I went through another pair of trial lenses, and we think that these, the third pair, may finally do the trick. They’re still a little bit off-center in the right eye, but it’s close enough that the treatment zone should cover the pupil. I’m starting the 10-day wear period today to see how they are after I’m fully corrected.
As an aside, dehydration makes a BIG difference in how easily the contacts come out of my eyes. When I last went in, I was a bit dehydrated after being out in SF for my friend’s bachelor party, and it took us a long time to remove the lenses. The normal procedure is to instill a couple lubricating drops in each eye, wait a few minutes for them to work their way under the lens, and then pop it out. This took us nearly 20 minutes, and we still managed to remove a bit of the outer layer of the left eye. Moral of the story? Twofold: Drinking causes noticeable dehydration, and even a little dehydration goes a long way towards changing the dryness of your eyes.
Hopefully this latest pair will do the trick. If I can still see the correction zone in this pair after the 10 day period, I MAY get another pair of lenses, or I may get dropped from the program for being too fiddly. Which is a shame, because I’ve seen the potential for a really great thing here. In either case, the doctor continues to be great, really genuinely worried about my experience during the whole process, and quite happy to put up with my multitude of generalized questions about vision, and the process.
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