Over the past few weeks, I’ve been testing out new contact lenses. The optometrist wasn’t happy with the lack of oxygen getting through to my eye – and if she’s not happy, I’m not happy.
When I first started wearing contacts, there was only one brand available in a toric lens which would cover my astigmatism. Since then, two other brands have appeared on the market. After careful consideration, I think they’re getting worse. My original lenses seemed fine to me, but did tend to dry out after a long day. The second pair felt weird – I’d notice them tickling my eyelids from time to time, just enough to be annoying. The pair I’m about to rip out is, by far, the worst. They don’t pop onto my eye as easily as the others and they tend to fold in half and pop out within the first few blinks. Even after a few hours, they don’t feel settled.
Luckily, I don’t wear contacts regularly. It’s primarily for volleyball games and sometimes to give my face a rest from wearing glasses. For that reason, I’ll probably end up sticking with my original pair1, if I’m allowed to. Of course, after the last trials, the second pair will probably feel like heaven. Maybe that was the point…
1 Which would let me keep my order running at Lenses Online.
