Contacts after surgery

[Pembo]

I wore contacts for 15 years before my AN surgery. After surgery, I have facial paralysis and my eye does not tear. Over the past three years the blink has returned somewhat and I have can now feel if there is an eyelash in my eye. I have a punctual plug and use Restasis.  These two things happened 2 years post-op, prior to that I had to use lacrilube at least 3-4 times a day. Now I never use it.  I only taped my eye shut in the very beginning and I never got a gold weight.

I recently was referred to a contact lens specialist (who knew there was such a thing). He fitted me with a type of lens that retains moisture and now after 3 years in glasses I can wear contacts again. I have to use drops every couple of hours but so far they feel great.

Just some info for anyone else out there who may be in my situation........

[Brendalu]

Thanks, Pembo!

What kind of contacts are they?  I would like to try again, but I would like to try with something someone else has and works.
Thanks for your post.
Brendalu

[Pembo]

Sorry, I didn't check back on my post! I am wearing Proclear lenses by Cooper Vision. The doc told me that they are made of a material that retains moisture. For example if you left it laying out on a counter, it would take a longer to time to dry out than a regular lens.

I've had them over a month now and they work great. The only problem I have is if when putting the lens in the first time I need to take it out and try again for whatever reason and I irritate the eye...I can forget about wearing them for a few hours. It only takes a little thing to irritate the AN eye.

Good luck to you Brendalu. Our University hospital has a huge eye dept and there are 3-4 docs who are called contact lens specialist. Not sure where you are, but maybe call a large hospital for a referral.