Tip: when you call, don’t say “hi, what’s the policy on rechecks?” Because they’ll go into defensive mode. There’s no reason for you to avoid getting the care you need for fear of paying for a whole new exam. Personally unless you absolutely love this new office I would also find another prescriber due to their extremely small window of followup. I recommend starting with rewetting drops, then contacting the office to request the brand change, and if all else fails you’ll just have to have another appointment. Ultimately the brand may need to be changed because your tear chemistry just doesn’t work with that lens material or coating. The dr office should be able to recommend which rewetting drops to you, that’s outside my scope of practice. I have that problem in the car especially during summer and took me awhile to realize! Warm air holds more moisture than cold so they dry out more easily. The air in the gym may be particularly more dry, especially if they have fans blowing or the AC is turned up. If you take any medicated drops (for allergies, etc) make sure to remove the contact lenses according to the instructions because the lens can absorb the solution and then deliver it more concentrated into your bloodstream, essentially overdosing.
Before contacting the doctor, you could try rewetting drops: make sure the box says safe for contact lenses. If you can see well initially, and only after a time need to manually re-orient the lens or have issues with blur, then I would say it sounds like the prescription is correct and the lens is in fact drying out. 30 days is an awfully short time period for rechecks, many offices will allow followups up to 2 or 3 months, something reasonable. If you had no issue with the previous brand, you may be able to simply contact the office and explain that you’d like to request a brand change and that you’ve worn them before with no issue and they might release a prescription for you. The Oasys 1-Days are a different material and a slightly different size/fit from the 1-Day Moists. Hi! The best thing to do is to go back to your prescriber, unfortunately. Unfortunately with my insurance I can only see the eye doctor annually and I called and they told me after 30 days they can’t make adjustments to my script / lenses without a whole new consultation appointment.ĭo my symptoms sound to you like an issue with the lens / prescription or does it sound like dry eye? I asked on an optometry subreddit and they told me to go back to my eye doctor… super frustrating in this case since I can’t go back to them unless I pay $150 out of pocket.Īny advice you might be able to offer is greatly appreciated! Happens a lot in certain areas like the gym, not sure why other than maybe the air is less moist at the gym or something? but to that point, I cannot tell if it’s dry eye on my part (I know allergens are pretty bad right now), or if it’s an issue with the lens itself, or an issue with the astigmatism prescription being incorrect. They get very blurry after I’ve worn them for a bit, and I find that I have to tug at each lens with my finger to “reorient” them and cause them to refocus at times when this happens. Well, I’m having a hell of a time with them lately. She said they are more expensive but “better technology” and provide better lubrication. My old eye doctor retired so I went to a new one who updated my prescription and also recommended the newer Acuvue Oasys dailies. Long story short I have astigmatism and used to wear Acuvue moist daily lenses. Hi! Do you mind if I ask you a couple questions about contact lenses?
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