[snowsky]

Hi I just picked up my new color contacts...i got freshlooks turqouise and acuvue green...

I tried them on today for the first time..and my vision appears..hazy? blurry? not by a lot..i can still see...but its not like crystal clear vision...a little tad bit blurry but I can still do everything and read everything fairly well. It's just this distracting annoying haziness. Did anyone else experience this? They are prescription contacts...and ...both the freshlooks and acuvue..when i try them on..its hazy...it seems to be getting better...but does anyone know what causes this?? I had clear contacts before and it was fine

I just bought these colour ones so they are brand new...but i don't want to continue wearing them if it keeps hazing my vision..

Has anyone experienced this?!! Is it just because my eyes are adjusting to it??

HELP

[xstarBURST]

It's like that at first, after a few times of wearing it will adjust to the shape of your eye. It happened to me too, so your going to need to blink a lot before it stays in place.

[snowsky]

how long does it take before your eyes started adjusting???

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

i tried FL and Acuvue 2 colors, in plano. I have 20/20 vision

They made my vision fuzzy, blurry. My eyes felt dry all the time, eyedrops didn't work.

I thought it happened because I didn't soak them for at least 8 hours.
but after I soaked them for 2 days, it was still the same.
I couldn't wear them for more than 2 hours, because they hurt my eyes so much

I tried wearing them for a week because I thought my eyes were still adjusting, no change at all.

They suck.

[blisskiss]

It's happening because the lens is sliding around your eye a bit and the colored ring is overlapping your pupil on the edges when it moves. After you wear it a few times it should get less hazy because it will mold to your eyes better and stay in place.

[applesnbananas]

hello darling. i currently work, and have been working for 8 mo. at an optometry. did you get the FL COLOR or colorBLEND? when i tried color, it was always blurry, but my colorblends are fine. another thing is, put on your contacts BEFORE makeup. i thought i was going blind one day cus my mascara kept getting on it. even though not waterproof mascara gets on it easier, dont use waterproof. it doesn't properly wash off the lens with solution.


most optometrys will let you come in for follow ups for a month after your initial visit for free. you can always consult your dr. if they refuse to for free, you have a bad dr.

another problem with the color contacts sliding is that these brands you're using aren't CUSTOMIZED for your eyes. yeah, it has your perscription, but it all only comes in one base curve and diameter. and another prob. is that on color contacts, the dia is alot bigger. usually about 14.0mm, whereas clear ones are about 13.4-ish.


i've nevr tried acuvue though. @mywork, we reccomend against it bc they have so little color choice, and they look unnatural.







<3 i hope this helpd u a little.

[snowsky]

it is COLOUR BLENDS and i don't wear makeup =( hmmm...

[applesnbananas]

hmm.. then i don't know why.. have you alrdy tried taking em out and rinsing then with solution?? hah what am i saying of course you did.. aiyo.. call your optometrist, nd ask him to take a look. :/ sry beb, i thought i had sensitive eyes.. . gl with it :\


your opt. didnt give you a TRIAL PAIR to try on before purchasing? :|

[KIMBURGER]

Colour contacts aren't good for your eyes. Contacts aren't good for your eyes, period. But clear ones are the BEST for your eyes.

[snowsky]

yesss he did let me try sample ones..but i thought the blurriness was just due because i couldn't see well..the sample ones were not prescription!

[applesnbananas]

actually.. . if they're FDA approved, and you wear them according to instruction [ie. wash hands, wear for up to only 8 hrs, make sure you let your eyes breathe without them on for an hour or two] they're fine. if they weren't, they wouldn't be fda approved. and if they weren't safe, doctors themselves wouldn't wear them.



aiya. you know that for the opt office, the contact business gives them free trial pairs with perscription for them to sample out to their prospective buyers? the 'trial pairs'. next time ask for one w/ perscription to be sure.. sometimes people want to make $ more than they care, which sucks for the rest of the population on the buyers side.

[hunnybunny]

Hi I just picked up my new color contacts...i got freshlooks turqouise and acuvue green...

I tried them on today for the first time..and my vision appears..hazy? blurry? not by a lot..i can still see...but its not like crystal clear vision...a little tad bit blurry but I can still do everything and read everything fairly well. It's just this distracting annoying haziness. Did anyone else experience this? They are prescription contacts...and ...both the freshlooks and acuvue..when i try them on..its hazy...it seems to be getting better...but does anyone know what causes this?? I had clear contacts before and it was fine

I just bought these colour ones so they are brand new...but i don't want to continue wearing them if it keeps hazing my vision..

Has anyone experienced this?!! Is it just because my eyes are adjusting to it??

HELP

You're not going to ever see as clearly out of your color contacts as you will out of your clear ones. Simple as that. As the others have said, after a few times of wearing the colored lenses, you're eyes will adjust, and the lenses will settle onto your eyes. This will help eleviate the problem a bit, but like I said, it will never be as focused as the clear ones. Some people never have issues, some have issues but learn to deal, and some people just cannot get used to it at all - after a while you will know which category you fall into.

I highly doubt the problem has anything to do with the "fit" of your contacts - any credible doctor would choose a lens that fit you appropriately (i.e. the diameter/base curve). Since your Rx is already finalized, I think your best option would be to tough it out a week, and see if you can get used to it. Worst case scenario, you can go back to your doctor and see if he/she can help. Your choices are limited though, b/c there aren't alot of options for color lenses besides Freshlook, Freshlook Colorblends, Acuvue 2 Colors, and D3 Optics (which are very pricey - $200+ on average for one pair).

If you decide to go back to the doctor though, make sure you do it quickly - most offices have a set time period in which you can come back in if there are any issues - past that point you will more than likely have to pay an office visit fee.

[BORGUSX]

The eye clinic that I went to in the past only have Freshlook Contacts, so what color do you guys recommend for asian guys? I got hazel before, but I want to try a different color!

[xxiaoMEI]

hey, can i ask if you still have your clear contacts with your coloured ones?
because it might be expensive to get both at the same time, so do u keep your clear ones for backup?

[yellowman]

yeah it usually is like that but once you wear them for a while it won't bother you anymore.