I need contact lense help?

So I just got contacts today(from a reliable source) i got the fresh look contacts that I wanted to try before getting prescription contacts. They came in little box containers and one doesn't have any solution left for some reason but i just bought opti free multipurpose disinfection solution.
Could I still save that contact being that the container hasn't been opened and hasn't been touched?
Another question is could I put on the contact that isn't dried up on right out the package or should I soak them in solution for 6 hours(what the box advises for cleaning time)

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Colored contacts (pictures)?

Well, i'm planning to get colored contacts for fun and i'm wondering which colors would look best on me? I'm not so sure; i want a subtle change.

here are the choices:


and this is me (i'm the asian girl in the second picture… Lol):

AND NO MEAN ANSWERS! Some people are real douche bags on here, haha.
Added (1). I'm planning to get two colors; right now i'm pretty tan:

and i want them to work with my skin.those pictures are how i usually am (skin tone wise) in the winter.

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Why would a girl go from really cold and mean to really warm and nice?

In the past, when I'd see this girl, she'd be really mean, cold, and I thought she was a lesbian. After she got contact lenses and I changed my hairstyle and facial hair, she's really nice. She speaks in a significantly higher pitch now and she gives strong prolonged eye contact. Is this just a case of her becoming more confident with contacts?

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Are girls more attractive without glasses?

Hello, so I've been wearing glasses for about 6 yrs now for distance and I feel less attractive with them on, but i need them to see. I told my eye doctor I wanted contacts but she she said it will be 140 for the visits and my order of contacts could be anywhere from 200-800. The 140 I can handle, but 800 for contacts? No way. I just feel bad when I see girls on TV shows and movies without glasses. Its pretty much saying glasses are ugly, nerdy, and unattractive.
Added (1). Thank you everyone for your feedback! I feel much better knowing I can look good with or without my glasses and yes I looked for a less greedy optometrist. Thank you!

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I've heard that contact lens solution helps clean a piercing?

Is that true? Does it have to be a certian brand?
The brand i have is Alcon, Opti-Free (replenish).
I'm pretty sure my piercing is infected. So could i use this contact solution to clean it?

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Bifocal problems- do i need them?

I am and 17 and my optician gave me bifocals to use alongside my contact lenses because he said my long distance prescription would strain my eyes too much if i am doing close up things (like studying). I got them today and i HATE them! The line is blurry and just annoying but worse than that it feels like i have the worst sea sickness.
I'm not even convinced that i need them because i can go all day wearing my contacts whilst studding without my eyes hurting, but my optician seemed pretty adamant that i needed them and i'm not sure if he will write me another voucher (NHS) if i ask for the single lenses glasses. What should I do?

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Are high index lenses needed for -3.5 prescription?

I need glasses to see things far away. Im -3.5 on both eyes but i really cant afford to buy high index, however, i also dont want to look strange since i wear glasses 24/7. Do you think high index is needed or can i get away with polycarbonate

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Where can I get one glasses lens replaced and how much does it cost?

My glasses prescription in one eye is +1.50 but the other eye is something else. I was wondering if I could buy a pair of regular +1.50 reading glasses then get one lens replaced with my prescription. Can I do this? And if so, where, and how much would it cost?

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What colour lenses would suit me (pic included)?

I have naturally dark brown eyes and I'm wearing blue contact lenses here. Do they suit me and if not what colour should I get? Thank you.

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Can i wear a -2.5 contact lens if im really only supposed to wear a -2.25, i have an astigmatism?

Can i wear a -2.5 contact lens if im really only supposed to wear a -2.25, i have an astigmatism?

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Retina Detachment and Lens Replacement?

I suffered severe eye trauma in a motor vehicle accident. My retina has found to be detached as well as my lens and iris are now gone. I have surgery coming up to hopefully fix the detached retina. Any idea on what kind of results I can hopefully expect? Im only 21 years old so this is really worrying me

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Cataract surgery and eye glasses?

I had cataract surgery in one eye so the other eye is still the same; really blurry. My eye doctor says if I wore glasses, the difference in prescription would be problematic. I don't need to get surgery on the other eye so I'd have to always wear contact lenses. I would like to wear glasses though. Has anyone out there had the same situation and got glasses anyway? Was it really problematic or just slightly but still tolerable or not a problem at all?

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What is your nationality?

I'm a Ghanaian

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Do these coloured lenses suit me?

I'm wearing blue coloured lenses here and my eyes are naturally dark brown. Do they suit me and if not what coloured contacts should I get?

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Violet colored toric contact lenses?

Does anyone know where I can find toric lenses in that color? I've been scoping the internet for some, but haven't found any. Thanks!

P.S. I have a slight astigmatism. I'll be checking in with a doctor soon, though to see if I still have it.: )

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Do they have contact lenses for vision that are -4.00?

My vision is -4.00 and I am wondering if they make contact lenses for that. What is the most powerful contact lenses can be made?

