N2 Eyes Comprehensive Optometry Helps with Hard to Fit Contacts

If you have trouble wearing contacts or have been told that you may not be a good candidate for corrective lenses, your eyes may be simply “hard to fit” for contact lenses.

Being hard to fit does not necessarily mean that you can never wear contacts – it just means that you may need specialized lenses to fit your eyes.

Conditions that Make Contacts Hard to Fit

Some eye conditions can make contacts difficult to fit. These conditions can include: astigmatism dry eyes, giant papillary conjunctivitis, keratoconus, or presbyopia. Astigmatism is an abnormal curvature in the front of the eye, or cornea, which can be difficult to cover with a contact lens. Secondly, dry eyes can lead to irritation, burning and blurred vision, worsened by contact lens use. Some patients have difficulty with contacts due to giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC), which is a condition that causes inflammation on the inside of the eyelid, worsened by protein buildup on contacts. Thinning and bulging of the cornea is a condition known as keratoconus, where the transparent layer in front of the eye takes on a cone shape that makes wearing contacts uncomfortable. Lastly, presbyopia, or a decreased ability to focus at near, is often associated with age and corrected with multifocal contacts

These conditions do not make wearing contacts impossible but they can make it hard to find lenses that lie properly on the surface of the eye, provide clear vision and fit comfortably. Fortunately, several types of contacts are now available to help you overcome these problems, so that you may see clearly and comfortably.

Contact Lenses for Hard to Fit Eyes

Your eye care professional at N2 Eyes Comprehensive Optometry can help you find a pair of contact lenses that are comfortable, easy to wear and provide clear vision, even if you have hard to fit eyes.

If you have GPC or keratoconus, your Newport News optometrist may recommend gas permeable lenses. Gas permeable lenses limit the accumulation of protein deposits to reduce symptoms of GPC. These lenses also hold back the bulging corneas associated with keratoconus, relieving pressure on sensitive tissue in eyes.

According to the American Optometric Association, most people have some degree of astigmatism that does not interfere with vision. However, you may have a more severe astigmatism that cause distorted or blurred vision. This can be corrected with the use of toric lenses. Unlike other types of contact lenses that provide clear vision even if they rotate on the surface of the eye, custom-made toric lenses are weighted so that they remain in the right position to correct your astigmatism.

Your N2 Eyes Comprehensive Optometry eye doctor can fit you with bifocal or multifocal lenses if presbyopia, also known as farsightedness, has prevented you from getting conventional contacts in the past. Our optometrists can also recommend eye drops if dry eyes prevent you from wearing traditional lenses.

If you need hard to fit contacts, make an appointment with our Newport News optometrist today.