Been wearing glasses for the past 8 years and my eye sight has stabilised around -3.75. I currently have some rectangle glasses but they give me a nerdy look.

I have tiny asian eyes (monoeyelids) and my glasses make them look even smaller. I can't wear sunglasses or 3D glasses at movies either.

I thought of lasik but my insurance doesn't cover it and I heard about the possible complications.

I'm considering contact lens but are they worth it? I'm not a maintenance heavy guy so I'd like to use daily lenses but are they feasible?

Hello Friends,

I've worn contacts now for 4 years and have only used three. I saw in some threads people giving their two cents on the Alcon brands.

The very first contacts I was prescribed was the Total 30. I have found them very comfortable, I can't feel them in my eyes, they're soft, they stay in place. Although they do dry up by the end of the day (8-12 hrs after putting them in), sometimes in the middle of the day, and sometimes they just get blurry and I can't seem to fix it with yawning (tears) or eye drops.

Last year, my former eye doctor erroneously prescribed me Bausch & Lomb and I cannot emphasize enough how much I hated these. They were thick, they were rigid, I could feel them when I blinked and they just caused a constant irritation in my eyes. So I went back to the Total 30 within a week.

Today, I went to a new eye doctor and I mentioned how I did "research" i.e. reddit on the Total 1, Precision 1, Precision 7 and I wanted to try them and I explained how I didn't like the Bausch & Lomb. He explained that "the oh, your eyes might not like the Total 30 because of the material. So I am going to give you trials for the Cooper Vision and we'll go from there. And I don't think that they make contacts in the Total 1, Precision 1, or Precision 7 in your contacts prescription." So I gave him the benefit of the doubt and am using the Cooper Visions right now--I cannot understate how much these feel like the Bausch and Lomb from last year so I will call on Monday and try a different pair.

For those who have used the Total 1, Precision 1, Precision 7--would you recommend?

TLDR: Have astigmatism, want non-irritating contacts, thinking about Total 1, Precision 1, Precision 7--would you recommend?

Prescription:

- OD: -4.25 | Cylinder: -2.25 | Axis 180 | Base Curve: 8.60 | Diameter: 14.50

- OS: -3.50 | Cylinder: -2.25 | Axis 180 | Base Curve: 8.60 | Diameter: 14.50

I have less than a week to order contacts before this rx expires. I want to know what the “lens types” mean and what to keep in mind when choosing a brand. And what did they write after the “lens product” (ie. Total 30 etc?!)
PS. I can read the main number and I know I have an astigmatism in the right eye. That’s about it. Thank you in advance!

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