Hey! I got ICL procedure on both of my eyes in February this year. And ever since then I feel that my eyes get tired more quickly. And they also feel dry. Could you please give some more info on after ICL side effects and how to deal with them??
@Shadows1lover but he mentioned fitting base curves, yet air optix only offer the 'standard fit' of 8.6, so we were presented with an issue, yet no solution.
I ended up getting colored contacts through my eye care providers website. I didn’t want to risk my eye health through older technology thanks for the thorough demonstration and explanation. I always worry a little about going blind because of contacts or laser eye surgery.
I tried contact lenses and I definitely don’t like it. The thought of putting something in my eye creeps me out. Thank goodness I have choices so it’s glasses for me.
I got contacts and it used to take me 2 hours to get them out because I was so anxious. Now I can take em out at my work desk in under 5 minutes. Btw: I still jump when putting in eyedrops.
Please, please do a video of the dangers of extensive contact lense wear! I've been diagnosed with corneal neovascularization and I hate wearing glasses. I would love to know my options if any. If lasik or smile eye surgery would be a possible option for example.
I have used Freshlook colors (opaque) Violet, Air Optix Gemstone Green and currently Splash of Color 2 Violet Venom. I would like to try Acuvue Oasys Transitions, not technically colored but they do make your eyes look black in sunlight. First used Freshlook colors on a whim, my optometrist when I went in for normal contacts had them on sale for less than regular contacts.
I started wearing them not only to switch it up, but the clear ones are way too thin for me and always got stuck in my eyes. The colored ones are so much thicker and easier to remove and to put in.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Hey. Sorry to ask randomly. For how long can the monthly coloured contact be worn in a day? If you dont mind saying how long do you wear them? Can the be worn after smile?
Been wearing glasses now for about 8 years but seriously considering mixing it up and getting some coloured contacts, never liked the thought of them before but all of a sudden I’m keen on the idea of getting some blue ones lol.
I got colored contacts online for $60 it was for two cases. The quality wasnt good and irritated my eyes within 30 min. It felt like a thin piece of paper. I was used to my acuvee contacts
Needed this o .o I've only ordered from Pinky Paradise once, before they restricted purchases if you didn't have a valid prescription, but never though about going straight through my eye care provider. I'll look into it o 3o
Recently found your channel and love everything I've learned! My current contact lens prescription has a diameter of 14.3 and a BC of 8.4. I wanted to experiment with colored contacts. The air optix comes with a diameter of 14.2 and a BC of 8.6. Will that be harmful to my eyes if those numbers are not exact?
So where do you order the creepy/drastic lenses from? I've only ordered from Pinky Paradise. They used to validate your prescription but idk if they still do that. I wanted to buy another white pair cause I realized the pair I have expired last month.
The USA is the only country that basically forces you to go every year to go and spend money on having to get an eye appt every single year in order to fill your glasses or contacts prescription. It's all about money ..My prescription has not changed in 30 years.. if I were to have an issue with my eyes I will go to the eye dr..but is wrong that we are forced every year to go ..
I think I understand how you feel. The issue really lies with public health and safety. Most eye diseases don't affect your vision until its really too late to do anything - It makes me so very sad when people come in with vision loss just for me to diagnose them with a condition that I could have treated and maybe even prevented if we had caught it years or months earlier. So its good to have the eyes checked regularly or at least once a year - even if you feel your eyesight is fine.
Hey Doctor eye health, can you possibly do a video about getting floaters that impedes vision. This happens to me every time I get sick. And I'm just wondering if there is a reason it happens. It's always in my left eye, and it's my good eye.
Oh wow that's a good question! I have had a lot of questions about floater recently - maybe I can do a few on those. What kind of symptoms do you get when you are "sick", like just a cold?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I get these beige like coloured floaters in my left eye, it makes Seeing clearly blurred, and it impedes my reading clearly, or seeing myself clearly in the mirror. All my eye doctors are aware this happens, but are stumped as to why it happens, yeah happens with a cold, flu, and bronchitis. It's really annoying to say the least.
Good morning Dr. I love your videos. I have learned so much from watching. I have high myopia and have macular degeneration from that. I’ve had two bleeds and a partial tear of my retina which was fixed by laser. I can no longer drive because of vision loss. My big concern is I do not want to lose more vision even though I’m pretty sure that’s what’s gonna happen. You had done a video on Scalera lenses, which help people who are myopic. I was wondering at this stage of the game is there any benefit at all that I could gain from lenses like that? And I have seen a few studies recently where they are thinking starting young children with glasses instead of having them do I exercises might I have been the best way to go. Any insight you can offer we greatly appreciate it. Thanks for all the time and effort you devote to your channel.
I hope you don't mind my input (optometrist). Unfortunately, it sounds like you have developed myopic choroidal neovascularisation. This is considered a late stage sign of pathological myopia. Your eye is likely already quite large by the sound of your info. What is your age and eye power? My advice is regular screening and watch for symptoms of floaters, flashing light in your vision or acute blurring. Check your vision at home one eye at a time by covering one eye and looking say a clock and if it's blurred more than the day before get immediate assessment. Good luck!
