Corrective Lenses

[martialartspeon]

I wear extended wear Night and Day contacts. These are the future of contacts. They are a "soft" lense that can be worn continuously (even while sleeping) 30 days without removal.

Man I have to look into that.

[Shoot]

Hey Shoot:
My eyes are about -2.75 to -3.0. I have looked at laser surgery or PRK before, but enjoy skydiving and scuba so much, it just hasn't seemed worth it. With the lenses you're talking about, how long do they last? I only get around 4-5 hours of sleep a night (look at what time I'm posting this!), and I work long days. Would they last me all day, or would I need to switch to glasses in the evenings?

Thanks for your input, even if it's just opinion.

Complete edit. You're talking about the Ortho-k lenses! Ok, that makes sense. You're an ideal candidate with that prescription. I'm not sure with the amount of sleep question. I can speak from my experience, and keep in mind that my eyes are almost twice as bad as yours. In fact, my eye doctor warned me that I'd likely have some blur at the end of the work day since my prescription was so high. I never did. I sleep 8 hours a night though/ The nights that I got less than that I didn't notice any problems with blur. The lenses work incredibly fast once your eye has been adjusted. The thing that made my eyes the blurriest the next day was alcohol. 2 beers and my eyes were slightly off the next day. I could put the lenses in for like one hour, however, and it would often sharpen my eyes up.

Oh, and you have to find an eye doctor certified in the procedure. You can find the network online.

[Paul-M]

what does it feel like when the Ortho K are actually in? Can you see? Are they breathable?