Four eyed velocipedalists?

I don't know any good one, but I know a damn cheap one:
http://www.daysoftcontactlenses.com/GB/CountryHomepage.aspx

They are OK and I've used them. Little bit more fiddly to put in, though.

Tesco opticians is where I get my daighter's contacts - £18 for 30 Focus Dailies All Day Comfort and Clubcard points too ;)

I wear glasses, hate being short sighted.

I tried contacts, good for bikes and motorbikes esp in wet weather but have had grit cause probs. have to carry spares.

Investigated laser treatment 10 years ago and this is my understanding. The laser burns the living tissue that covers the eye to correct the focussing of the lens, so effectively you have a scar on the from of your eye. This is living tissue and no one knows what the long terms effects of this are, although I've not heard any reports of successful operations going bad. Laser treatment doesn't solve astigmatism which is caused by misshapen lens, so in my case my focussing would be perfect but vision not perfect as I'd still have astigmatism - so about as good as daily disposables which at that time didn't affect astigmatism.

Eyesight changes over time - so in my case 10 years ago I'd have up to may be 10 years of not having to wear glasses but then I'd have to start wearing them again... and indeed last year right on cue there was a shift in my focussing ability....

So all in all it's a big bag of poo and the only solution is a new pair of eyes.

I have a problem going down - whenever I'm on my drops I find I'm looking over the top of my specs

I always take my glasses off when going down.

Also vision with contacts is great - glasses tend to distort straight edges and make things smaller (or so I tell my girlfriend) and on those occasions when I forgot to take lenses out before going to sleep and wake up being able to see!! it's like wow, man!

I do quite a bit of video and audio editing and eyes get fried wearing contacts when doing that...

Laser treatment doesn't solve astigmatism

This isn't right. it does solve it. I have astigmatism in both eyes and 2 eye surgeons have said I'm an excellent candidate. I have heavily astigmatised friends who have had it - it worked fine.

(one surgeon I know is the husband of a good friend, he's not going to make stuff up, she'll kill him :D he said he'd do mine when I was in Seattle but the timings never really worked out and now they've gone to .NZ)

If you do it, you should do 'Wavefront' (which of course adds to the cost) - the lesser deal (according to one surgeon) is the 'use the laser as the knife' (more £). He hasn't seen much difference in post surgical healing. YSMV (your surgeon may vary)

Eyesight changes over time - so in my case 10 years ago I'd have up to may be 10 years of not having to wear glasses but then I'd have to start wearing them again... and indeed last year right on cue there was a shift in my focussing ability....

So all in all it's a big bag of poo and the only solution is a new pair of eyes.

this sadly is the trade off.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article6925565.ece

I have very good fidelity vision, 20/20 is wayyyy under what my eyes (corrected) can do. I'm scared shitless of losing this, so I've said in my head the only lot that can operate on my eyes are Moorfields Eye Hospital, not a commercial lot - they're not £395/eye more like £3,500 an eye.

.. this has put it safely on the 'lottery win' list. (and I don't do the lottery).

I wore contact lenses for over 20 years, but haven't been able to use them the last 8 years or so due to changes in my prescription and my sensitivity to adjustment. :(

so,
My Rudy Project Ketyum with inserts are lovely. The Eye Studio in Chiswick supplied them and adjusted the optical centre of the insert to 'riding' position and it works well - the opticians there ride bikes and cycle. Yes the eyelash issue is there slightly but my inserts are very high index so not that thick and I cope.

I have prescription goggles for when swimming (they're actually quite cheap - Kiefer from swimshop.co.uk)

This isn't right. it does solve it. I have astigmatism in both eyes and 2 eye surgeons have said I'm an excellent candidate. I have heavily astigmatised friends who have had it - it worked fine.

Goodo! Glad to be corrected - this was 10 years ago, I don't know if things have moved on since then or maybe I've mis-remembered what I was told...

anyone thought of havinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthokeratology?

+1 for The Eye Studio

I hate specs but am stuck with them, don't get on with contacts anymore (a few years of working in smoky pubs and clubs) and short of dosh for the eye op. Bah!

anyone thought of havinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthokeratology?

I have these and there great! they are only for short sighted peeps at the mo i think and you have to be in a certain range of prescription but they work well!

I'd say they are good, I used to use acuvue moist (c. £30-35 a month online) and now pay not more than £10 a month for the daysoft equivalent.

