When at my opticans yesterday..apart from having to order a new Soft Perm at £70 since my old one is damaged..it has lasted over 1 year so can't complain!
Anyway..he was singing the praises of the above new solution and how it made his eyes feel 'like an ice pack' in the morning..the very thought of it made me smile!
Not enough to buy any tho'..but was wondering if anyone out there has tried it yet, as wearing the soft perms I can use the joy of an all in one solution still.
On a different note, a friend at work wears daily lenses and 'wets' his eye during the day by pouring his all in one solution into his eye....said he has done it for ages and it dos'nt sting etc....this can't be good, right?
I ask as it be much more cost effective for me to take a large bottle of solution to work to 'wet' my eyes instead of £5 for a 10ml bottle of moisture type drops?
Cheers,
Dave.
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Interesting - can't say I have tried the Renu moistureloc but will be interested if anyone has!
Now about using the all in one solution in your eye when wearing the lenses. Now it won't do any major harm - as the lenses are soaked in it before you put them in anyway - BUT they don't really work as a "comfort" drop for dry eyes. This is because specially designed "wetting" drops are formulated to lubricate.
The difference between the two can be demonstrated by what happens to your skin. If you do a lot of washing up - or indeed have a soak in the bath, your skin de-hydrates and goes wrinkly and generally dries out. To get the skin smooth again you have to use a moisturising cream which is fat and oil based. The water had removed the natural oils from your skin.
Same with eyes. They actually repel water and need oils and mucoids to for your tears to actually stick to your eyes. So when you pour in contact lens soaking solution - sure it feels cool and nice for a few minutes, but it rapidly wears off and the more you do it, paradoxically the drier your eyes get.
The tear film is actually three layers. The middle layer is the watery layer you think of as tears - the top and bottom layers are oily and help to stop the tears evaporating and to keep teh tears film adhered to the cornea. Its oftyen when these oily layers are not produced in the correct amounts or consistency that things go haywire.
The dry eye products you buy are designed to reform these oily layers - which is why they are thick and "gloopy" rather than thin and watery. They help smooth down ruffled cells on the front of the cornea.
So no, they are not a waste of money and yes there is a point to them!
Lynn
Now about using the all in one solution in your eye when wearing the lenses. Now it won't do any major harm - as the lenses are soaked in it before you put them in anyway - BUT they don't really work as a "comfort" drop for dry eyes. This is because specially designed "wetting" drops are formulated to lubricate.
The difference between the two can be demonstrated by what happens to your skin. If you do a lot of washing up - or indeed have a soak in the bath, your skin de-hydrates and goes wrinkly and generally dries out. To get the skin smooth again you have to use a moisturising cream which is fat and oil based. The water had removed the natural oils from your skin.
Same with eyes. They actually repel water and need oils and mucoids to for your tears to actually stick to your eyes. So when you pour in contact lens soaking solution - sure it feels cool and nice for a few minutes, but it rapidly wears off and the more you do it, paradoxically the drier your eyes get.
The tear film is actually three layers. The middle layer is the watery layer you think of as tears - the top and bottom layers are oily and help to stop the tears evaporating and to keep teh tears film adhered to the cornea. Its oftyen when these oily layers are not produced in the correct amounts or consistency that things go haywire.
The dry eye products you buy are designed to reform these oily layers - which is why they are thick and "gloopy" rather than thin and watery. They help smooth down ruffled cells on the front of the cornea.
So no, they are not a waste of money and yes there is a point to them!
Lynn
well another full reply! That answers my question..thanks!
Well, my new soft perm should be here end of week and I reckon I can talk the D&A contact lens guy into a trial of the new mositureloc gear..even if it is only a travel size bottle!
He said he is not normally taken in by the claims manufactuers make..but reckons this one really works!
So...if I get some..I'll report back ASAP...it's in there interest to give us a sample ain't it!
Dave.
Well, my new soft perm should be here end of week and I reckon I can talk the D&A contact lens guy into a trial of the new mositureloc gear..even if it is only a travel size bottle!
He said he is not normally taken in by the claims manufactuers make..but reckons this one really works!
So...if I get some..I'll report back ASAP...it's in there interest to give us a sample ain't it!
Dave.
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