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Green eyes vs, Hazel?

Thinking about colored contacts. I have yellowish tan skin, and i have black hair. Im from Myanmar(southeast asia). I honestly cant choose. This is the color i want for both hazel and green. But i want the hazel to just be a tad bit lighter

Also my skin color in this link

is about a 25.
Thank you for your help!

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Why has my right pupil always been smaller than the left and very noticeably off-center?

No ophthalmologist has ever given me a straight answer. I was born with a cataract in my right eye. The entire lens was removed when I was a month old, and back then they didn't replace the lens, in fact, they just slapped an eyepatch on me until I was 5. I have no eyesight in that eye, and the pupil is much smaller than the other, as well as being off-center--specifically, it's fixed into the upper left corner of my iris. I've been called "cock-eyed" and mistaken for being stoned 24/7, it's so noticeable. What caused that? By all accounts, that's not normal even for someone having had a lens removed and not replaced. No one has ever explained it to me, and Google has never been able to come up with anything. Maybe it can't be explained, I don't know.Just, I want answers and no one has ever had them.

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Can monthly contact lenses be constantly removed?

I work in a lab and are not allowed to wear contacts due to the chemicals. I dont like the way i look in glasses and was wondering if i could wear contact lenses and remove them before i go to work and replace them once i leave.

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What's wrong with me? I hate myself for not being Asian?

I'm a young girl from Macedonia, which means i'm European. For a few months now i keep thinking… "Why am i not Asian?" I just LOVE the way they look and i wanna look like them. Help?
Added (1). No matter what someone tells me, i can't get over this "obsession". I don't want to get surgery so in the future i want to try using circle lenses and eyelid tape.

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How much money is saved if i use my old eye glass frame and just buy the new prescription lenses?

How much money is saved if i use my old eye glass frame and just buy the new prescription lenses?

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How to put contact lenses in my eyes? - 1

How to put contact lenses in my eyes? - 1

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Glasses have completely ruined my vision?

I got them 7-8 months ago and just went for a second checkup based on my doctor's advice. The first pair was -2.00 and -1.50 and I could squint to see things in the distance before I started wearing them. Now, my vision past a few feet is horrendous and my prescription is -2.75 and -2.25. The assistant who makes the glasses even suggested that I get the lens in my right eye thinned out! How can my eyesight have gotten so bad so rapidly? I kept trying to ask the doctor but she said something about muscles relaxing which I didn't really understand. Help!

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Help finding colored contacts?

I am trying to find a brand of colored contacts but can not seem to find ones with my prescription. I have brown eyes so I would like opaque blue. My prescription is:

Right Eye: Power: - 2.00 BC: 8.7 DIA: 14.0

Left Eye: Power: - 2.50 BC: 8.7 DIA: 14.0

I looked and they are always a little bit off. The best I could find is BC: 8.7 and DIA: 14.4
Could anyone suggest a brand but do not suggest Acuvue 2 Colours because they do not have them in my prescription.

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Glasses are too small? What should I do?

Okay this is ridiculous! I went to the optometrist and then got glasses. Apperently they recommended these small glasses. I was really concerned. They measured my head. The thing is they gave me those small glasses, I tried them on and my head was bigger than the frame. They didn't notice it so I just bought them.
Day 1 with glasses, the tight frame gave me a headache, they loosened it still too tigh. Loosened it again still too tight. Even though the loosened it my frame is too tight

What should I do? Should I return them? Will they pay me back?

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Is it safe to wear my circle lenses that have been sitting in the same solution for months?

I washed my lenses and case and put fresh solution in from the last time I wore them, I haven't touched them sense. I am just wondering if it would be safe to put them straight into my eyes, or to change the solution and wait 24 hours again, or to just throw them out. I am not sure what to do this is my first time having any type of lenses. Thank you for helping.

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Am I entitled to my contact lens prescribtion?

Am I entitled to my contact lens prescribtion?

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I might have dyslexia so am I autistic?

Ok,

I am from Tunisia originally and I embarked in United States in 2007 for a PhD program.
I felt since my early childhood that I had hard time with reading and my spelling was poor in Arabic and French. I had hard time learning English. As far as I remember when I was in school my reading was very slow and I never wanted assignments that involved memorization. I was always slower than most other people when it came to learning. However, I was great with technology, mechanics, electronics I developed special interest in science. I was extremely in love with science and complex topics of science. I was great with pure mathematics and physics. I can if given longer time build a ship, a plane entirely which would include all sort of disciplines, control systems, aerodynamics, structural design and analysis, complex numerical methods and algorithms to optimize the design.
Back to the problem though, I also remember that I was never good with soccer as it involves making quick passes and seeing all of the team players and your opponents and make quick movements and dribbling. So I am narrowing this to possibly a vision problem. In only when I was 22 I seriously started feeling I have myopia and obtained my first glasses. Later in life Now I am 34 years old my eye sight stabilized to -1 on both eyes. On the other hand even with glasses and the best an optomerty doctor could do to prescribe the right lenses, my right eye is still weaker than my left one. My left eye is sharper
Added (1). I had to work much harder to get to the level I am in languages. Now my French and English are better than they used to be. But I am however still a slow reader. I am not sure if it is a coordination problem or vision problem because both eyes are not equal in sharpness. Now I felt if I close one eye and read with a single eye this might have the possibility of improving my reading speed. It seems as if my glassing at words and capturing the word is slow. I can tell others read at ease faster.
Added (2). I meant to say glancing instead of glassing. That's an example of how perhaps my vision and typing coordination can deceive me sometimes and type something when I want to type something else. This problem obviously exacerbates when I am out of energy by less sleep and/or tiredness and/or lack of nutrition.

