Oliver Peoples (Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1791)

• What does the base curve mean in contact lenses?

  Base curve in a contact lens means the curve of your eye. This number determines the size of your lens according to the shape and size of your eyes.Most base curves are shown as 8.0 to 9.5.

• Is it normal to feel blurry when wearing contacts?

  No, it is abnormal. Make sure you didn't wear your contact lenses of the opposite side, maintain and clean them in proper way. If you can ensure all of these, then please take your lenses back to the place you bought them to check if they are prescribed accroding to your prescription or there isn't any scratches on them.

• Will I get my eyes screwed up by reading in the dim light?

  Long time reading under the dim light will definitely cause eye strains. Eye strain is one of the reason that casue vision problem. Reading in the proper distance and in the place with enough light can prevent you from bad vision.

• Is it safe to use the yearly contact lenses?

  It is best to wear daily disposable contacts, it is better to wear monthly disposable contacts and it is OK to wear yearly disposable contacts. If you maintain and clean them in proper way and clean your hands before wearing them, it is OK, Otherwise, yearly disposable contacts are much easier to be infected by the bacteria thus to cause eye diseases and infections.

• Do I need to see an doctor before buying sunglasses?

  If you have a valid and correct prescription at hand, it is unnecessary for you to see an eye doctor before buying sunglasses, you just need to offer the prescription to the local optical stores, then they can preocess the prescription sunglasses for you. You can still place your order online, there are many online stores that offer prescription sunglasses with wide selection of fashionable frames.

• How do you find the lost contact lens without wearing glasses?

  Don't walk around, just ask a friend of you to find it for you. As you don't have glasses at hand and if your power is strong, it is hard for your to find the lost contact lenses. Wear the other contact and get one more contact lenses is seemed to be a better method.

• What can I do to reduce eye twitching?

  Eye twitches are often caused by stress. So in order to stop twitching, you'd better have enough time to rest and your eye twitching will be reduced after a couple of days and then it will gone at last.

• Can I have lasik surgery if I have lazy eyes?

  LASIK eye surgery cannot correct the erratic neurological connections that was acquired during infancy because of inadequate light stimulation. The LASIK procedure can only ensure that the image in the eyes is correctly positioned on the retina by reducing astigmatism, nearsightedness or farsightedness. This is just a probability as LASIK eye surgery cannot completely guarantee a better or healthy eye sight. For adults with lazy eye planning to undergo LASIK eye surgery for correction, it is wise to honestly and openly talk to your eye surgeon before you decide to actualize your plan. Expect a straightforward answer from your eye surgeon whether or not LASIK eye surgery is suitable and effective for you and your eyes. Source:http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Lasik_Eye_Surgery.html

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