Hey thanks so much Susan! I appreciate you sharing your story and some of the challenges you are facing. Specialty contact lenses, such as scleral lenses or RGP lenses, can offer better vision for some people. Those lenses won't do anything for stopping the retinal changes but it could perhaps sharpen the optical quality for which you experience. I personally wouldn't jump straight to those as the answer, but if someone was motivated and wanted to try them just to test it out, I wouldn't be apposed to it either. Usually I get better results from specialty lenses when someone has a corneal disease that has scarring or warpage. But again, it could perhaps give slightly sharper vision vs glasses or soft contacts. Either way, I encourage you to continue following up with your local eye doctor and wish you the best. Thanks so much for watching!
@@thomascollins4693 another optometrist here from Germany, I'd recommend getting your hands on an answer grid test instead of using anything else but aside from that I can only agree with your advice
@@thomascollins4693 thank you very much. I have lost a lot of my central vision. I’m praying for a miracle. Or science to come up with something that will help. Thank you for all the Helpful info. I appreciate you responding.
Hey doc, I have a question. So, the cornea gets gas exchange directly from atmosphere. I'm guessing it gets the other nutrients from the tear film and diffusion through itself from the surrounding vascular sclera. You said that for this reason, non-breathable contacts can't be worn for more than a few hours at a time. Sleeping in them can kill the corneal tissue. You said in the past that when we sleep, the fact that our eyelids are closed and covering the corneas causes edema and swelling and some other irritation changes due to the mild suffocation which fade once we wake up and they can touch the atmosphere again. My question is, how do coma patients not seriously damage their corneas when their eyes are closed 24/7 for weeks or months or even years at a time? Do coma ward nurses open patients' eyes for a certain amount of time per day and put lubricating drops in them for moisture while they are allowed to stay open for that time?
I used to sleep in my contacts all the time. I don’t wear them at all anymore but I had no idea that I couldn’t sleep in them. If I do go back to wearing them I’ll make sure to take them out before bed.
Why was so much of the advice about old contact lenses? Do they not make good new colored contacts? Also, are there not people who wear colored contacts every day like hardcore goths?, is there no way to get contacts that are reusable and high quality so that you can wear them every day all the time
Like my natural colour of eyes I don't need contact lenses which having colour you know I glasses is much better for me and natural eye is natural eye beauty
I just wear regular contacts. Being refitted for a specific brand and then finding cosplay lenses that aren't scammy where I live is not only a pain, but they don't tend to sell costume lenses where I live. My eye doctor's office doesn't sell contacts so I go through Costco since they are the cheapest ones. I live in a pretty small town where there are almost no options available either, and colored contacts just aren't sold outside of just regular colored ones. My eyes are also incredibly dark brown so colored contacts just don't work for me, much like hair dye doesn't work without bleaching my hair. It's just not worth the hassle and I don't go anywhere anyway.
Hi Doctor! I recently purchased a lens off of TDDEye and the material is Polymacon and it has 38% Water in the ingredients. I'm assuming This is the old technology from the 60s. Are they fine to use for short periods or should I stay away from them as a whole? Thanks!
I have used korean contact lenses for fun for about 10 years. I have been ok. The only time I have had a problem with them is when I went swimming with them one time or overused them. I don’t use them much anymore but I think they are ok. I don’t live in the US 100% of the time.
Thanks for the video! I'm also curious if you have an opinion on those colored prescription lenses from Korea (from websites like Olens) since I really badly want colored contacts, but due to my higher amount of astigmatism the Korean lenses would probably be my only option.
5:26 depends on the country, I’m in an EU country where you don’t need a prescription to buy contact lenses, if you know you’re, for example, -3 on both eyes, you can just buy those contacts in a store.
You looooook really really good in that bluish black contacts and that red one..cool👍 Is it a good thing if your once already used contacts is submerged in a cleaning solution for a day or so in the contact lens box? Thanks
Great video! I have one questions though regarding contact prescriptions. The coloured contacts available don't have my exact power/sph, so is it better to go up or down? For example, one eye is -3.75, is it better to get -3.5 or -4?
You want to be as close to the power as possible, and never go over. So if your at -3.75, get -3.5. It wont be perfect and youll prob find yourself squinting sometimes. Going with a higher power(-4.00) will put a certain kind of strain on your eyes that you will eventually start feeling after a short period of time.
Hey dr. I have dark brown/black eye color and I want to purchase the brown contacts from air optic colored lenses, I was wondering if the brown lenses would show against my eyecolor?
Thanks for a great video! I am not sure if anyone else has asked this question already but colored contacts obviously have transparent bit in the middle and the tinted bit that change eye color. Does the ink block block the flow of oxygen? If so, even if the transparent bit has a decent dk/t, the colored part will be very damaging for the corea? If anyone knows the answer please help :)
I think the whole thing blocks oxygen but either way it doesn't really matter cuz the total oxygen flow isn't enough for you to wear for long periods of time.
Hey does anyone think it's fine to sleep in your colored lenses? /s Dr. Allen, when looking through these colored lenses, does your vision gain a tint or no, since they don't cover the pupil?
So i wear contacts cause my eyesight is pretty bad 😅 wanted to try and get colored ones for a Halloween costume, how much is it roughly for one pair of prescription lenses
Sir you are so good looking I watch your lecture to watch your handsome face🥰🥰❤️🥀🥀 and also very motivated you are spreading very positive vibe in every video every time your video pop in my news feed I directly watch and gain a little bit knowledge from you
I have an astigmatism in one eye and I have only ever worn toric contacts. Can I use a regular prescription for my colored contacts (My axis is 170 in the eye)?
