can you tell me

[barnell09]

okay im a few days away from my eye opointment and i was wondering how low does your astigmatism have to be to were regular contacts. I really want colored contacts, but there is only one brand that makes them for astigmatism.





p.s.,

i love this board so much because it is so prefessional

[Framebender]

Thanks! :hammer:

[barnell09]

Thanks! :hammer:

im serious this board is great. This one has people who know what they are talking baout and i reall depend of your infomation. All the others that try to be like you fail

[SpecialT]

Though we can't answer specifically to your case, I can tell you this...

Non-custom soft contact lenses aren't produced in cylinder powers less than 0.75 diopters.

Because you are a consumer, not an optical professional, this board is really not what you are looking for. You should just have a chat with your doctor, he will answer questions that are specific to you. Don't be suprised if you don't get much feedback from Optiboarders.

Hope your appointment goes well. If your doc doesn't answer your questions, I would encourage you to find a new one.

[fizz4u]

do you know what your prescription is?
different contact lens manufacturers have different availability with now more and more manufacturers looking to improve contact lens wear for patients with astigmatism

[barnell09]

do you know what your prescription is?
different contact lens manufacturers have different availability with now more and more manufacturers looking to improve contact lens wear for patients with astigmatism

im not real sure right now but i will know tuesday. What i was saying was that i know that some people that have low astigmatism can wera regular soft lens contacts. I wanted to know how low does it have to be

[chip anderson]

Pretty low. Some patients can tolerate (Or even see better) with more astigmatism than others. If it is enough to be a visual or fitting problem, it can make things much harder (in some cases) to do than when astigmatism is not present. In some brands, one attempts to fit the eye and (astigmatism) first, then get addittional lenses in color, especially if the colored lens is a "custom made lens." Also "custom made lenses" with color and correction for astigmatism can be conciderablely more costly.

Chip

[fizz4u]

well in essence a contact lens with astigmatism is known as a 'toric lens' and there are quite a few companies out there that DO manufacture Toric lenses. I know B&L and J&J have recently launched a new breed of torics.
Really do need to have some idea of your prescription.:)



Am i right in saying that the general rule is that if your cyl is upto 1/3 of your sph then you should get away without having too many problems with a normal contact lens? (ie one that is not a toric?)

[chip anderson]

Just a technical point but "Toric" means any surface having more two curvatures on the same surface. Doesn't matter if its a contact lens, or a piece of steel.

[mirage2k2]

Am i right in saying that the general rule is that if your cyl is upto 1/3 of your sph then you should get away without having too many problems with a normal contact lens? (ie one that is not a toric?)

My rx is OD +5.75 -1.00 x 30, OS +5.00 -1.25 x 180 ... I noticed a huge improvement with torics :) . Whether my cyl is a third of my sphere power I cannot tell (just a humble consumer you see :o ).

I might be wrong, but I was under the impression that torics are also a better shape for astigmatics ... so they also fit better.

[chip anderson]

Mirage:

You are right to the extent that you may try a sphere first in these cases. But always hold a cross cylinder over the CL and if va is improved appreciably, you should be using a toric or at least a rigid lens. Comfort can be improved with a toric in a rigid lens if significant (over 2.5 diopters) of corneal cylinder present, with less you are usually spinning your wheels.


Chip

Of course things could be different on the other side of the equator.

[Steve Machol]

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