WOW! Poor kid! I'm passing this on to our daughter, who just began wearing contacts. Who knows what she was told. But, at least your daughter's experience might help others. Thanks for posting it!!! Hugs! Lynn Judy wrote: >I know this is for PA Dutch topics, but I just had an upsetting eye doctor >visit with Bridget. She has been wearing AccuVu Oasis lenses for a year. >The last eye doctor said they were okay to wear continuously for two weeks, >just like the older AccuVu lenses. Today's visit revealed that they are >NOT for sleeping, and should be worn no more than 12 hours at a time. The >FDA has never approved that particular kind for around-the-clock wear, but >most eye doctors promote them as such. The new doctor said her own eyes >were permanently damaged from them and she can never wear lenses again. >There were five people who actually lost an eye because of wearing them >that way. > > She said that Bridget has developed more enlarged blood vessels in her > eyes in an effort to get the oxygen flow necessary to the eyes. Her > eyelids are scarred as well on the inside. The good news is that with > certain precautions, she will be able to use contacts, as long as she > wears them for no more than 12 hours at a time, scrubs both sides of the > lenses every day, replaces her lens case every month, and lets it air dry > every day when she is wearing the lenses. The trial pair she got today > are for astygmatism, and her 20/200 and 20/400 vision is crystal clear. > We ordered glasses for her too. Dr. Bailey said they will improve, and > that the new lenses will not cause her any harm. > > The poor kid has been the the wringer. Remember her 3rd operation at > Shands last July, on her leg? She may have to have a 4th! We won't know > until this July, but I hope she is fine by then. > > Just thought I'd share that.