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Wow, im really sorry to hear what you have to go through. Im sure you have thought of all kinds of scenarios to work around this, but I am curious about what c

Wow, im really sorry to hear what you have to go through. Im sure you have thought of all kinds of scenarios to work around this, but I am curious about what conclusions you came to: Combining contacts and glasses? Surgery, even to just reduce the correction?

superkuh 9y ago
I've tried contacts a few times but they're such an incredible hassle compared to glasses. And with my astigmatism the contacts have to be rotated correctly. When they get nudged off-axis (by blinking) the vision noticibly changes. I did go in for an assessment for laser eye surgery. Unfortunately there's just not enough cornea for them to fully fix my eyes. Since I do optical astronomy I didn't want to risk night vision rays just so I could wear a slightly smaller pair of glasses.
- davemp 9y ago
  Check out hybrid contacts. I had similar issues with my astigmatism. The contacts have hard centers and soft outer rims. As a result they can provide decent astigmatism correction/stability while being __much__ more comfortable than hard lenses. The things drastically improved my quality of life.
  - rhexs 9y ago
    I too have an issue with soft contact lenses not providing great vision due to astigmatism. I tried getting sclerals fitted but had to return them due to the optometrist having trouble fitting them. The vision was crystal clear though -- shame it didn't work out. The downside was that they felt incredibly fragile and were quite expensive at around 1000$ for a pair. I pay about 300$ a year for daily soft lenses so that's quite an increase in price. I've heard RGPs are painful. Are the hybrids unnoticeable (like sclerals/soft lenses) or is there still an adjustment period?
    - davemp 9y ago
      I've worn both RGPs and hybrids. RGPs are unwearable for me because of comfort levels. Even after a two week adjustment period. Hybrids have been really comfortable for me. The lens change may take a day or two to adjust, but I tend to forget about them until ~14hrs when they start to feel a bit dry. *Disclaimer there is variance among both eyes and lens manufactures (I've had some manufactures that felt dry really soon, others are much better).

superkuh 9y ago

I've tried contacts a few times but they're such an incredible hassle compared to glasses. And with my astigmatism the contacts have to be rotated correctly. When they get nudged off-axis (by blinking) the vision noticibly changes. I did go in for an assessment for laser eye surgery. Unfortunately there's just not enough cornea for them to fully fix my eyes. Since I do optical astronomy I didn't want to risk night vision rays just so I could wear a slightly smaller pair of glasses.

davemp 9y ago
Check out hybrid contacts. I had similar issues with my astigmatism. The contacts have hard centers and soft outer rims. As a result they can provide decent astigmatism correction/stability while being __much__ more comfortable than hard lenses. The things drastically improved my quality of life.
- rhexs 9y ago
  I too have an issue with soft contact lenses not providing great vision due to astigmatism. I tried getting sclerals fitted but had to return them due to the optometrist having trouble fitting them. The vision was crystal clear though -- shame it didn't work out. The downside was that they felt incredibly fragile and were quite expensive at around 1000$ for a pair. I pay about 300$ a year for daily soft lenses so that's quite an increase in price. I've heard RGPs are painful. Are the hybrids unnoticeable (like sclerals/soft lenses) or is there still an adjustment period?
  - davemp 9y ago
    I've worn both RGPs and hybrids. RGPs are unwearable for me because of comfort levels. Even after a two week adjustment period. Hybrids have been really comfortable for me. The lens change may take a day or two to adjust, but I tend to forget about them until ~14hrs when they start to feel a bit dry. *Disclaimer there is variance among both eyes and lens manufactures (I've had some manufactures that felt dry really soon, others are much better).