Scleral Lenses - I need help!

[Helen Turner]

Wow i feel quite lucky as mine feel okay when looking every which way except can be felt slightly when looking to extreme left or right. Some times i dont even know im wearing them and have to think if i have got them in. Sorry if thats rubbing it in for people having probs, but if its that bad go back to your contact lens person as they should be comfortable. I have tried every type of lens going and failed always with comfort problems but, touch wood, these are the best yet. All i can say is persevere cos i find them a lot better than RGPs and PMMA lenses.

[rosemary johnson]

Just wanted to ask - when any of you started wearing sclerals, did anyone find it a weird sensation/feeling to look straightforward? I know that may sound bizarre but if ive got my head bent down i cant really feel them whereas when i try to look straightforward i find it uncomfortable. Is this maybe just a case of a poor fitting?
Ps thankyou all for your replies its been so helpful and nice to know there are people out there who go through the same as me!!
Kirsty

No - I was fine looking ahead and walking ahead. It was turning round that they felt funny. When they were brand new I had to shut my eyes, then turn round all of a piece like a statue being rotated on a turntable, then open my eyes again. But that did wear off.

It sounds as if gravity is pulling your lenses down off your eyeball when you look down, and it is settling back again when you look straight ahead. Either that or gravity is acting to similar effect on the cones in your eyes - that is, the cones tend to be a little more pointed when you're looking down and a little more droopy when looking ahead and the former shape fits the lens better. (To see what I mean, try putting your bra on while leaning over forwards tomorrow morning.)
Either way, I'd talk to your fitter about it.

Rosemary