Fewer lens options at -3.25?

I've been at -2.75 in both eyes for a long time but I had to get up to -3.25 at my latest exam.

I'm trying to buy glasses online but the companies are forcing me to pay for the expensive lenses and won't let me buy the regular 1.5 index lenses that I used for my last pair.

Why such a huge difference in options between -2.75 and -3.25?
Added (1). It doesn't let me override at -3.25. I tried -3.00 to check and it allows me to override at that rx but not at -3.25. The cheaper lenses are "not available" for my rx…

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Can I get oversized aviator frames with a high prescription? Will I have to pay for thin lenses?

My prescription increased and I want aviator glasses like my friends have. Trouble is I have -3 and -2.75 in my eyes. Is that too bad?
Added (1). I'm a woman

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When figuring my contact lens which is stronger -3.25 or -2.75?

When figuring my contact lens which is stronger -3.25 or -2.75?

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Can I pick if I want bi-weekly contacts?

I have an eye exam scheduled later today for contact lenses. I haven't worn contacts since sophomore year in high school. I'm 25 now and wearing 5 year old glasses. I don't remember which brand or type of contacts I used to wear, except that they were for astigmatism. My problem is money. I'm a single father of a 4 year old now and I could use a lot more of it. The struggle is real right now as they say. Which ties into my question. So my question is, would it be possible for me to tell the doctor I NEED contacts that are the "2 week" contacts? After comparing prices online from multiple outlets and speaking to my friends who wear contacts, it has been brought to my attention that the "single use" daily contacts, for whichever brand (as long as they are for astigmatism) are simply too expensive for me to afford. I have noticed boxes of contacts are cheaper for "2 week or bi-weekly" contacts. Is it possible for me to tell the doctor that and hope they take that into consideration? Or will he/she prescribe me whatever they choose, for example and possibly (1-DAY ACUVUE® MOIST for ASTIGMATISM 90 pack) for 80-90 bucks a box, (Which I can't afford) when I could afford something like (Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism 6 pack, 3 months) for 30-40 bucks a box depending where I shop from. Please help with any info anyone can share. I'm kind of scared of even paying for an eye exam if at the end they prescribe me a type of lens I can't even afford, such as the single use contacts. Thanks.

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After removing circle lens from the packaging and storing in multi purpose solution for 6-8 hours, can you wear them right away?

Or do you rinse them with solution again before putting it in your eye?

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Fairly new to wearing contact lenses. Can anyone advise if it's likely to still be in my eye?

Fairly new to wearing contact lenses. Was removing them one evening and I blinked as I did so but couldn't find the lens on the floor/me but also couldn't find It in my eye. I can't feel anything so don't think it is stuck and my opticians wanted to charge me £20 to have a quick look!

Is it possible to have a lens stuck without seeing or feeling it? Have had a good look around, washed eye out, massaged my eyelid etc.

Thanks in advance

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Why are the contact lenses uncomfortable?

When I try to wear contact lenses, I always fail miserably. It's been a long time since I did it successfully and didn't feel discomfort. Nowadays, I always get discomfort wearing contact lenses. Am I doing it wrong? HOW TO DO IT?

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I have to wear my glasses extremely close to my eyes, is there anything to do with PD measurements?

So I bought prescription glasses online. But the lenses feels a little weird and uncomfortable when i wear it. Then I try something different, my glasses feels more comfortable when i wear it really really really close to my eyes. Like my eyelashes literally touching the lenses. Is it possible bc the PD measurement a lil bit off?

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Why would my Daughter s vision be going blurry all of a sudden?

In July my 9 year old daughter saw a optometrist and was given basically the same prescription for glasses she has had for a few years. I pointed out that her eye kept turning and he kind of brushed it off. Well she has Amblyopia (Lazy eye) and Eye turning is common with this but hers kind of came on suddenly over a month period she had never had it before and I have known about the lazy eye since she was 3.

For the first few years, I had trouble getting her to wear the glasses but at around age 7 she started wear them more frequently and now wears them all the time except for baths/swimming and bed.

I took her to an Ophthalmologist who gave her a stronger lens prescription and said to follow up in a couple months and if there's still the eye turning problem we may have to patch. We got her new glasses within a week of seeing the ophthalmologist.

it's been almost 2 months (Her Appointment is Dec 27th) and the last few days she says her eyes keep going blurry with and without her glasses and she can't see right. I have noticed that when she takes her glasses off, she is squinting more than she ever has before.

I mean I have a lazy eye and it wanders, but they caught mine at age 12/13 and really couldn t fix it my right eye is good so I don't even use glasses as they give me headaches, and make me dizzy. So I'm not to sure what may be going on with her vision.

