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contact lens update #3

After a few days of wearing the CooperVision Avaira, I gave up on them. Although they were fairly comfortable while I was wearing them, they were a real pain in the butt to remove from my eyeball. They’re suctioned onto my eyeball pretty tightly. It’s weird because while I have them on, they don’t feel [...]

Posted 30 August 2009 † Peter § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Contact lens update #1

I’ve been wearing the Acuvue Advance for a few days now so I can have a direct comparison with the O2 Optix. After going through all of that and getting ready to switch to the O2 Optix, I have to admit that I like the Acuvue Advance significantly more than the O2 Optix (and the [...]

Posted 20 August 2009 † Peter § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The great silicone hydrogel challenge

DISCLAIMER: I am not an eye doctor and I don’t really know anything about eyes so do not take any of my posts about contact lenses as having any scientific validity. These are purely my non-scientific observations as a typical contact lens consumer.
As you know from one of my recent posts, I’ve been experimenting with [...]

Posted 16 August 2009 † Peter § General ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,