Re: Contact Lens Fitting - 3 months so far (astigmatism)


squarenesswafer@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello,
My wife has astigmatism in one eye and it has already been about 3
months of weekly visits trying different contacts, and she is still
unable to obtain a good fit.

I was wondering if after 3 months, many of you would consider giving
up? The doctor we are going to is a bit far away (recommended by a
friend), and weekly trips are starting to wear on us (we thought we'd
go there a total of 3 times at most, and we have gone about a dozen
times now).

Based on the lack of progress (this week, her lenses were the worst she
has tried...), we are thinking that this could go on for many more
months. Due to the long distance, we are considering going to a closer
doctor. We also wonder whether we'll get better luck with a different
doctor.

On the other hand, we wonder whether she should give up on wearing
contacts?

I'd be interested in hearing any thoughts on the difficulty of
obtaining contacts for astigmatism, and what we might expect going
forward. Thank you very much for any thoughts.


Torics (astigmatic) soft cl's can really be a hot or miss
situation. Sometimes the initial trial lenses will provide
great fit and vision and other times, after trying 2 or 3
different designs, the patient still has problems. At times,
because of the actual prescription or how the corneal
topography is, it may not be possible to achieve a
"perfect fit" vision-wise.

Without knowing the the prescription of your spouse or what
has been tried, it's impossible to give specific advice. It's
tough to start over but you may want to think about it.
Getting a fresh perspective from another provider may do
the job. And trying a rigid gas perms (although there are
trade-offs) can be another option.

frank

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