Question - back in 2000, I tried contacts, but they stuck to my corneas after a day wear, so I had to stop (even with constantly rewetting them). Is the newer technology better enough to try it again? I have pretty significant astigmatism so I don't want to try unless I have a reasonable chance of it working (60% or so) because they get expensive.
Gotta say, I appreciate you my brotha. Thanks for the content! I quickly discovered the importance of solution and its benefits after putting in the contact I bought at a local store. It stung for a bit, but subsided shortly after. (2-3 min of blinking rapidly, prob not smart though LMAO.) I'm lucky, I know. However, I purchased "re-nu" solution and after cleaning the contacts with that solution and allowing them to soak it up a bit in the case, then replacing the fluid once again before putting them in... it felt like BLISS compared to the original solution. Not to mention less effort in ... installing them. I can typically do around 2-4 hours and have no problems. I will be aware of the exp date from now on though. Very good tip there.
Thanks for sharing that! Usually the lenses are stored in a sterile water solution but perhaps they could be also stored in something else which could be irritating to the ocular surface. Glad to hear that soaking them in a different multipurpose cleaner helped.
Have been wearing contacts and glasses for years without change in prescription and this guy here is telling me I have to pay for a worthless prescription every year because.... Reasons. I can buy contacts and glasses in Korea without a prescription. Hell, they'll check your vision and do a fitting for free. All you have to do is pay for the product. Realize you are getting scammed every year by insurance and eye doctors to pay for crap you dont want.
I purchased some non-rx colored contacts and I can see a black ring in my vision when I put them in. I was afraid to wear them because of the ring in my vision. Is it because the diameter was wrong? I have had intralase surgery and don't need prescription lenses. Thanks!
What if I don’t need prescription lenses and just want them for fun? I just bought some from moody lenses and I just picked 0 and that’s it, is that a red flag lol I’m scared now
I need help bad. I have purchased theee pairs from theee places and I can litterally see the color through my eyes like my red ones I can see red in my vision and same for the rest I feel like maybe the pupil hole is too small?? Wtf do I do I just want a pair that I can see normally in 😞 it’s for my clown costume and I desperately need some please help me out dude
The first and only time I wore colored contacts to a Halloween party they scratched my cornea and I had like 3 weeks of unbelievable pain and milky antibiotic eye drops.
Hi Dr. Joe....question-in my teens and early 20's I had no trouble getting opaque coloured lenses to change my eye colour through my eye doctor. Never had any trouble with them. Now all these years later, I wanted to get coloured lenses again. My eye doctor will only allow me to get Air Optix colours as that's all they sell and have fit me for...they do NOT seem to change my eyes colour. Iv'e tried almost all the colours, the only one that had any slight effect was Honey which gave my eyes a slight glow. Are Air Optix supposed to be opaque or only to enhance your natural colour. Blue, grey, green, or turquoise never showed up on my eyes. What options do I have?
My eyes got smaller when I see older picture and now it's got smaller and also sometime it's burning a little and I can not see with full open eye normally I squeeze my eyes while seeing what's the reason sir
Thanks for asking! Over time, the eyes may appear to close due to changes in the eyelids. This can occur for some people at a younger age due to some medical concerns and is always good to ask a local professional. The squeezing of the eyes together creates a pinhole effect which can eliminate stray rays of light and create a sharper image. It means you may require new glasses.
I feel almost stupid for asking lmao, but there are tons of cool-looking colored contact lenses on Aliexpress...have anybody ever tried them? Seems like a bad idea, but there are hundreds of purchases and positive reviews on there so I feel kind of torn about this. Prices are really cheap too.
And also how am I suppose to go to my eye ocare provider and get bright white or yellow scary contacts they would laugh at me so how do I get something that is safe and I can see out of? I have perfect vision so I don’t need w prescription but I keep buying theee really good fda aprooved costume lenses but they just don’t feel right and they really block my vision on the sides I can always see the yellow or red or whatever color they are I just can’t figure out what to do I’m so bummed about it
I was reading on the cosplay contact website and it was saying I guess that the contacts are made of all contain HEMA. Well, what does that mean? Is that Hema the same products that are in plastic nail tips and nail products? Because if it is, that’s what was causing a lot of people to break out with allergies to nail products, including myself!! I can’t even get one drop of Hema on my skin/nails without breaking out for about four months with cracked bleeding fingertips! So you’re saying that the lenses are old made of some type of plastic? If that’s true, and these are contain HEMA, and I put these into my eyes I could lose both eyeballs! So I’m so glad that I’m getting informed before making any decisions, I might just skip all of this and go to my eye doctor. !!!! Thank you for this video. It’s extremely informative.❤
I work at Knott’s Scary Farm (an amusement park Halloween event in SoCal) and I have to work for about 6-7 hours a night. Would this be an issue if I want to wear Halloween contacts?
Not everyone who puts contacts on needs a prescription lense. Especially since your talking about costume use. That part is completley wack. You dont need a prescription to wear contacts safely 🤦🏼♀️ the overall way that the video was done came off really harsh, the message being contacts are not safe, dont buy them. Im not sure if thats what u were going for...
