I wear rigid gas permeable lenses… Have since 1990. However, i hear that most people wear disposable lenses now and that the "old school" lenses" are considered intolerable by most.
I heard an actor make a comment recently about plastic lenses (circa mid-1980s, hand-painted). Are these different from the lenses I wear every day?
Although many will cringe, I have found that popping a lens out and "cleaning" it with my tongue is a quite effective way to solve lens discomfort. Any thoughts?
Added (1). Cecilia - i find that if i put pressure on my lenses when they hurt, it helps to assuage any pain. I generally bike to work during the non-winter months.
optometrists have told me that the "hard" lenses i wear help to keep the curvature of my eye from changing
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