Re: Re: Contact lens wearers

[Guest guest]

They used to make hard contacts, and some people still make them. They

seem to not have the same type of problems.

Lynda

At 10:48 PM 11/30/2005, you wrote:

>yea I don't like that about the contacts. Rubin in his Maker's Diet

>book mentions contacts when he mentions all the things you can do if

>you want to make sure you get sick. I never thought about it before

>that. Everyone but me in my family has them. My husband has

>developed some chalazion cysts on both his upper and lower lids--I

>am wondering if they are from the contacts. I want him to go back

>to the doctor to make sure that they are right about what they are

>and find out if they will go away by themselves. So far they

>haven't and he has had them for a couple of months.

>hugs, kathy

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> > My daughter just got contacts. I asked the doctor what they were

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> > of. He said " Silicone hydrogel. " Imagine that.

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> > I am wondering how many of the sick women wear contacts, and have

> > noticed any difference in wearing them since getting implants?

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> > any developing allergic reactions or a sudden intolerance?

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> > I thought it was interesting that the doctor said my daughter has

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> > have a follow up after wearing them for the first week, to see if

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> > is having any kind of allergic reaction to the materials.

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> > Hmmm! So, optometrists know that people can have allergic

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> > to silicone???? Gee, I wonder how come other doctors don't!!

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