I don't want to wear colored contacts anymore! I don't wear contacts in general and I feel just not touching my eyes with anything is probably better lol
Hello comment section, can someone pls help me because I just recently bought this really nice contacts but it keeps moving around, how do I keep it in place?
What if we are not getting the colored contact lenses with power . No power. Purely for cosmetic reasons . Also I heard from everybody that solotica is a reputable brand . I also bought saline solution for soft contact lens Now based on this video I must return ..... For a multi cleaning solution
Well without an exam I cannot speak directly to your case, but in general, contact lenses can do a few things to the ocular health long term. 1. Contact lenses increase the risk of dry eye disease (mainly due to evaporation of the tear film - leading to inflammation on the eye) 2. Contact lens wear may be associated with less blinking or incomplete blinking which can contribute to meibomian gland dysfunction 3. Contact lens wear can result in corneal warpage (especially overwear/sleeping in lenses) 4. There are some microscopic changes to the corneal physiology due to hypoxia (lack of oxygen) long term but no serious consequences notes at this time from this change.
Yes protection... Like getting an eye exam to get an perscription that lasts a year before expiration. Try to do that without insurance and see how much it costs. That you need to keep paying for these exams even for a pair of glasses is a racket if i ever heard of one
I had a question about “Systane Ultra PF - preservative free dry eye relief” It Doesn’t say “For Contacts” BUT, it doesn’t state anywhere not to… usually Visine or Clear Eyes will say on their bottles or package, “DO NOT USE WITH CONTACTS”
I recently got color contact lenses you my eye care provider and they are prescription. I'm having issue seeing out of them. It's like I have double vision? I don't know if that's normal or not. I'm trying to get used to it, is this normal?
What is your favorite colored contact lens? Do you like creepy ones or ones that just change your eye color?
Hey! I got ICL procedure on both of my eyes in February this year. And ever since then I feel that my eyes get tired more quickly. And they also feel dry.
Could you please give some more info on after ICL side effects and how to deal with them??
Can you say about smile lasik Pro eye surgery
@Be REAL you had to go to the hospital because of contacts?
Can you please make a video about the Solotica toric colored contact lenses , I hate that there is no daily’s for astigmatism with color …
My Favorites, and only one I where is yellow
The thing that annoys me is that there's a lot of videos like this, yet none of them actually help people find safe contact websites
Ikr....
He literally said air optix colors and showed the boxes.
@Shadows1lover but he mentioned fitting base curves, yet air optix only offer the 'standard fit' of 8.6, so we were presented with an issue, yet no solution.
@@Theslayking_richardprobably cos he is trying to discourage you buying in the first place.
@@msparkz770 he said he's discouraging unsafe contacts, there are safe places
I ended up getting colored contacts through my eye care providers website. I didn’t want to risk my eye health through older technology thanks for the thorough demonstration and explanation. I always worry a little about going blind because of contacts or laser eye surgery.
What would be your eye care provider’s website?
What contact brand do you use? Do they look really natural?
Most definitely take heed of the contact lens companies that do not ask for a prescription EVEN IF YOU DONT WEAR CONTACTS!!!
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@@DoctorEyeHealth hey bro can i put coloured contact lenses. Even if u no have no issue in eyes....Just for style can we put.
Can we just appreciate how many contacts this man switched in and out for this video ❤😮
i'm sorry, but, we can't.
@@meandab why
I tried contact lenses and I definitely don’t like it. The thought of putting something in my eye creeps me out. Thank goodness I have choices so it’s glasses for me.
For sure, getting them in and out is probably the hardest part.
It's definitely weird at first. But after awhile it doesn't even phase me in the slightest anymore. As easy as flossing or brushing my teeth now.
I got contacts and it used to take me 2 hours to get them out because I was so anxious. Now I can take em out at my work desk in under 5 minutes. Btw: I still jump when putting in eyedrops.
@@Mike-dt1yg right? I mean the first month is hard thats a given...but now its way more convenient than putting on glasses
Grow up
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Great tips for holiday and cosplay!
Agreed!!! I love the fall / Halloween
Literally why I’m here lol costume😅 party
Please, please do a video of the dangers of extensive contact lense wear! I've been diagnosed with corneal neovascularization and I hate wearing glasses. I would love to know my options if any. If lasik or smile eye surgery would be a possible option for example.
I COME HERE EVERY YEAR...
USUALLY OCTOBER YOU KNOW!!!
😂😂😂 THANK YOU DOCTOR❤
Your blue eyes are so pretty. It’s the perfect color. I wish I had your eye color
I have used Freshlook colors (opaque) Violet, Air Optix Gemstone Green and currently Splash of Color 2 Violet Venom.
I would like to try Acuvue Oasys Transitions, not technically colored but they do make your eyes look black in sunlight.
First used Freshlook colors on a whim, my optometrist when I went in for normal contacts had them on sale for less than regular contacts.
Which one is the best
Hi, I want to try Air Optix Gemstone Green, do you recommend them?
I started wearing them not only to switch it up, but the clear ones are way too thin for me and always got stuck in my eyes. The colored ones are so much thicker and easier to remove and to put in.
That is an interesting point I have never considered! But you are absolutely right! They are much easier to remove, at least.
