contact lenses
 

My main problem is convergence. I might soon drop the prism though.
My question is simply this, if vision is a major trigger for me, would contact lenses be unadvisable?
I keep breaking my glasses. Also with contact lenses I just need to have my sunglasses on me, instead of having to change glasses the whole time. Also because glasses just bother me.

thanks

Contact lenses cannot correct for prism for most people. Plus, the lenses that have prism corrections are custom made and expensive, as much as $300 a pair. Even more for some. Replacement lenses can be less.

Besides, if you find glasses difficult, contacts will be a pain.

I use photochromic lenses to get tint when I need without having to change glasses. I have worn photochromic lens glasses for 45 years.

Mark, thanks so much:

- ever heard that contact lenses per se can in our case be bad for our vision (mor work for the brain...)

- when you say photochromic lenses you mean glasses right? so you put them on top of your glasses?

- for me prism is only needed for near sight, I don't seem to tolerate well at long distance. So I have to change glasses very often. That and the sunglasses I need to wear from time to time get too much. I was thinking:

get the regular eyesight correction, and then get glasses that correct prism when work with near objects, and not have to bother to get correction sunglasses everytime I break em (which is often).

Photochromic glasses have an automatic tinting feature. When there is bright light like outdoors, they darken. When the light is less, they return to clear.

The great thing about photochromic glasses is you never need to take them off and risk loss or breakage. 'Transitions' is a popular brand of photochromic lenses.

I'm not sure if there is any scientific explanation for contacts not being good for people with vision issues, but I can tell you about my experience with wearing contacts Vs. Glasses.

Before my injury I only ever wore contacts. I hate glasses. But for about 4 years now I've only worn glasses because it makes that much of a difference to my symptoms. (And that's normal glasses that make that much difference for me not even special, prisms glasses. I would assume the prisms glasses would help more)

I have vision issues (light sensitivity, convergance insufficiency, Accomodative dysfunction and tracking problems)

I don't know if my intolerance to contacts is because of these problems or something else. My head is generally, very sensitive to any kind of pressure on it, including glasses that are too tight, putting my hair in a ponytail and wearing goggles to swim. All of these things irritate my symptoms, so it makes sense that contacts would too I guess.

But when I started to see my current optimetrist for vision therapy, she did also say that I probably shouldn't wear contacts. I never asked her why, unfortunately.

Anyways, I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but I hope it helps a bit at least.

Thank you Hopeful, that is very helpful. Can you please let me know what kind of symptoms you get with contacts? Is it like a set back or something that increase symptoms that goes away a day or two after you wear? I am curious to try but don't want to take huge risk.

For me, wearing contacts was just generally irritating. Like for example, I noticed that when I wear glasses I'm going to be less light sensitive, have less eye pressure, and less eye strain on a given day than if I'm wearing contacts.

At this point in time, I found it sometimes difficult to stay within my limits because I was still figuring out what they were and in school, so wearing contacts definitely worsened any setbacks I was going to have, I'm not sure if they caused any on their own though. But if my activity levels were at my threshold for when I was wearing glasses, wearing contacts would decrease that threshold, so if I continued with the same level of activity with contacts, I would get worse.

I experienced increased light sensitivity, too. That is a well known issue with contacts. I also was very sensitive to them being in my eyes. They were not uncomfortable but I always sensed they were there. Likely part of the brain's reduced ability to filter and ignore sensations.

I have trouble with bifocals still and only since my accident.

I need to keep track of 2 pairs now and I can't keep track of what's attached since before my accident!

Bud