Forgive me if this topic has been on before,
I have recently been pescribed one of these for my right eye, my left has had a graft and the right still has Keratoconus.
I am having great difficulty inserting it without getting a bubble in it.
Can anyone help me?
Difficulty fitting RGP sclerals lenses
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robinminnett
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Difficulty fitting RGP sclerals lenses
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rosemary johnson
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Welcome to the world of RGP sclerals!
Getting them in right is something I think all new sclerals wearers struggle with at first. SOme of us struggle with getting them out too.
Tips:
Do all this over the kitchen sink, with plenty of space around you. And Put The Plug In.
Lean right over, so you face is facing downwards.
Fill the lens right up to the brim with the saline. Keep the lens horizontal until it is in, and keep looking down and down unbend again.
Keep practising; it does get easier.
Rosemary
Getting them in right is something I think all new sclerals wearers struggle with at first. SOme of us struggle with getting them out too.
Tips:
Do all this over the kitchen sink, with plenty of space around you. And Put The Plug In.
Lean right over, so you face is facing downwards.
Fill the lens right up to the brim with the saline. Keep the lens horizontal until it is in, and keep looking down and down unbend again.
Keep practising; it does get easier.
Rosemary
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John Smith
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Sweet
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Yes it seems to be the same topic here! Sorry to post but i gave up on the whole issue as i kept getting air bubbles in them and then couldn't see well enough to see them LOL! As i have now had a graft and that was the main reason why i was trying them i have switched and now piggy back with a soft lens and my rgp. This works really well for me at the minute.
Am hoping that you all get the info you need, sorry i can't help you further as i was really bad at it! LOL!
Am hoping that you all get the info you need, sorry i can't help you further as i was really bad at it! LOL!
Sweet X x X
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Susan Mason
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Hello Robin
Rosemary's post just about covers it all. And yes it does take some of us ages to get the hang of getting them in. Myself, even after a little over two years with them still find I have off days getting them in especially if I am in a hurry or have an appointment to make I always seem to get an air bubble and sometimes (I think it must be my party piece) even if at first look they seem ok several minutes or up to an hour later I can manage to blink an air bubble or two in.
What I try to do now is remain calm and my husband is thankful that my days of throwing saline at him have passed (well for the time being anyway!).
I have also tried another forum members tried and tested method, hanging over the edge of the bed head first (with or without a child sitting on your legs dependant on bed size - check old posts for this if you think maybe I am a little crazy) looking down at the floor with a towel and all necessary bits and pieces to hand.
What I would say is don't give up keep trying it is worth it in the end. And whilst vision may not be as good with them as your previous lens correction, for me it is better than RGP's could get and it has been suggested by other scleral lens wearers that better visual acuity can sometimes be achieved by glasses on top.
good luck!
Susan
Rosemary's post just about covers it all. And yes it does take some of us ages to get the hang of getting them in. Myself, even after a little over two years with them still find I have off days getting them in especially if I am in a hurry or have an appointment to make I always seem to get an air bubble and sometimes (I think it must be my party piece) even if at first look they seem ok several minutes or up to an hour later I can manage to blink an air bubble or two in.
What I try to do now is remain calm and my husband is thankful that my days of throwing saline at him have passed (well for the time being anyway!).
I have also tried another forum members tried and tested method, hanging over the edge of the bed head first (with or without a child sitting on your legs dependant on bed size - check old posts for this if you think maybe I am a little crazy) looking down at the floor with a towel and all necessary bits and pieces to hand.
What I would say is don't give up keep trying it is worth it in the end. And whilst vision may not be as good with them as your previous lens correction, for me it is better than RGP's could get and it has been suggested by other scleral lens wearers that better visual acuity can sometimes be achieved by glasses on top.
good luck!
Susan
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