one, but I am not a doctor.
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Ace, you need to go and do something useful in society. We know
you're a bit odd.. probably got Aspergers like half those on usenet
but still there must be something you can do. Quit sitting at home
and surfing the internet. |
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acemanvx@yahoo.com
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 732
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:
Re: RGP fit (tight vs. loose)
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acemanvx@yahoo.com wrote:
| Quote: | Charles wrote:
Sorry to keep bugging the group with my RGP's, but things seem fairly
slow anyway.
My RGP fit, in my non-professional opinion, is on the loose side. When
I blink they go up, then slide back down and hang low. If I turn my
head to the side, they slide toward the ground. I expressed my concern
to my eye doc on the follow-up check after getting the lenses, but he
thought I should keep them this way. His rationale, as best I can
understand, is that he didn't want to make them too tight because of
possible irritation where the edges touch the eye.
My vision is great in these lenses, except that I have quite a bit of
eye watering at times, which makes vision worse. At some times of the
day, I also get fogginess from dryness (fixable with drops). Also,
when the lenses ride low, I get effects like light reflecting off the
top of the lenses when going under overhead lights.
I'm trying to decide if I should wait this out a little longer, or if I
should go back and ask _again_ whether these should be tightened up.
What do the group experts think are the pros and cons of tight vs.
loose fitting RGP lenses? Do you guys agree that there are patients
who are better off with low sagging lenses? Is there irritation
associated with the lenses sliding around that could be contributing to
my watery eye problem?
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You have some options there.
1. If you want to stick with RGP contacts, try a different size and
base curve. A scaral lens would stay put but its so huge its scary to
put in your eye!
2. Go back to glasses. This might not be easy if your pescription is
high with lots of astigmastim due to spectacle minification and
disortion
3. If you are totally fed up with RGP contacts and really hate glasses,
theres laser surgury. Its not without risks and trade-offs. You will
NOT see anywhere as well as you do with RGPs and probably not even as
well with glasses. But itll greatly improve your uncorrected vision and
should give you vision good enough to function. Great if you arent too
picky about perfect vision and just want to ditch those irritating
contacts/glasses.
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I gave you a great reply to your RGP problem. knowing you, youll
probably just stick to your uncomfortable RGPs and deal with it best as
you can. At least it gives you 20/15 vision. You mentioned in another
post how picky you were about your vision so I now know that glasses
and lasik is out. You wouldnt be happy with 20/40 even though almost
everyone would, as long as the quality is reasonable. |
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Quick
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 19 Jun 2005
Posts: 343
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject:
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acemanvx@yahoo.com wrote:
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I gave you a great reply to your RGP problem.
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You meant "great" as in volume, right?
| Quote: | You wouldnt be happy with 20/40 even though
almost everyone would,
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Sorry, 20/40 is not acceptable to me if I can do better.
A doc told me that same thing. I found another.
| Quote: | as long as the quality is reasonable.
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Please explain the difference between 20/40 good quality
and 20/40 bad quality?
-Quick |
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biscuit
medicine forum Guru Wannabe
Joined: 24 Apr 2005
Posts: 296
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| Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:08 am Post subject:
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acemanvx@yahoo.com wrote:
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You have some options there.
1. If you want to stick with RGP contacts, try a different size and
base curve. A scaral lens would stay put but its so huge its scary
to put in your eye!
2. Go back to glasses. This might not be easy if your pescription is
high with lots of astigmastim due to spectacle minification and
disortion
3. If you are totally fed up with RGP contacts and really hate
glasses, theres laser surgury. Its not without risks and
trade-offs. You will NOT see anywhere as well as you do with RGPs
and probably not even as well with glasses. But itll greatly
improve your uncorrected vision and should give you vision good
enough to function. Great if you arent too picky about perfect
vision and just want to ditch those irritating contacts/glasses.
I gave you a great reply to your RGP problem.
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Great reply? Please. If you were really trying to help, then thanks,
but I'm not an idiot. I can tell you've learned some vocabulary words
on the net, but I can do Google searches too. Your first point was the
only one that even tried to answer the actual question, but I've
already explained why my doc doesn't want to go bigger, or go steeper.
Telling me to get glasses or lasik really doesn't help much.
| Quote: | knowing you, youll
probably just stick to your uncomfortable RGPs and deal with it best
as you can.
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Knowing me? Hmm....
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Neil Brooks
medicine forum Guru
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 1148
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| Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:14 am Post subject:
Re: RGP fit (tight vs. loose)
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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:08:01 GMT, "Charles" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
| Quote: | acemanvx@yahoo.com wrote:
You have some options there.
1. If you want to stick with RGP contacts, try a different size and
base curve. A scaral lens would stay put but its so huge its scary
to put in your eye!
2. Go back to glasses. This might not be easy if your pescription is
high with lots of astigmastim due to spectacle minification and
disortion
3. If you are totally fed up with RGP contacts and really hate
glasses, theres laser surgury. Its not without risks and
trade-offs. You will NOT see anywhere as well as you do with RGPs
and probably not even as well with glasses. But itll greatly
improve your uncorrected vision and should give you vision good
enough to function. Great if you arent too picky about perfect
vision and just want to ditch those irritating contacts/glasses.
I gave you a great reply to your RGP problem.
Great reply? Please. If you were really trying to help, then thanks,
but I'm not an idiot. I can tell you've learned some vocabulary words
on the net, but I can do Google searches too. Your first point was the
only one that even tried to answer the actual question, but I've
already explained why my doc doesn't want to go bigger, or go steeper.
Telling me to get glasses or lasik really doesn't help much.
knowing you, youll
probably just stick to your uncomfortable RGPs and deal with it best
as you can.
Knowing me? Hmm....
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Change of address is indicated at this point. Looks like you've
picked up a stalker.... |
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