I just recently started back wearing contacts after about 5-6 yrs. I don’t have any problems putting them in… Its just that it feels like I’m looking at everything through a glass of water. I have pressed my finger over my eyelids to remove any air bubbles. I blink them to try and focus better. I’m not getting good results. What might be the problem? My vision is worse now than before. I work at a computer all day and this is not a win-win situation.
That certainly does not sound like a win-win situation. When contact lenses don’t work, what’s the point? It sounds like the fit of your lenses is not performing quite right.
Regarding the possibility of “air bubbles”, that is highly unlikely. If you have air bubbles under your lenses that are within your visual axis everything would be completely blurred. Furthermore, I like to believe that a contact lens fitter would not send you out the door with contact lenses that fit that steep.
Without seeing your eyes, it is almost impossible to give a 100% accurate answer on what could be causing the watery type of vision you are explaining, but I will take a shot at it that you can use as food for thought.
I would think there are two possibilities that can be looked at. For starters, do your lenses address any astigmatism you might have? If you have “toric” lenses, then they correct for astigmatism. It is possible if you do have toric lenses, that the optics are not lined up properly or the correction is not ideal for your vision. (perhaps too much or too little cylinder correction). If you do not have toric lenses, you may in fact need them. Soft toric lenses work wonderfully when they fit correctly. If they do not fit properly, then the visual results are similar to what you are explaining.
My other thought would be that the lenses you were given do not line up over your visual axis properly. While the average soft lens may be about 14.4 mm in diameter, it is the central 5mm or so that we rely on for vision. So if that is off center, then vision is certainly disrupted. And if that area vaults the cornea slightly (not enough to create an air bubble, but enough to ripple every time you blink) then your vision will be very intermittent.
Those are my thoughts on what may be causing the vision you are explaining. Either way, you should return to your eye care provider and let them know your visual results with the current lenses. When it comes to contact lenses, it is possible for everything to look fantastic in the eye care office, but after you wear them in the real world, things are, well, less than ideal. That is part of the contact lens world. Just call them up and I am sure they will be happy to re-evaluate your lenses.