@@DoctorEyeHealth it's a 2 for 1. They're cute and easier to remove cause you can't sleep in them🤷🏽♀️
Hey. Sorry to ask randomly. For how long can the monthly coloured contact be worn in a day? If you dont mind saying how long do you wear them?
@@DoctorEyeHealth Hey. Sorry to ask randomly. For how long can the monthly coloured contact be worn in a day? If you dont mind saying how long do you wear them? Can the be worn after smile?
@@peacegratitude2501usually 10-12h a day
Been wearing glasses now for about 8 years but seriously considering mixing it up and getting some coloured contacts, never liked the thought of them before but all of a sudden I’m keen on the idea of getting some blue ones lol.
I got colored contacts online for $60 it was for two cases. The quality wasnt good and irritated my eyes within 30 min. It felt like a thin piece of paper. I was used to my acuvee contacts
Yep, the quality of the old tech is soooo much different
Needed this o .o
I've only ordered from Pinky Paradise once, before they restricted purchases if you didn't have a valid prescription, but never though about going straight through my eye care provider. I'll look into it o 3o
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Never tried contact lenses… this how-to guide will be truly helpful for when I do. Thanks!!
Great video. Which cosplay contact company do you recommend?
Recently found your channel and love everything I've learned! My current contact lens prescription has a diameter of 14.3 and a BC of 8.4. I wanted to experiment with colored contacts. The air optix comes with a diameter of 14.2 and a BC of 8.6. Will that be harmful to my eyes if those numbers are not exact?
YES, BUT THERES A SITE THAT HAS 8.4 BASE CURVE LENSES! ITS CALLED 'oh my lens' :D
So where do you order the creepy/drastic lenses from? I've only ordered from Pinky Paradise. They used to validate your prescription but idk if they still do that. I wanted to buy another white pair cause I realized the pair I have expired last month.
The USA is the only country that basically forces you to go every year to go and spend money on having to get an eye appt every single year in order to fill your glasses or contacts prescription. It's all about money ..My prescription has not changed in 30 years.. if I were to have an issue with my eyes I will go to the eye dr..but is wrong that we are forced every year to go ..
I think I understand how you feel. The issue really lies with public health and safety. Most eye diseases don't affect your vision until its really too late to do anything - It makes me so very sad when people come in with vision loss just for me to diagnose them with a condition that I could have treated and maybe even prevented if we had caught it years or months earlier. So its good to have the eyes checked regularly or at least once a year - even if you feel your eyesight is fine.
The last one he used in the intro looks like it could be him although it's obviously not since human eyes can't look like that 0:09
Hey Doctor eye health, can you possibly do a video about getting floaters that impedes vision. This happens to me every time I get sick. And I'm just wondering if there is a reason it happens. It's always in my left eye, and it's my good eye.
Oh wow that's a good question! I have had a lot of questions about floater recently - maybe I can do a few on those.
What kind of symptoms do you get when you are "sick", like just a cold?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I get these beige like coloured floaters in my left eye, it makes Seeing clearly blurred, and it impedes my reading clearly, or seeing myself clearly in the mirror. All my eye doctors are aware this happens, but are stumped as to why it happens, yeah happens with a cold, flu, and bronchitis. It's really annoying to say the least.
You have such pretty natural eyes!!! 😍
Good morning Dr. I love your videos. I have learned so much from watching. I have high myopia and have macular degeneration from that. I’ve had two bleeds and a partial tear of my retina which was fixed by laser. I can no longer drive because of vision loss. My big concern is I do not want to lose more vision even though I’m pretty sure that’s what’s gonna happen. You had done a video on Scalera lenses, which help people who are myopic. I was wondering at this stage of the game is there any benefit at all that I could gain from lenses like that? And I have seen a few studies recently where they are thinking starting young children with glasses instead of having them do I exercises might I have been the best way to go. Any insight you can offer we greatly appreciate it. Thanks for all the time and effort you devote to your channel.
I hope you don't mind my input (optometrist). Unfortunately, it sounds like you have developed myopic choroidal neovascularisation. This is considered a late stage sign of pathological myopia. Your eye is likely already quite large by the sound of your info. What is your age and eye power? My advice is regular screening and watch for symptoms of floaters, flashing light in your vision or acute blurring. Check your vision at home one eye at a time by covering one eye and looking say a clock and if it's blurred more than the day before get immediate assessment. Good luck!
Hey thanks so much Susan! I appreciate you sharing your story and some of the challenges you are facing.
Specialty contact lenses, such as scleral lenses or RGP lenses, can offer better vision for some people. Those lenses won't do anything for stopping the retinal changes but it could perhaps sharpen the optical quality for which you experience. I personally wouldn't jump straight to those as the answer, but if someone was motivated and wanted to try them just to test it out, I wouldn't be apposed to it either.
Usually I get better results from specialty lenses when someone has a corneal disease that has scarring or warpage. But again, it could perhaps give slightly sharper vision vs glasses or soft contacts.
Either way, I encourage you to continue following up with your local eye doctor and wish you the best. Thanks so much for watching!
