How do you make hard contacts more comfortable?

Wear your contacts on a daily basis, otherwise they won’t be comfortable. It may be helpful to build up your wear time. Start with an hour a day and increase it by an hour or 2 each day. If you decide to wear glasses for a few days, your eyes will quickly lose acclimation to your hard contacts.

Can you sleep in rigid gas permeable contact lenses?

Only lenses that are specifically designed and approved for overnight (extended or continuous) wear should be worn during sleep, and then only on the advice of your eyecare practitioner. Rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses are also used for overnight wear in some circumstances.

How do you adjust to hard contact lenses?

On your first day, start at between 3-4 hours of wear and for every day after that try for up to 1 hour longer. If you can only get 10 minutes longer per day that is OK. Often the slower you get used to the lenses, the better your long term comfort will be.

Why does my eye hurt when I wear contact lenses?

Improper care is one of the major reasons why you’re experiencing eye pain from wearing contact lenses. Sometimes the pain or discomfort you’re feeling isn’t a result of your contact lenses at all. Your tear ducts may not produce enough tears to keep your eyes moist. Dry eyes naturally occurs in many people.

How do you treat contact lens sensitivity?

From allergies to bad lens care, there are many causes of CLI. The good news is, contact lens intolerance isn’t permanent….Five Ways to Fight Contact Lens Intolerance (CLI)

1. Laser Vision Correction. LASIK is the most radical cure for CLI.
2. Glasses.
3. Artificial Tears.
4. Diet & Supplements.
5. Wear & Care.

Why do my contact lenses feel scratchy?

Any allergen, be it pollen or dust, can trigger your eyes to release histamines that cause scratchiness. Contact lenses exacerbate the problem because they trap the offensive irritant close to your eyeball. If your contact lenses aren’t sized correctly for your eyes, you’ll feel it.