Contact Lenses
1 Which is the best contact lens?
Sorry can't answer that one. Every individual
will have a lens which is best for them but there are many factors to consider,
what suits one person is no good for another. A bit like the hundreds of
different mobile phones. Everybody has their own favourite.
2 How much do they cost?
Sorry another difficult one to answer, but on
average, approximately two hundred pounds per year, for someone using lenses
most days. It could be more than this if you needed a specialised lens, however,
if you only use daily contact lenses occasionally it could be significantly
less.
3 Can you have cool ones?
Yep cats eyes, smiley faces, different colours,
zombie ones or just ones to go with a different outfit.
4 Will I get an eye infection with
contact lenses?
You could, but you can get an eye infection
without contact lenses. In fact you are 40 times more likely to get an eye
infection with contact lenses, but this is mainly due to poor hygiene. Ensure you
have clean hands when handling your lenses and keep your lens case clean. Then use the
contact lens solutions as directed. Sorry about the lecture but it is important.
We don't like eye infections in our patients either, prevention is far better than
cure.
5 Are they easy to get in?
To start with it takes a new wearer three or
four days on average to get the hang of it, it is a bit like tying a tie, there
is a knack to it, once you can do, it's a doddle!
6 How long can I wear them?
It varies, sorry no universal answer, it depends
on your tear film, the more tears you have in your eyes, the longer you can
tolerate them. We can fit most people with up to ten hours a day but we may need
more specialised lenses if you have very dry eyes
7
Can anyone be fitted with
contact lenses?
Most people can now
be fitted with contact lenses and we have refused VERY few people over the last
five years Sometimes it can be technically more difficult than others and
it may take longer and be more expensive due to the nature of the lenses but we
would warn you of this following a contact lens examination.
8
Can I wear contact lenses when
swimming?
With disposable contact lenses
probably yes. They can come out but generally they don't, in swimming pools you
may have a problem with them absorbing chlorine, and some people are affected by this.
9
Can you lose your contact lenses behind your
eye and damage your brain?
No there is a skin layer that goes
over the front of your eye and becomes the inside of your upper and lower
eyelid. You might lose the lens into this envelope but it is easy to get it out
from there.
Glasses
1 If I start wearing
glasses will I always have to wear them?
The answer is maybe. It depends on
your age, and your particular eye problem. The average person in their mid
forties will start wearing glasses and then continue with reading glasses for
the rest of their life, but the glasses will not make their eyes worse.
Children may need to wear glasses for a short period of time (a few months) and
then can stop wearing them or continue to use them.
2 Am I going blind
because my glasses are getting stronger?
NO DEFINITELY NOT,
a lot of
people worry that their glasses are getting thicker, their prescription is
getting stronger and therefore their vision is getting weaker, and they are
eventually going to go blind.
You may well need different glasses
in the future but this is only to get the image in focus and is like getting a
bigger pair of shoes. You don't expect to go lame with big feet and you won't go
blind with thicker spectacles.
3 Why are glasses so
expensive?
They're not. But then you would
expect us to say that. In Denmark they are twice the price. If you think about
it they are the only piece of metal and glass that you wear intimately
connected to your body, apart from jewellery. They have to perform a very precise
function, letting you see. Each lens has to be set up precisely within the frame
to enable you to see. Virtually no two pairs of glasses are the same they are
all individually designed to give you optimum visual performance. You can rely
on them for years, being worn in adverse weather conditions and often for very
highly physical jobs.
4 Do men make passes at
girls who wear glasses?
Why Hello Gorgeous!
5 Do I have to wear
bifocals when I am only 45?
Not necessarily, you may not need
glasses for many years but most people need either reading glasses or varifocal
glasses that have " no line" on them. These are particularly useful for people
who need to use a VDU regularly.
General
1 Will
I damage my sight staring at a VDU screen all day?
No VDU screens do not create
problems for your eyes. They may make an existing problem more apparent though
and this kind of problem can normally be overcome fairly easily with the
appropriate lenses.
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