@@thomascollins4693 another optometrist here from Germany, I'd recommend getting your hands on an answer grid test instead of using anything else but aside from that I can only agree with your advice
Also the FFA is approving a drug called pegcetacoplan for ceasing geographic atrophy. May be useful for your case. Only used in states I believe
@@thomascollins4693 thank you very much. I have lost a lot of my central vision. I’m praying for a miracle. Or science to come up with something that will help. Thank you for all the Helpful info. I appreciate you responding.
Hey doc, I have a question. So, the cornea gets gas exchange directly from atmosphere. I'm guessing it gets the other nutrients from the tear film and diffusion through itself from the surrounding vascular sclera. You said that for this reason, non-breathable contacts can't be worn for more than a few hours at a time. Sleeping in them can kill the corneal tissue. You said in the past that when we sleep, the fact that our eyelids are closed and covering the corneas causes edema and swelling and some other irritation changes due to the mild suffocation which fade once we wake up and they can touch the atmosphere again. My question is, how do coma patients not seriously damage their corneas when their eyes are closed 24/7 for weeks or months or even years at a time? Do coma ward nurses open patients' eyes for a certain amount of time per day and put lubricating drops in them for moisture while they are allowed to stay open for that time?
Coma patients can look alive 😭 but you mean coma with eyes closed
I feel like they might just not have their eyes closed
I have learned MORE about my dry eyes watching 3 of Your videos than going to my "" eye dr"" :/
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Remain blessed
I used to sleep in my contacts all the time. I don’t wear them at all anymore but I had no idea that I couldn’t sleep in them. If I do go back to wearing them I’ll make sure to take them out before bed.
Where did you buy them at
Why was so much of the advice about old contact lenses? Do they not make good new colored contacts?
Also, are there not people who wear colored contacts every day like hardcore goths?, is there no way to get contacts that are reusable and high quality so that you can wear them every day all the time
Like my natural colour of eyes I don't need contact lenses which having colour you know I glasses is much better for me and natural eye is natural eye beauty
I just wear regular contacts. Being refitted for a specific brand and then finding cosplay lenses that aren't scammy where I live is not only a pain, but they don't tend to sell costume lenses where I live. My eye doctor's office doesn't sell contacts so I go through Costco since they are the cheapest ones. I live in a pretty small town where there are almost no options available either, and colored contacts just aren't sold outside of just regular colored ones. My eyes are also incredibly dark brown so colored contacts just don't work for me, much like hair dye doesn't work without bleaching my hair. It's just not worth the hassle and I don't go anywhere anyway.
Hi Doctor!
I recently purchased a lens off of TDDEye and the material is Polymacon and it has 38% Water in the ingredients. I'm assuming This is the old technology from the 60s. Are they fine to use for short periods or should I stay away from them as a whole? Thanks!
Ive used this brand before and found that using them for a short period of time is best, it’s not the best quality unfortunately.
Imagin forgetting to take out your colored eye contacts before bed, and you wake up in pain and barely any vision that would be horrible.
I have used korean contact lenses for fun for about 10 years. I have been ok. The only time I have had a problem with them is when I went swimming with them one time or overused them. I don’t use them much anymore but I think they are ok. I don’t live in the US 100% of the time.
Thanks for the video! I'm also curious if you have an opinion on those colored prescription lenses from Korea (from websites like Olens) since I really badly want colored contacts, but due to my higher amount of astigmatism the Korean lenses would probably be my only option.
5:26 depends on the country, I’m in an EU country where you don’t need a prescription to buy contact lenses, if you know you’re, for example, -3 on both eyes, you can just buy those contacts in a store.
You looooook really really good in that bluish black contacts and that red one..cool👍
Is it a good thing if your once already used contacts is submerged in a cleaning solution for a day or so in the contact lens box? Thanks
Well if the lens is approved for several uses than I suppose, but if you are not sure you should ask your doctor regarding that specific lens.
im 17 can i wear contacts? Or do i wait till im 18
Great video! I have one questions though regarding contact prescriptions.
The coloured contacts available don't have my exact power/sph, so is it better to go up or down?
For example, one eye is -3.75, is it better to get -3.5 or -4?
You want to be as close to the power as possible, and never go over. So if your at -3.75, get -3.5. It wont be perfect and youll prob find yourself squinting sometimes. Going with a higher power(-4.00) will put a certain kind of strain on your eyes that you will eventually start feeling after a short period of time.
You eyes are beautiful
Thank you!🙏
I gave up on my costume after this video 😅
Oh no! why?
@@DoctorEyeHealth hahaha to much to do, and and many risks to the eye. Your video was awesome, I just realized that I am not ready to that yet 🤣
If they are supposed to validate a prescription, does that mean I can get prescription colored contacts?
Hey dr. I have dark brown/black eye color and I want to purchase the brown contacts from air optic colored lenses, I was wondering if the brown lenses would show against my eyecolor?
I was wondering why my cheap colored contacts felt like I had a hair in my eye while inserted
yeah...they usually are not super comfortable.
Thanks for a great video! I am not sure if anyone else has asked this question already but colored contacts obviously have transparent bit in the middle and the tinted bit that change eye color. Does the ink block block the flow of oxygen? If so, even if the transparent bit has a decent dk/t, the colored part will be very damaging for the corea? If anyone knows the answer please help :)
I think the whole thing blocks oxygen but either way it doesn't really matter cuz the total oxygen flow isn't enough for you to wear for long periods of time.
