Soft Contact Lens Solution Sensitivities:

Many soft contact lens patients want to know what is the "best" soft lens to use for people whose eyes get dry while wearing their lenses. The determination of the contact lens prescription is important; however, a frequently neglected aspect of contact lens care related to problems of dryness and allergies is the choice of contact lens disinfecting solution. Patients with solution sensitivities resulting in lens dryness or reduced wearing time must find, largely by trial-and-error, which disinfecting solution works best for them. After finding the disinfecting solution that causes the least problems with allergy / dryness, in addition I frequently recommend that patients rinse their soft lenses with non-preserved saline in the morning prior to putting them in their eyes. These issues can be addressed more specifically on an individual basis during the eye examination and contact lens evaluation.

 

Myopia Control:

Sometimes patients ask: "Did my eyes get worse?" Usually, what they are wondering is if their prescription increased. As an eye care professional, however, more important to me than whether or not there is a change in the prescription is that the eyes are still correctable to 20/20 and that the eyes are healthy. That said, some people wonder if there is anything they can do to keep the magnitude of their prescription from increasing. In the instance of myopia, if a person does a lot of reading or computer work, I recommend they wear an old (weaker) prescription at near, or if they are only mildly nearsighted, simply remove their glasses altogether when they are doing near work. This can remove some of the stimulus to accomodation and hopefully slow down the rate of increase of myopia. Of course, these are only general guidelines, and you should consult your eye care professional regarding recommendations specifically for you.