Quicktopic posts: Nov 2003

[kimberjanee]

Is anyone,either before or after transplants dealing with light sensetivity; photophobia. I've have had light sensetivity for at least 20 years. I'm 10 years post op.

[Christine]

Just to say that Scleral lenses and Haptic lenses (not Heptic) are exactly the same thing. Good luck Al!

[LAura Thorne]

Hello every one. I have a question that I don't kbnow whether any one would know but if any one does i would be really greatful for some answers. Im at plymouth uni at the moment at went home at the weekend for my lenses check. The optocian found a 4mm abrasion so had to go to hospital and so on anti biotic drops. Now cant wear contacts for two weeks. While there she said that why contacts where really greasy. Another optician while having a check up to make sure the medication is working said that it may be because of too much protein as im really rhrorough with cleaning. Recently ive had the flu jab, would that have any effect on the fact that my lenses are too greasy and consequently helped the infection to prosper?

Cheers

Laura Thorne

[Mohammed Aamar]

hi you, regrets about your bad news,i too had a similar problem.

I think its more to do with your cleaning, If you have the RGP,I think BOSTON is best, I have found that drying then in the air after cleaning is also good,as when the lenses are dry you can hold them up to the light and see if there are any smears or marks on the lens, if there are you can bet that the lenses will get dirty quicker.

After cleaning with boston, I drop the lenss into a diluted solution of -- miltons (its that thing that you soak babys bottles in ) for 30 min. the rinse with water (cooled boiled water).

the soak overnightin the boston conditioning solution.

try it it could work.

I think that you may also have an eye infection, use broline it really stings but does clean you out !

anyhow, hope this helps, I asked an immunologist about the flue and grasey eyes,he reckoned it was unlikely.


best wishs Mo.







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[Elizabeth Mair]

Are you interested in coming to the Scottish KC Support group meeting? We are meeting in Glasgow on the 29th November.
My details are in the last newsletter, or in the members section.

[KateF]

me again!
Find sceral/haptic lenses on http://www.sclerals.com.
Kate xx

[umbilica@umbilical.demon.]

Laura, what are you cleaning with?

If you're not already doing this, try Fairy Liquid. Or any
other reputable make of plain ornery washing up liquid.

I've been using that to clean RGP contacts since.... well, since I first got RGPs, actually. Never had any problems with it, if
anything it leaves less of a residue and nasty smell lingering
about than some of the stuff sold as contact lens cleaners.

your opticians/hospital people may not feel able to recommend it, but that's one of the effects of modern regulations.....
besides, washing up liquid is far far cheaper than contact lens
fuilds, and if it shifts the grease from chip pans ..... !

Rosemary
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[umbilica@umbilical.demon.]

"kimberjanee" wrote:
Is anyone,either before or after transplants dealing with light sensetivity; photophobia. I've have had light sensetivity for
at least 20 years. I'm 10 years post op.


Yup! Always been on the sensitive side, ever since I first got
the contacts getting on for 30 years ago (gosh! it can't be
that long!) At least, I probably was before too, but having a
lens in seems to focus the brightness and make the sensitivity
worse.

It's been getting worse gradually over the last decade or so.
I've had to give up going to anywhere there might be people taking photos and using flash guns - concerts, theatres, rugby matches, you name it, even had to give up going to Mass as so many people seem to take picture in church these days. Hope yours isn't as
bad as mine; it's rotten, isn't it?

There are lots of things like big thick sunglasses, polaroid or
photochromic sunglasses, hats with big brims, etc etc, as I'm
sure you've worked out already. But I don't know of anything
that can protect against sudden changes in light level.

Maybe we need a campaign against irresponsible flashers??
Anyone else like to take this up?

Rosemary

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Rosemary F. Johnson

[Laura Thorne]

Thanks for the advice, i use the cleaning stuff that are for RGP lenses. Surely using other types of vleaners like washing up liquid would sting eyes. I dint know obviously havent tried it. Was wondering would it be any use wiping hem with fragrance free tissues

[listener@umbilical.demon.]

David's been having lots of aggro with his lenses ever since he
was in Morocco:

Sorry to hear that, David.

Can't really give you an instant answer .... but I suppose it's
possible that being in a very dry and dusty atmosphere in
Morocco put a lot of stress on your eyes and it is taking them a long time to get over it. Is it possible just to rest them for
a while (I know this is hard when we have to work) to give them
a bit of time to rest and recover)?

- I've found before now that my eyes take longer to get over
things than the rest of me. There's a sort of delayed-action
reponse, whereby my eyes get into red-and-sore mode and then
take long time to recover so they're still red and sore after
the rest of me is better (eg. after a cold, or two days after
the peak of the pollen count).


The other possibility is that there was something in the
Moroccan atmosphere - no jokes, please, folks!!! - that has
triggered some sort of sensitivity. I do hope not, and that you do get over whatever the current trouble is.


I have had lots of problems iwth air conditioning, though, and I think probably lots of other people here. For me, this was
"solved" by moving me out of the office where the a/c had been
installed into a Portakabin! I never found the artificial tears much good for anything other than teaching my eyes to expect
another dose of artificial tears, and rapidly decided I was
better without them in the Portakabin. But then, I've found the same thing with skin creams, lip salve, etc, so maybe I'm just
odd.

One last thought: is it possible that in a hot dry and dusty
atmosphere you were getting generally a bit dehydrated? - and
a/c can dry one out, generally, too. If so, I think that might
make the eyes more sensitive - try drinking plenty (water/juice rather than coffee), chill out in a nice long bath, etc.

Rosemary

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Rosemary F. Johnson