The whole thing is plastic so there is not enough oxygen flow
Hey does anyone think it's fine to sleep in your colored lenses? /s
Dr. Allen, when looking through these colored lenses, does your vision gain a tint or no, since they don't cover the pupil?
No tint to the vision but the color can create a ring around the pupil, creating a tunnel vision effect.
So i wear contacts cause my eyesight is pretty bad 😅 wanted to try and get colored ones for a Halloween costume, how much is it roughly for one pair of prescription lenses
Pull up whit one cosplay black eyed and red colored eye
me watching this after buying my first pair like: oh
Sir you are so good looking I watch your lecture to watch your handsome face🥰🥰❤️🥀🥀 and also very motivated you are spreading very positive vibe in every video every time your video pop in my news feed I directly watch and gain a little bit knowledge from you
Wow thank you! I appreciate all of that😅
@@DoctorEyeHealth most welcome sir🌹
your one eye look like tokyo ghouls.
Yo, I got lucky af.
nerd
Clean hands before touching contacts....
I have an astigmatism in one eye and I have only ever worn toric contacts. Can I use a regular prescription for my colored contacts (My axis is 170 in the eye)?
Question - back in 2000, I tried contacts, but they stuck to my corneas after a day wear, so I had to stop (even with constantly rewetting them). Is the newer technology better enough to try it again? I have pretty significant astigmatism so I don't want to try unless I have a reasonable chance of it working (60% or so) because they get expensive.
Gotta say, I appreciate you my brotha. Thanks for the content!
I quickly discovered the importance of solution and its benefits after putting in the contact I bought at a local store. It stung for a bit, but subsided shortly after. (2-3 min of blinking rapidly, prob not smart though LMAO.) I'm lucky, I know.
However, I purchased "re-nu" solution and after cleaning the contacts with that solution and allowing them to soak it up a bit in the case, then replacing the fluid once again before putting them in... it felt like BLISS compared to the original solution. Not to mention less effort in ... installing them.
I can typically do around 2-4 hours and have no problems. I will be aware of the exp date from now on though. Very good tip there.
Thanks for sharing that! Usually the lenses are stored in a sterile water solution but perhaps they could be also stored in something else which could be irritating to the ocular surface. Glad to hear that soaking them in a different multipurpose cleaner helped.
Hi, I have a question what if you buy a set of colored eye contacts from a FDA trusted website is that still validating a prescription?😊
Are there any like white halloween ones that you can wear for at least 7 hours?
Have been wearing contacts and glasses for years without change in prescription and this guy here is telling me I have to pay for a worthless prescription every year because.... Reasons. I can buy contacts and glasses in Korea without a prescription. Hell, they'll check your vision and do a fitting for free. All you have to do is pay for the product.
Realize you are getting scammed every year by insurance and eye doctors to pay for crap you dont want.
Hi doc, are you planning to make videos on topics you have covered before. I would like to see another detailed video on astigmatism
Yes, definitely! Now that I know more about making videos I think I can do an even better job now. It's on my list to make before the year is out.
I purchased some non-rx colored contacts and I can see a black ring in my vision when I put them in. I was afraid to wear them because of the ring in my vision. Is it because the diameter was wrong? I have had intralase surgery and don't need prescription lenses. Thanks!
What if I don’t need prescription lenses and just want them for fun? I just bought some from moody lenses and I just picked 0 and that’s it, is that a red flag lol I’m scared now
I think my eyes are too small for contacts, I just got some and my top lid keeps bumping them and then they fold
with cosplay lenses, are they completely see through? or can you still see them in ur eye?
There's an opening in the center you can see through
I have a question? Is it safe to buy sclera in online shopping?
Are the contacts that color your entire eye safe to wear for a hour or so?
Do the stupid thing in my ever life you know what the natural eyes and an some people have blue colour eyes they are so lucky natural colour is good
So true
That's a lot of trouble to go through to just wear contacts for one hour, I wanted to wear them for entire Halloween night. Obviously forget that?
I need help bad. I have purchased theee pairs from theee places and I can litterally see the color through my eyes like my red ones I can see red in my vision and same for the rest I feel like maybe the pupil hole is too small?? Wtf do I do I just want a pair that I can see normally in 😞 it’s for my clown costume and I desperately need some please help me out dude
Love the variety of color lenses you wore making this video
Thank you! I thought it would keep it interesting
The first and only time I wore colored contacts to a Halloween party they scratched my cornea and I had like 3 weeks of unbelievable pain and milky antibiotic eye drops.
Hi Dr. Joe....question-in my teens and early 20's I had no trouble getting opaque coloured lenses to change my eye colour through my eye doctor. Never had any trouble with them. Now all these years later, I wanted to get coloured lenses again. My eye doctor will only allow me to get Air Optix colours as that's all they sell and have fit me for...they do NOT seem to change my eyes colour. Iv'e tried almost all the colours, the only one that had any slight effect was Honey which gave my eyes a slight glow. Are Air Optix supposed to be opaque or only to enhance your natural colour. Blue, grey, green, or turquoise never showed up on my eyes. What options do I have?
