Good fit is a relative term that usually means a compromise that has best vision with least irritation.
Having had the same lenses for nearly three years I only notice them when I talk about them.
Bit of an Odd Question
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Lynn White
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As far as fitting being different here than in the US...
Piper - you seem to mixing together normal contacts and KC? Here in the UK, most people can go into an optometrist's and come out with a pair of lenses that are comfortable to wear and give good vision same day - as in the US.
People on this board are talking obviously about KC lenses but even then, the people that post tend to do so because they actually are having or have had problems. The people with no problems at all rarely come on here and post!
Also - a "good fit" is not the same thing as feeling good. I am sure many of you here have been in the situation when optoms say "This is a good fitting lens!" and you say "Yes, but it really REALLY hurts!"
Thats because KC'ers have much more sensitive corneas than "normal" ones and more often tend to have hayfever and so on. This makes comfort an important issue.
A good fit from our point of view is one that does its job from the corneal health and vision aspects. A good fit from the patient side is one that is comfortable and gives good vision. The two sides do not always match!
Lynn
Piper - you seem to mixing together normal contacts and KC? Here in the UK, most people can go into an optometrist's and come out with a pair of lenses that are comfortable to wear and give good vision same day - as in the US.
People on this board are talking obviously about KC lenses but even then, the people that post tend to do so because they actually are having or have had problems. The people with no problems at all rarely come on here and post!
Also - a "good fit" is not the same thing as feeling good. I am sure many of you here have been in the situation when optoms say "This is a good fitting lens!" and you say "Yes, but it really REALLY hurts!"
Thats because KC'ers have much more sensitive corneas than "normal" ones and more often tend to have hayfever and so on. This makes comfort an important issue.
A good fit from our point of view is one that does its job from the corneal health and vision aspects. A good fit from the patient side is one that is comfortable and gives good vision. The two sides do not always match!
Lynn
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