The worlds most boring thread but can anyone recommend contact lenses for dry eyes? I wear dailies (DaySoft) which I order online but after an hour or so I can’t cope and have to take them out. I’ve tried another brand from vision direct and they were the same
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Highly recommended the ones below I have tried a few brands before but I swear by these
HTTPS://www.lenstore.co.uk/cooper-vision/extended-wear-lenses/biofinity_p63 - Great monthly ones, I also wear these while looking at screens all day.
https://www.lenstore.co.uk/sauflon/daily-disposables/clariti-1-day_p219 - Great daily ones.
https://www.lenstore.co.uk/eye-drops/blink-n-clean_p119 - Good for if your eyes are tired or if you put your contacts in soon after you wake up.
https://www.boots.com/optase-moist-heat-mask-10226772 - This is also great to use a few times a week it helps prevent your eyes from getting dry.
HTTPS://www.lenstore.co.uk/cooper-vision/extended-wear-lenses/biofinity_p63 - Great monthly ones, I also wear these while looking at screens all day.
https://www.lenstore.co.uk/sauflon/daily-disposables/clariti-1-day_p219 - Great daily ones.
https://www.lenstore.co.uk/eye-drops/blink-n-clean_p119 - Good for if your eyes are tired or if you put your contacts in soon after you wake up.
https://www.boots.com/optase-moist-heat-mask-10226772 - This is also great to use a few times a week it helps prevent your eyes from getting dry.
Great thank you so much
I used to use the dailies as well but they dried out my eyes. I use acuvue Oasys from Specsavers they are excellent and I can wear them comfortably all day
Slightly OT but you didn’t mention it - have you asked your optician about your dry eyes? I had a similar issue with mine and turned out I had some kind of irritation/allergic reaction on in inside of my eyelids! The optician recommended some eye drops which made wearing lenses way more comfortable.
I also wear these, I have been through most makes (both daily and not) because I have funny shaped eyes. I have been using these for the past 4 years a love them. I have also starting wearing blue light glasses on the computer at work which I feel makes a difference.
Another recommendation for Coopervision Biofinity monthly lenses. I wear them for like 12 hours a day and live in a very dry climate and my eyes never feel bothered.
I too suffer from dry eyes to the point where i could end up at eye casualty a few times a year
but i use Easyvision aquayes monthly's from specsavers and they are really good, also i carry eye drops everywhere i go and they are a god send. If you don't already use them i would get some and you'll really notice a difference, doesn't have to be the expensive drops i get mine in savers usually £1 per bottle just make sure they are contact lens friendly
but i use Easyvision aquayes monthly's from specsavers and they are really good, also i carry eye drops everywhere i go and they are a god send. If you don't already use them i would get some and you'll really notice a difference, doesn't have to be the expensive drops i get mine in savers usually £1 per bottle just make sure they are contact lens friendly 
I have dry eyes, and tried contacts 3 or 4 years ago. But even with a liquid solution I couldn't wear them. And on one occasion one lens actually "stuck" to my eyeball. Absolutely terrifying!
Never again
Never again
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No i keep meaning to make an appt! I’ll do that tomorrow
I wear the easyvision monthly opteyes ones from specsavers, they’re really good! Highly recommend them
I have astigmatisms too
I have astigmatisms too
I use the Oaysis dailies ones too, they were a little more cost wise than the model down but I wear mine 5 days a week and glasses on the weekend. I’ve had no issues.
Oasys Dailies and Dailies Total 1 are amazing. I've tried going for cheaper options but can't deal with anything less than those 2!
Another vote for Acuvue Oasys dailies. I don’t produce tears at all & these are pretty good, I can get a full 12 hour day from them. I moved onto them from Clariti Total 1 dailies which aren’t moisturising enough for me.
Do you use eye drops? I have Dry Eyes (officially lol), and I use Murine advanced eye drops three or four times a day. Without them I couldn't tolerate contact lenses, I put drops in my eyes before I insert them. I use silicone hydrogel daily disposables from boots, and I find them very comfortable.
I also struggled with this and nothing seemed to help.
Two years ago I got to the point where I couldn’t cope with any sort of daily/monthly contactlenses. I went to my opticians wanting to talk about Lasik but because I’m a bit too young he introduced me to OrthoK.
They’re a hard lense you were during the night and they reshape your cornea, so then you’re able to see without any during the day.
They took some time to properly get adjusted but now they are near perfect and I can’t imagine going back to regular lenses. Maybe something to ask your optician about?
Two years ago I got to the point where I couldn’t cope with any sort of daily/monthly contactlenses. I went to my opticians wanting to talk about Lasik but because I’m a bit too young he introduced me to OrthoK.
They’re a hard lense you were during the night and they reshape your cornea, so then you’re able to see without any during the day.
They took some time to properly get adjusted but now they are near perfect and I can’t imagine going back to regular lenses. Maybe something to ask your optician about?
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I find these lens brilliant. They are super affordable and the website is great, delivery is super quick. They are made of hydrogel and it really does help keep your eyes from getting dry and irritated.
I tried so many lense brands over the years, some better than others but if you are already prone to dry eyes and have a job that requires looking at screens a lot then unfortunately nothing will ever be as comfortable as you need them to be.
I can't recommend laser eye surgery enough. It does temporarily worsen dryness but after a few months of having to use drops things settle down. I love being able to wake up in the morning and see, and I certainly do not miss the daily faffing around with lenses and solutions nor the monthly outlay for lenses. If you work out how much you spend a month on lenses as an ongoing payment for life, and compare it to the cost of laser, its a no brainer really. And may places offer 0% interest payments for up to a few years.
I can't recommend laser eye surgery enough. It does temporarily worsen dryness but after a few months of having to use drops things settle down. I love being able to wake up in the morning and see, and I certainly do not miss the daily faffing around with lenses and solutions nor the monthly outlay for lenses. If you work out how much you spend a month on lenses as an ongoing payment for life, and compare it to the cost of laser, its a no brainer really. And may places offer 0% interest payments for up to a few years.
I’d love to have laser surgery. However, due to the extent of poor vision in one eye and some other issues (dresen - i think it was called) I have been told that most practitioners wouldn’t consider me a candidate - and any who did I should be wary of.
I’m wearing specs but want to move to lenses in 2021. I have dry eyes and ended up in minor injuries getting anaesthetic eye drops earlier this year. I can touch my eyes but I can’t put in eye drops easily. I’m starting to hate my glasses as i feel frumpy with them.