My eyes got smaller when I see older picture and now it's got smaller and also sometime it's burning a little and I can not see with full open eye normally I squeeze my eyes while seeing what's the reason sir
Thanks for asking! Over time, the eyes may appear to close due to changes in the eyelids. This can occur for some people at a younger age due to some medical concerns and is always good to ask a local professional. The squeezing of the eyes together creates a pinhole effect which can eliminate stray rays of light and create a sharper image. It means you may require new glasses.
Also what is a "local eye care provider?" Like...an eye doctor? Or, one of those glasses stores?
You're a great doctor! Thanks so much!
Love them sharingan contact lenses
Yeah! I know a lot of people who love them!
I feel almost stupid for asking lmao, but there are tons of cool-looking colored contact lenses on Aliexpress...have anybody ever tried them? Seems like a bad idea, but there are hundreds of purchases and positive reviews on there so I feel kind of torn about this. Prices are really cheap too.
POV: every cosplayer wering his lenses for more then 7 ours 💀
So if I wear sharingan contacts and I use them for more than 2 hours I could lose my visual prowess 😢
there are contacts that you put over night and then remove them in the morning and you see all day
ITS GOOD TO SCARE SOMEONE
And also how am I suppose to go to my eye ocare provider and get bright white or yellow scary contacts they would laugh at me so how do I get something that is safe and I can see out of? I have perfect vision so I don’t need w prescription but I keep buying theee really good fda aprooved costume lenses but they just don’t feel right and they really block my vision on the sides I can always see the yellow or red or whatever color they are I just can’t figure out what to do I’m so bummed about it
I was reading on the cosplay contact website and it was saying
I guess that the contacts are made of all contain HEMA.
Well, what does that mean? Is that Hema the same products that are in plastic nail tips and nail products? Because if it is, that’s what was causing a lot of people to break out with allergies to nail products, including myself!! I can’t even get one drop of Hema on my skin/nails without breaking out for about four months with cracked bleeding fingertips!
So you’re saying that the lenses are old made of some type of plastic? If that’s true, and these are contain HEMA, and I put these into my eyes I could lose both eyeballs! So I’m so glad that I’m getting informed before making any decisions, I might just skip all of this and go to my eye doctor. !!!!
Thank you for this video. It’s extremely informative.❤
i have never put colored eye contact lenses in AND I BADLY WANT love this video
Good video.Good guidelines.
Many many thanks!
@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks for your thanks.🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
I work at Knott’s Scary Farm (an amusement park Halloween event in SoCal) and I have to work for about 6-7 hours a night. Would this be an issue if I want to wear Halloween contacts?
Not everyone who puts contacts on needs a prescription lense. Especially since your talking about costume use. That part is completley wack. You dont need a prescription to wear contacts safely 🤦🏼♀️ the overall way that the video was done came off really harsh, the message being contacts are not safe, dont buy them. Im not sure if thats what u were going for...
The prescription isn't for correcting your Eye Sight. It's for measuring the diameter of your Eye so they fit right.
I don't want to wear colored contacts anymore! I don't wear contacts in general and I feel just not touching my eyes with anything is probably better lol
Hello comment section, can someone pls help me because I just recently bought this really nice contacts but it keeps moving around, how do I keep it in place?
HEYA DrA you look spooky with those lenses in 😭
haha thank you? I Like spooky things
What if we are not getting the colored contact lenses with power . No power. Purely for cosmetic reasons . Also I heard from everybody that solotica is a reputable brand .
I also bought saline solution for soft contact lens
Now based on this video I must return ..... For a multi cleaning solution
I have 8.8 BC eyes and pretty strong nearsightesness, so it's basically impossible to find any cosplay contacts :C
Can you tell us about what happened to my eyes by wearing my eyes because I wore extended wear contacts for 30 years.
Well without an exam I cannot speak directly to your case, but in general, contact lenses can do a few things to the ocular health long term.
1. Contact lenses increase the risk of dry eye disease (mainly due to evaporation of the tear film - leading to inflammation on the eye)
2. Contact lens wear may be associated with less blinking or incomplete blinking which can contribute to meibomian gland dysfunction
3. Contact lens wear can result in corneal warpage (especially overwear/sleeping in lenses)
4. There are some microscopic changes to the corneal physiology due to hypoxia (lack of oxygen) long term but no serious consequences notes at this time from this change.
I was hoping you were gonna talk about how to affordably get a prescription despite not needing eye care since I'm 20:20
So don't wear them to a cosplay convention if I'm gonna be there over an hour?
😆 love your outkast reference - this vid is informative and helpful ✌️ Thanks doc!
Thank you so much for noticing!!! Maybe dating myself a little there. 😁😁
Yes protection... Like getting an eye exam to get an perscription that lasts a year before expiration. Try to do that without insurance and see how much it costs. That you need to keep paying for these exams even for a pair of glasses is a racket if i ever heard of one
I had a question about
“Systane Ultra PF - preservative free dry eye relief”
It Doesn’t say “For Contacts”
BUT, it doesn’t state anywhere
not to…
usually Visine or Clear Eyes will say on their bottles or package, “DO NOT USE WITH CONTACTS”
Doc , youre super handsome and Im a straight dude saying this 💀❤️
I recently got color contact lenses you my eye care provider and they are prescription. I'm having issue seeing out of them. It's like I have double vision? I don't know if that's normal or not. I'm trying to get used to it, is this normal?