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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When did the irritation start?  I've been wearing contacts for 30 yrs.  I can no longer wear them in the spring.  The allergies make it impossible so I just don't bother.  But once summer hits, I can put them back in.[/quote]

Unfortunately, it started a little over a year ago, when it was still winter, so I can't blame it on the seasons.

If I want, I can wear the contacts for a couple of hours a day, but above that it's not worth it.  The eye-doctors said I'm not harming my eyes by keeping them in longer, but at some point I guess you just go with glasses.  [b]I don't think I'm a good Lasik candidate, too myopic.[/b]  Judging from the feedback, it could have happened sooner, I guess. [/quote]

If you have any kind of dry eye problem, you are a lousy candidate for Lasik - don't do it.  I wanted to do it after i had my last child at 41 but my eyes changed.  I could no longer wear soft lenses withour redness and sometimes the lenses would even adhere to the eyes.  I tried everything, including a hard lens that is supposed to help.  I finally found a good opthmal. who test me and said I had severe dry eye (a medical condition) and that I had to do certain drops (restasis) and other things every day and no Lasik.  Flash forward 18 years I have debilitating dry eyes so am so very glad I never had Lasik.  Don't do it.  And get yoursel to the best corneal specailist you can find who really understands dry eye.  They should do a tissue test on your eye to determine how dry your eyes are.[/quote]

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