Toric contact lenses - problem!

[fairy!]

I have an astigmatism & wear soft toric contact lenses (with weights in the bottom).  Quite often the lenses move in my eye & the weights go off centre, meaning that my vision is blurred & I have to fish the lens back in to place with my finger!

Does anyone else have this problem or do you know why it happens?  My optician is baffled & hasn't experienced this before... he's checked under my eyelids for lumps & bumps & they're fine!

Thanks :-)

[fly258]

Hi fairy,

I have the same problem with my sight, I have tried the lenses you refer to (with no luck) and also a similar type which are shaped, so that every time you blink the eyelid positions the lense correctly.

The second type worked a lot better than the first but still not a patch on glasses.

[keen2learn]

I found I had to use a lot of lubricant drops; as soon as my eyes became even slightly dry, the lenses would shift every time I blinked.Hope you find an answer; I had to revert to glasses eventually, but the world is a nicer place for non-spectacle wearers. People who had been smiling and calling me 'Luv' for years suddenly got formal and called me 'Madam' when I wore specs.

[Clanad]

I've used the lenses with success for over 15 years.  I find that disposable lenses by Bausch and Lombe are of greater comfort.  I believe they have one of the highest water content of any contact lenses.  Before you give up entirely, check with your Optometrist for other brand recommendations...

[fairy!]

Thanks for all your answers :-)  I've tried soooooooo many different brands & have pretty much admitted defeat & got some new glasses... I just wear contacts occasionally & make sure I take eye drops with me!

fly258... do you know what that other type of lens is called??

[natalie_1982]

fairy!, I have an astigmatism and wear gas permeable toric lenses, these are hard lenses.  I haven't had a problem with them and have been wearing them for 8 years.  Just for info - my optician told me that because of my astigmatism these lenses would be the only option for me! 

I also have a pair oof glasses purely because they are easier for work purposes.  The only problem I have experienced with the contact lenses is redness and tired eye feeling if wearing them for many hours fairly regularly i.e. all day every day. 

I wear mine only at weekends or if I am going out in the evenings, I wear my glasses to work every day during the day.

[fairy!]

natalie_1982 thanks for your reply... I tried hard lenses first of all, but I was in absolute agony & couldn't bear them in my eyes for more than a minute!!  That was about 7 years ago though, so maybe I should have another go!!