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Has anyone had bad experience wearing Acuvue Advance Plus Contact Lenses?

Until recently I wore Acuvue Advance lenses with no complaints.

At my last visit to the optometrist, it was recommended that I buy Acuvue Advance Plus lenses, and in fact, they suggested ordering a year-and-a-half supply to maximize my insurance hardware benefit.

Recently I have noticed that it's very hard to read things close (like text on a computer screen. It got to the point where I had to leave work because I could get anything done.

Eye-drops such as Visine definitely help instantly, but temporarily. I have never had any issue whatsoever with dry eyes, and in fact my eyes don't feel dry at all...

I need to know if If my vision has suddenly gotten substantially worse, or if it has to do with the new Acuvue Advance Plus lenses, of which I now have three huge boxes...

Anyone else experiencing troubs?

Anthonio Mighuel Bishop Pettit asked in Other Health & Fitness 4 months ago | Report

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    I've been using those lenses for about a year with no more problems than I've had with any other lens.

    Have you tried experimenting with different saline solutions? I use Opti-Free RepleniSH after experimenting with many.

    Lilting Missive answered in Other Health & Fitness 4 months ago | Report
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    I have no idea if it is related, but I have been wearing Acuvue Advance Plus for the past two years and I've never had my prescription change so much in such a short amount of time. I have astigmatism in one eye and have found that for the last 6 months the lens would drift much more than it used to.

    I'm wearing Air Optix now and they're great! My eyes stay comfortable much longer and my vision is clearer with no lens drift.

    whiskeypony answered in Other Health & Fitness 4 months ago | Report
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    Russ Campbell, NWEBS

    When was the last time you had a full check-up with an ophthalmologist?
    They are a full medical doctor with a specialty interest in diseases and care of the visual system. It is a good idea to have regular periodic examination by a medical doctor as an additional step for comprehensive eye care.

    Your optometrist recommendation of this particular brand of contact lenses, may be be influenced by other factors, especially if you are purchasing them from the same office. But, the lenses themselves may have nothing to do with the situation you are currently experiencing.

    The next question is whether or not you have recently made the transition to the fourth decade of life. Sometime during the mid 40's most people start to exhibit reduced ability to focus their eyes on objects that are within close view. This condition is called presbyopia and we will all face it as the lens changes in its ability to be stretched into shape to focus the light rays coming from close objects on the back of the retina of the eye. Your application of eye drops may temporarily provide additional curvature of your flexible lenses effectively providing a slight magnification increase and hence improvement. If presbyopia is what you are experiencing you will need to wear some magnification glasses to aid your use of the computer screen and other close tasks. It is just a fact of life and aging.

    Russ Campbell, NWEBS answered in Other Health & Fitness 4 months ago | Report
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