Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!marie
From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: contact lenses : doctor vs dispenseries
Message-ID: <149@harvard.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 17:54:29 EST
Article-I.D.: harvard.149
Posted: Tue Nov 13 17:54:29 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Nov-84 02:08:53 EST
References: <2078@ucla-cs.ARPA> <636@watdcsu.UUCP>
Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard
Lines: 22

I bought my contact lenses from a place called "Vision Center" (or
something like that).  A licensed optometrist examined my eyes.  I have
Bausch & Lomb soft contact lenses and have never had any trouble (except
that I don't clean them with enzyme solution as often as I should, but
this is my fault).  They cost around $150 (the last time I bought a new
pair, I got a pair of glasses with them for a total of $210 including
the eye exam -- they were having a special).  I've worn contact lenses
for nearly 8 years.  I think $600 is ridiculous; I wouldn't spend over
$200 (unless I was getting extended-wear lenses, more about which
below).  

By the way, I am thinking about getting extended-wear lenses at some
point.  The last time I went to the optometrist, I asked about them and
he said he didn't like to sell them because they didn't stay clean, etc.
etc.  I found this hard to believe, but didn't really care too much one
way or the other so I bought regular lenses.  Does anyone out there wear
EW lenses?  If so: have you had trouble with them?  Can you really wear them
for a month?  Are there situations (besides swimming) when they really
shouldn't be worn?  Thanks.

	Marie desJardins
	marie@harvard