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From: ned@SCIRTP.UUCP (Ned Robie)
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Subject: Re: Novice Needs 35mm Recommendations (contacts & astigmatism)
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 13:52:26 EDT
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> I too have a lot of astigmatism and found that they do not make contact lenses
> that would cope with it, ( unless I wanted to have hard contact leneses at
> $500/pair ).
>                          Richard Jeffreys

That's not what I heard.  I am near sighted and have slight astigmatism
and have had extended wear contacts for a couple years now.  My optometrist
couldn't correct my astigmatism with the contacts because he claimed that the
astigmatism wasn't severe enough!  He said that extended wear lenses
are made to correct astigmatism, but only for the more severe cases.  That
was more than a year ago, so they might have a broader selection now.

BTW, my experience with extended wear contacts has been very good.  They
rarely need to be removed and are very comfortable (I don't even feel them
anymore).  They're the next best thing to new eyes!

-- Ned Robie