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T-minus 4 hours until I get fitted for contacts! Woo! So, as far as cases go - what should I be looking for?

Posted by elf kelly (aka kelly) Dec 19 '13, 09:39

Is a larger case that holds the lenses case, saline, etc. needed? Should I just get something that holds the lenses? I'm not sure what I need here.

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are you getting HARD lenses? a compact mirror and wrap around sunglasses (cause dust in the eye...yeah) -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 19, 10:27
good luck, I tried contacts, but they wrecked my eyes, I have sensitive eyes, apparently. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 19, 10:23
Kelly, VERY important. Hard contacts are pretty rare now but make sure you get the right solutions (hard/soft). Using the wrong one can cause big prob - zork Dec 19, 10:23
I buy cool cartoon character ones from ebay. -- (link) - peggy ann mcamanda Dec 19, 10:11
missed this on bb's - are you getting colored ones? -- nm - JenBro Dec 19, 10:07 5
- Nope. - elf kelly Dec 19, 10:10 4
  - the "one" thing? that's crazy ... you have the BEST smile ever - and I'd KILL for hair like yours ... and ... I've always wanted ... - JenBro Dec 19, 10:13 3
    - Aww, thanks. - elf kelly Dec 19, 10:17 [Image] 2
      - he's totally got your smile though! -- nm - JenBro Dec 19, 10:31 1
        
        He looks a lot like I did at his age. - bad idea jeans Dec 19, 10:37
Are you going to costco or your eye doctor? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 09:58 3
- Eye doctor. Costco also wanted me to schedule a separate mid-week appointment (roughly an hour long) to go over how to insert and remove the lenses. - elf kelly Dec 19, 10:03
- The really important question is why does kelly not want to wear sexy geek glasses anymore -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 10:00 1
  - Hurricane Toddler broke my good pair and has done...something...with my spare pair. (Hidden? Thrown in a garbage can? Who knows.) -- nm - elf kelly Dec 19, 10:04
simple simple. they ought to give you a free one. - Reagen Dec 19, 09:40 14
- yep, and you should replace them every so often (they are really cheap) -- nm - decline Dec 19, 09:56 1
  - And, depending on what type of cleaning solution/saline you use they often come included. -- nm - IrishStephen Dec 19, 10:11
- Yeah. And the saline is something you could just keep loose in your glove compartment or purse -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 09:48 1
  - don't keep it in the car. the temperature extremes could affect it. it's not just saline; there are stabilizers and crap. -- nm - zork Dec 19, 10:21
- Okay, thanks. - elf kelly Dec 19, 09:43 9
  - Egads, I don't know what I'd use tweezers for. -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 09:45 8
    - the less you touch with your fingers, the less chance of introducing infections. Also, some people have stubby, totally non-dexterous fingers. I assum - zork Dec 19, 10:20 2
      - Oh my geez. Has no one else occasionally 'cleaned' a dirty contact lens in their mouth? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 19, 10:37 1
        
        types ... backs up ... types ... backs up ... -- nm - zork Dec 19, 10:41
    - seriously. wtf -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 09:57
    - Heh. I wasn't sure either. I assumed picking up a fallen lens or something? -- nm - elf kelly Dec 19, 09:45 3
      - If you're getting soft lenses (i'm assuming) trying to pick them up with tweezers would tear/rip them, so you wouldn't want to do that. :) -- nm - IrishStephen Dec 19, 10:03 1
        
        if you don't use metal ones and you don't clamp down with all your might, they should be fine. As I said above, plastic ones can help some people. -- nm - zork Dec 19, 10:24
      - You have fingers for that. - Ender Dec 19, 09:49

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