Hi there,

I wear rigid gas permeable contact lenses (ie they are longlasting ones, and I take them out every night and clean them).

If I happen to cry - or even just 'fill up' a bit - they tend to feel dry and 'picky' and uncomfortable for the rest of the day, even if I take them out and clean them. Something in the tears must not work well with the contact lenses, or it affects my eyes in some way?

It's almost certain that I'll shed a few tears on my wedding day, even if it's just when I'm getting ready in the morning, or when we say our vows... (I fill up at other people's weddings, never mind my own!). But I hate the thought that my eyes are going to be sore and uncomfortable all day.

So I'm wondering have other people experienced this? I'm wondering whether to try some soft disposable contact lenses instead, just for the wedding - does the same happen with them? I really couldn't bear to wear my glasses, and I'm far too shortsighted to manage without my lenses.

Thanks in advance for any ideas or advice! xx

i use dailies now but have used monthlies in the past and i don't find them a problem

you can get drops you can use with contacts that will help with them drying out but if your worried i would just ask your optician trecommend some dailies for you to use for a few days.they might even give you a few free i know i go a few free ones to see how i got on with them before i changed over.

i use dailies and i find they are better than monthlies in teary situations

Yush, optician will be able to help you pick the right pair, they're improving all the time.

I used to have daily disposable lenses - I used to find that for some reason I would always get a little bit of make-up or grit under one of them and it was so easy to just take it out, throw it away and pop a new one in. I was lucky that both eyes were the same so I didn't have to make sure I had left and right all the time. I wasn't able to have contacts for a very long time as I have dry eyes so I had to wait until the technology was developed ... very annoying.

I would recommend trying the daily ones and if they are ok you can get some just for the day if you like your regular lenses.

i wear monthly disposable lenses and sadly have had reason to cry a lot recently but have found my lenses to have been great, the large amount of tears dont wash them out, nor do they feel dry or sore. :)

ooo kastobe i didnt think you could sleep in contact lenses x

I cry like a baby very easily and I'll wear either dailes or monthly, whichever I have at the time. Never had a single problem with them. x

So helpful to hear from people who wear the monthlies or dailies - I'm really glad to know that they don't seem to cause you any problems when you cry, like mine do! I will definitely ask my optician whether I could try them out, and use them for my wedding.

The gas permeables are more fiddly because you have to clean them every night, but they are very economical because they last for years (well the optician says I should replace them every 2 years, but if you look after them well, they can last longer than that), and they only cost about £80 for the pair.

Sadly though I did lose one last month so that was an extra £40 for a replacement!!

Eee thats good aint it lol, i have monthly ones too but i hav
e to take them out every night x