I called and they will see her this Thursday morning, What could be causing this? Anyone with any experience?

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If my glasses prescription has an ADD power, how will it be added to the lens?

I'm nearsighted (-4.00, -2.00) and my new prescription has an add power of +. 75. I was told that this is for reading/seeing close up. What I don't understand is how this affects the lenseds; will they make me look bug-eyed?

When I tried on reading glasses in CVS, my eyes looked huge. Will prescription glasses with +.75 do the same thing?

Or will they be like bifocals with a line?

I was also told that I can omit the add power when having glasses made.

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Claim: females prefer wearing contact lenses over eye glasses than males do. In statistic, what is the response variable in this claim?

Claim: females prefer wearing contact lenses over eye glasses than males do. In statistic, what is the response variable in this claim?

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Are Contacts Actually Dangerous?

I want to do something different and try contact lenses. I know people buy them all the time but in my community elders would always use scary myths and stories to warn us against using them (like that they're made in really unsanitary places, generally dangerous, etc.) are most contact lenses really dangerous for the eye or is there something I should look out for if I choose to get some (like how you should avoid "x" chemicals in some skin products even though they claim to be good?)
Added (1). I mean colored contacts, not just ones to help with vision.

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Am I considered legally blind?

So my vision is 20/200. Am I blind. I think I'm because I can't function without my contact lenses or my glasses. With those I can see 20/20. So am I considered blind? Will I die?

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Why don't they make flexible IOL for multifocal vision?

Inter Ocular Lens's replace the eye's natural lens for people with cataracts or age related vision deterioration.

The latest technology has a multi focal lens construction, made of rings. This allows the main vision area to have both up close and distant vision at once. The brain learns to use this information to see clearly without the use of glasses.

However, because part of your vision is now used for up close and part for distant vision. There's less light available for vision processing and so your vision may appear dimmer.

My question is, the eye muscles do not deteriorate with age. It is the flexible lens that becomes stiffer, so the muscles can't adjust it's shape as well as they did when you were younger. So why not replace the body's natural flexible lens, with an artificial flexible lens?

Surely medical technology must be getting close to being able to achieve this? We're starting to see 3D body part printing, highly sophisticated mechanical and electrical replacements.

Why not develop a fix for age related eye deterioration that affects everyone in the world? With billions of people needing this surgery, the company that develops this solution would make incalculable amounts of money.

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What's her Instagram?

I recently found a girl who is always wearing light blue circle lenses (Iris and pupil are the same color) and she wears elf ears. Seems to be a cosplayer. Any help would be appreciated.

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My new progressives make me feel cross eyed?

I've been back to the optometrist 3 times. They can't figure it out. In some positions one lens works, and in other positions, the other works. However, they work if I twist them manually so that the left lens is higher up my a few mm. I've been wearing progressives for years. What could be going on?

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I worn contact lenses that have been sitting there for probably over 1 year and the solution expired about 7 months ago?

I worn them and they felt fine, nothing out the ordinary, felt annoying but i had that when i used to wear them months ago anyway, i had them in my eyes for about 10 minutes maybe 15 minutes at most and then i took them out and i realised the solution has expired and so has the lenses, then i googled it and it says i could get an eye infection and solution is bad to use after expiry date cause it turns more alkaline or something, so I'm wondering if i worn them long enough to get an eye infection and how long would it take to start to get symptoms of an eye infection, they looked and felt fine when wearing though, no burning no nothing my eyes at the moment feel ever so slightly warm but i think i had that anyway when i used to wear them ages ago after taking them out, and now I'm just panicking that'll i will go blind, any answers would be good rn:/

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How do I choose a contact lens?

How do I choose a contact lens?

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Why do my eyes hurt after LASIK?

I had LASIK on 6-20-18. Everything started out great but this past month things have taken a turn for the worse. My eyes are in pain all the time and it feels like outward bulging burning pressure on them sometimes. The worst symptom I have is it feels like they're strained all the time like you're looking through a really high prescription lens that you can't take off.

When I put on my old glasses or contacts it relieves the strain for some reason. I told the place where I had my LASIK done at that my eyes feel over stimulated since day one of the surgery. They didn't say anything.

I went to my local clinic and he prescribed me "Flourometholone" for the pain which has helped a lot.

I just need to get rid of this strain feeling that I have all the time.

I'm thinking of just ordering some low power contacts and wearing them all the time to relieve this strain pain that's very negatively effecting my quality of life.

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How often should i change the solution in my contact lens case? - 2

How often should i change the solution in my contact lens case?

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