At my last annual exam, the pressure in my right eye was elevated, so I had to go back in last week to monitor the pressure. Thankfully, the pressure is back down to normal. However, the elvation in pressure apparently left its mark. For the the last 3 months I have had problems with my right contact; feeling as if an edge is lifted and hitting my eyelid along other comfort problems - with soft contacts (and no, it isn't turned inside out - this has been thru 3 sets of contacts).
I first started wearing this type/brand of contacts in 2000. However, there are new contacts on the market, and we are going to try a different type to see if it helps.
For my left eye, which is my bad eye, there is the possibility that I would be able to see better out of the newer contacts, because they can power them higher. My understanding, which is most likely imperfect, is that the main reason we went with the last type of contacts was because they were the only ones that the doc could get (at the time) that were powerful enough to get my left eye to see as well as it does (anywhere from 20/40 to 20/60). Of course, docs have thought they could get my left eye to see better before, and it hasn't happened, so I will find out when the contacts come in.
I expect it to be a week or two before the new set is in, and I'll report back then.
Thanks for the report. I'll pass it along to your dad. Sometimes it's hard to know just how good or bad the news really is, isn't it?
Posted by: Cop Car | October 11, 2006 at 07:44 AM