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Do I really need toric contact lenses? - 1

I want to try extended wear contacts but it s impossible to find toric ones with my prescription. I don t think my astigmatism is that bad but would I be able to see well enough without torics?
My prescription is:
R- base curve: 8.7 power: +6.50 cyl: -1.25 axis:180
L- base curve: 8.7 power: +5.00 cyl: -1.25 axis:180

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Getting used to not wearing glasses?

I have been wearing glasses since i was 7 and now i'm 18 and i'm getting kinda bored with them. I have purchased contact lenses but i struggle with putting them on and it feels weird. Like i'm looking at somebody else through mirror. My eyes look huge and i have undereye bags. But then again, i'm sick of wearing glasses. I want to feel good without them. People tell me that i look good with or without them and some of them say i look better without glasses. That really encoruges me too. Do you have any tips?

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What are contact lenses made of?

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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Can t put contacts in…tips and tricks?

I ve had two contacts fittings and I haven t been able to put contacts in by myself. The place I go to doesn t allow you to bring them home until you ve put them in and take them out twice. I would say I have medium eyes and long eyelashes. I have to hold back my eyelashes and even if a few are not held up, the contact gets stuck on it and won t go in. If you wear contacts… What fingers do you use to hold your eye open and what finger do you use to insert the contact lens? And any tricks on controlling blinking? Thanks

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Is my contact lost in my eye?

so this mornjng i took placed in my disposable contsct lens but it disappeared and i thought it dropped. So i place in another one, thinking the previous one dropped. But i had double vision and took it out, and 2 came out. I was really shocked tho. I tried to put back in one but now idk whr it went. Either way, i opened another contact lens n put it in and it was perfectly fine. I didnt feel like theres another lens in my eye and i couldnt find any lens in my upper or under eyelid. Is it still stuck in my eye?

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Is my contact lens lost in my eye?

Is my contact lens lost in my eye?

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Can you buy contact lenses that can improve both long and short sited vision?

Can you buy contact lenses that can improve both long and short sited vision?

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Why/How To Get a Prescription for Color or Novelty Contact Lenses?

I want novelty contact lenses, but I just read you need a prescription for them

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Is it still safe to use my contact lens? - 1

I put my contact lens back into the case, but I forgot to fill it with solution. I don't wear my contacts everyday so it's been a few days since it dried out. Is it still safe to use if I soak it in solution?

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Why won't my pink eye go away? Do I even have pink eye?

I wear monthly contact lenses, but don't sleep in them. Been in the same brand for 2 years, suddenly, woke up one morning in September and had 1 really red eye with gunk, after a few days they both became red and gunky. Eventually I saw my optometrist and was diagnosed with pink eye, she gave me tobramycin and told me to wear glasses for a week. When I went for the follow-up redness had gone down and clear bumps under eyelids had receded significantly. She told me to go ahead and use contacts but continue using drops. After a full day of wearing contacts my eyes flared up again. So I went back to glasses for another 1.5 weeks thinking surely that would be enough time for it to clear up. Well after about a week of wearing contacts again they started to get dry and red again this time without the gunk. So I'm back to glasses, redness is nearly gone but I still see little bumps under eyelid that are gradually going down. Am I still dealing with the pink eye or could this be GPC form my contact lenses. This is a big problem for me since I am very active.

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Itching and burning due to contact lens?

Hi i have been wearing contact lens for long time and never faced this. One day just woke up and put the contact lens and one eye started hurting like hell. Thought lens would be dirty so removed it. But the pain was still not completely gone. Went to pharmacy and got the optic cleaner for eyes. I wasent even able to open eyes in sun and at work i just realized that itching and pain increases due to stove heat. And after while removing them it also hurts. But if i dont wear them for 2-3 days its gets fine. Any idea what could be the problem? I know i should consult eye doctor but just wondering if you guys faced similar problem. Any help would be great. Thank you

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OPTOMETRISTS: Is there any truth to the information presented on this website?

http://www.preventmyopia.org/htmlanimation.html

Thanks for your help! I woudn t mind trying it if it can actually prevent vision loss.

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