MY EYES!!! OH NOES! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2004-04-22, 09:43 AM

So I got my contacts today... fuck these things!

In the immortal words of John Kleven leaning out the window of his '78 Toyota Corna wagon into the glaring headlights of a raised Dodge truck 20 inches from his car:
I CAN'T SEE!!!

Stupid torx lenses.... I guess one keeps rotating or something because the whole world keeps going double in my left eye. It's making reading a computer screen a nightmare.

I'm only supposed to wear them for 4 to 6 hours today, then 2 hours more each day after that if they're comfortable... so I don't know if I'll be able to wear them at the autoX this weekend, which was the whole point of getting them, but at least I'll have 'em for future events.

Oh and the woman at the optomitrist's has really nice bewbies.

Dean · 2004-04-22, 09:48 AM

Oh, come on, wear them... You probably look much more attractive to the opposite sex. Who needs to see where the cones are?

ArthurS · 2004-04-22, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

Oh and the woman at the optomitrist's has really nice bewbies.

Ut oh...is this going to turn into another 'My optometrist is hott' thread?

MikeSTI · 2004-04-22, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

So I got my contacts today... fuck these things!

Stupid torx lenses.... I guess one keeps rotating or something because the whole world keeps going double in my left eye.

Oh and the woman at the optomitrist's has really nice bewbies.

but did she have 3

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-04-22, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

In the immortal words of John Kleven leaning out the window of his '78 Toyota Corna wagon into the glaring headlights of a raised Dodge truck 20 inches from his car:
I CAN'T SEE!!!

Killin me...

MattR · 2004-04-22, 11:47 AM

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MikeSTI

but did she have 3

Hahahahaa! OWNED Good call

khail19 · 2004-04-22, 05:16 PM

Those toric lenses are a bitch. I tried them (3 different brands even!) for a few weeks, and my eyes never got used to them. They were always moving around and they are thicker than regular lenses, so I always felt them in there. I ended up getting regular non-toric lenses, in the same prescription, and they seem just fine. I lost a bit of sharpness that the toric lenses provide, but I can never feel the regular ones unless they start getting dry. Worth the trade-off in my case. Ask your optometrist for a sample of the regular lenses and try them out, they might work for you as well.

Khail

dknv · 2004-04-23, 07:42 AM

I've never tried the toric lenses, don't know how much correction you need, but I ditto Khail, you should try regular ones and see if they are good enough for everyday use. They may be able to let you have a free pair to try, worth asking.

sperry · 2004-04-23, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dknv

I've never tried the toric lenses, don't know how much correction you need, but I ditto Khail, you should try regular ones and see if they are good enough for everyday use. They may be able to let you have a free pair to try, worth asking.

Well, my biggest issue is my astigmatism. My eyesight really isn't that bad, my right eye just doesn't want to focus vertically. So if the toric lenses don't work, then screw contacts, I'll just wear my glasses.

I've got them back in this morning, and they already feel 10 times better. Occationally things seems to go a bit blurry, and I can kinda feel the one in my left eye, but I'm slowly getting used to 'em.

khail19 · 2004-04-23, 05:55 PM

I have the same astigmatism as you, it seems. If you can get used to the toric lenses, then stick with them. They are clearer and more focused than the regular ones I wear. It's really annoying when they move or rotate around though, I don't know if you ever get used to that. Oh, and keep putting drops in your eyes too. They help a lot. I went through the first little bottle of drops in like 2 weeks when I first got my lenses, now one bottle will last me months.

Khail

2004-04-22, 09:43 AM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	MY EYES!!! OH NOES! So I got my contacts today... fuck these things! In the immortal words of John Kleven leaning out the window of his '78 Toyota Corna wagon into the glaring headlights of a raised Dodge truck 20 inches from his car: I CAN'T SEE!!! Stupid torx lenses.... I guess one keeps rotating or something because the whole world keeps going double in my left eye. It's making reading a computer screen a nightmare. I'm only supposed to wear them for 4 to 6 hours today, then 2 hours more each day after that if they're comfortable... so I don't know if I'll be able to wear them at the autoX this weekend, which was the whole point of getting them, but at least I'll have 'em for future events. Oh and the woman at the optomitrist's has really nice bewbies. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-04-22, 09:48 AM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Oh, come on, wear them... You probably look much more attractive to the opposite sex. Who needs to see where the cones are? __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

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2004-04-22, 05:16 PM	#7
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	Those toric lenses are a bitch. I tried them (3 different brands even!) for a few weeks, and my eyes never got used to them. They were always moving around and they are thicker than regular lenses, so I always felt them in there. I ended up getting regular non-toric lenses, in the same prescription, and they seem just fine. I lost a bit of sharpness that the toric lenses provide, but I can never feel the regular ones unless they start getting dry. Worth the trade-off in my case. Ask your optometrist for a sample of the regular lenses and try them out, they might work for you as well. Khail

2004-04-23, 07:42 AM	#8
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	I've never tried the toric lenses, don't know how much correction you need, but I ditto Khail, you should try regular ones and see if they are good enough for everyday use. They may be able to let you have a free pair to try, worth asking.

2004-04-23, 05:55 PM	#10
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	I have the same astigmatism as you, it seems. If you can get used to the toric lenses, then stick with them. They are clearer and more focused than the regular ones I wear. It's really annoying when they move or rotate around though, I don't know if you ever get used to that. Oh, and keep putting drops in your eyes too. They help a lot. I went through the first little bottle of drops in like 2 weeks when I first got my lenses, now one bottle will last me months. Khail