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I went to USC yesterday & the Doheny Eye Center to check out the PROSE lenses. The consultation was covered by my insurance, so this appointment was only $30.
I've heard that the Boston Center For Sight is an amazing building, and you get a good feeling when you walk in there and are helped by their staff. I don't want to condemn the Doheny center, but their building & facility was pretty standard. I guess I just expected more... no biggie. Guess the angels & symphony orchestra had the day off.
Anyway, Dr. Gloria Chiu is in charge of the PROSE lenses over there. She was very helpful and answered all my questions, though I have to say I felt a tiny bit rushed trying the lenses on. I had figured the appointment would have been a bit longer with more time to test out the lenses.
But to make a long story short, they did not work for me. I don't know why... my eyes just seemed to dry out after about 5-10 minutes of wearing the lenses. They went in the eye easy, though the edges were a bit noticeable. In the end, it was hard for me to tell if that would have been an issue wearing them for 8-hours a day or if it would be adaptable... without me drying out in 10 minutes anyway.
The test lenses seemed to be generally comfortable at first, though there was a bit of a suction-feeling on the eye with the lens in. Once I had them in, I didn't really notice the saline in the eye, and vision was fine (though the lenses were not set to my prescription, so it was a tiny bit blurry). Anyone worrying about what it looks like when your eye is sitting in a pool or saline... it looks 100% normal. But yeah, after a while, I couldn't stand having the lenses in. Boo.
My eyes were a bit irritated after, and even today they are a bit "meh." But I'll get over it.
I do seem to be slowly improving regarding my condition with Restasis, so that's a big plus and reason for optimism. I wish the PROSE lenses were the answer I was looking for though.
I've heard that the Boston Center For Sight is an amazing building, and you get a good feeling when you walk in there and are helped by their staff. I don't want to condemn the Doheny center, but their building & facility was pretty standard. I guess I just expected more... no biggie. Guess the angels & symphony orchestra had the day off.
Anyway, Dr. Gloria Chiu is in charge of the PROSE lenses over there. She was very helpful and answered all my questions, though I have to say I felt a tiny bit rushed trying the lenses on. I had figured the appointment would have been a bit longer with more time to test out the lenses.
But to make a long story short, they did not work for me. I don't know why... my eyes just seemed to dry out after about 5-10 minutes of wearing the lenses. They went in the eye easy, though the edges were a bit noticeable. In the end, it was hard for me to tell if that would have been an issue wearing them for 8-hours a day or if it would be adaptable... without me drying out in 10 minutes anyway.
The test lenses seemed to be generally comfortable at first, though there was a bit of a suction-feeling on the eye with the lens in. Once I had them in, I didn't really notice the saline in the eye, and vision was fine (though the lenses were not set to my prescription, so it was a tiny bit blurry). Anyone worrying about what it looks like when your eye is sitting in a pool or saline... it looks 100% normal. But yeah, after a while, I couldn't stand having the lenses in. Boo.
My eyes were a bit irritated after, and even today they are a bit "meh." But I'll get over it.
I do seem to be slowly improving regarding my condition with Restasis, so that's a big plus and reason for optimism. I wish the PROSE lenses were the answer I was looking for though.
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