The guy who started daysoft invented disposable contacts and I think they're actually better - they have a patented edge which is bevelled (angled) instead of being straight, so you eye lid is less likely to catch on them and lift them up (which is the problem I sometimes used to have with acuvue).

I don't find them more fiddly to put in at all with a bit of practice.

I don't know any good one, but I know a damn cheap one:
http://www.daysoftcontactlenses.com/GB/CountryHomepage.aspx

They are OK and I've used them. Little bit more fiddly to put in, though.

I have these and there great! they are only for short sighted peeps at the mo i think and you have to be in a certain range of prescription but they work well!

can you tell me where you got them? times and your level of Myopia?
i've always been interested in it- wear them at night and see normally through the day.
Basically any more info....

Cheers in advance.
Henry

I'm well overdue for an eye test/consultation - are all opticians much of a muchness in this respect? I always seem to end up in a Vision Express out of sheer laziness but can't help thinking there must be a better option (particularly as I could be in the market for either new glasses, lenses or - the horror - laser treatment)?

You should get a more thorough test from an independant as they have less accountants telling them that each test should only last 10-15 mins.

This is according to a friend who works for spec savers.

can you tell me where you got them? times and your level of Myopia?
i've always been interested in it- wear them at night and see normally through the day.
Basically any more info....

Cheers in advance.
Henry

hey henry
i got mine here: http://www.kingswalkcontactlenses.co.uk/contact-lenses/ortho-k.html
Kevin is the name of my optician, really nice Fella. I am sure he wouldn't mind you calling him to ask some questions if you like.

As you will see from the link it's in nottingham so not much good to you if you dont live near.

i am -1.75 in one eye and -1.5 in the other. Think if i remember correctly it works upto around -4. but don't quote me on that.

if you want a chat about it send me a pm i will give you my number or pm me yours, i will give you a call and you can ask away.

Jamie...

as it so happens I'm moving to nottingham in September!
will PM you later about it.
Thanks!
Henry

ooh more nottingham riders - happy times. I am another bespectacled chap here.

Find riding in them fine really, i'd maybe consider getting some prescription cycling ones but i dont see the point really because my usual specs are fine. Wouldn't ride in the rain with them though, my eyesight is good enough to be able to just about manage without mind.

I usually only wear my daily disposable lenses for a couple of hours per day. Is there any harm in keeping them in a lens storage case with solution overnight, therefore getting 2 days of use out of 1 set?

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i wear mine (daylies) for a week or two, mate. don't even bother taking them out at nights. daylies are just a tad less moist than the ones that are certified to be worn up to 3 or 4 weeks. so there i go.
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please note** that this is whot i do and feel ok to do so. i am not an optician and can't comment on possible medical drawbacks. thus far, i haven't had any and regular checkups with my optician of choice is a given!

if it feels uncomfy, they come out and fresh ones in. and i use special "eye grease" type of gel every now and then in the evenings to reduce rubbing and chuffing. that eye gel is made against heyfever eye itching and such works a treat for me.

though i source the gel stuff from germany with the product name "vidisic", you might find something similar products here in the pharmacy.

i do the same, i usually get a month out of constantly wearing daily's.
with no problem at all.
been for a few check-ups and no change.
saying that, once every 6 months or so i wear my glasses for a week, just to give them a rest.

I have heard that wearing lenses for too long can cause more blood vessels to grow into your eyes as they don't get enough oxygen when lenses are in for long periods of time. Not sure what the down side of this is but probably not too good.

This may, of course, be complete bollocks...

Pifko, why don't you switch to monthlies? Normally cheaper than dailies and can take them out and put back in as much as you like.

i tried mothlies and found them less comfy (could be absolete with todays, improved lenses).
plus i value the fact that, when i loose a lense (riding, snowboarding, laughing my ass off crying and such things) i have plenty spares to pop back in as a lost monthly lens was/still is a lost month.

to the possible issue with the blud vessels, yo, i have an eye on it!

On the occasions I've had to re-use my daily lenses (i.e. after getting pissed and sleeping somewhere other than home without a spare pair), the first five minutes after putting them back in is typically accompanied with a high degree of pain, and streaming eyes. After that they settle in. Go for it.

Also I use Daysoft lenses exclusively. Very good and cheap.

I only wear daily diaposable contacts at weekends (glasses rest of time, too expensive otherwise), but I get two or more days out of one pair by keeping them overnight in some superdrug cheapo all-in-one saline/storage solution. If I'm really organised I can get all day Sat/Sun and 4 evenings (swimming) out of one pair.