Uncomfortable Contact Lenses?
If your contact lenses are uncomfortable trying to forget about it is probably the worst thing you can do. In general you should always endeavor to see your optician in the event of prolonged discomfort, in the end they will be able to provide the best answers and help. For now we have compiled a general list of advice for the most common types of problem.
Eyes feel dry when wearing contact lenses?
Dryness is quite a common problem and the best quick fix for this would be to buy some lubricating eye drops. Bare in mind that some types of eye drop cannot be used with all contact lenses so we recommend speaking with your optician before selecting a brand.
A long term solution would be to change your diet. Consuming large amounts of caffine, alcohol or smoking will lower your body’s water levels and is a likely cause of dry eyes. Reducing the daily amounts of the above things as well as drinking several glasses of water every day will counter you problems and will also make you much healthier in general. It’s also important to note that contact lenses with a lower water content can actually help dryness. Contacts with a high percentage of water need to be in moist enviroment or they will dry out and become uncomfortable. RGP Contact Lenses have a much lower water content than softs so making the change could be a good last resort.
Sore, red, swollen or itching eye area?
Any of these things is an indication of a potentially serious problem and the best advice we can give is to stop wearing contact lenses immediately and speak to your optician as soon as possible. There are too many possible causes to list here so getting in touch with a professional is your best bet.
Always feel like there is something in your eye?
This kind of discomfort can be a sign that your lenses do not fit your eye correctly. With GP lenses this feeling is fairly normal for the first week or two, but after that it’s quite possible they are the wrong size or shape. Contacts come in hundreds of different designs and one that is too large or too small will cause irritation or even permenant damage to your eyes. Again, we would advise going back to your optician for more help. These symptoms can also be caused by deposit build ups on the inner surface of the contact lens. It’s important to make sure you are cleaning your lenses properly as this is the best way to remove them. In some cases your cleaning products could be incompatible with your eyes so changing to a different brand might work.
Can’t wear your contacts all day?
This has long been a big problem of lens wearers but there is now a new kind of contact lens which can help. Sillicone hydrogel lenses have specifically designed to get a greater amount of oxygen to the surface of your eye than a normal lens would. They also are much less likely to dry out.
As with dryness a solution can be to wear a low water content lens such as standard GP’s.
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