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From: alle@ihuxb.UUCP (Allen England)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Information wanted on extended wear hard lenses
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Date: Sat, 4-Aug-84 09:47:54 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug  4 09:47:54 1984
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 > Be wary of potential allergies to some of the chemicals used to clean and
 > store the lenses.  One of these is thimerosal which contains mercury.
 > I developed severe redness and itching in both eyes, but after this had
 > been diagnosed I found that I could do quite nicely with "homemade" saline
 > solution (NaCl tablets plus distilled H2O) or the non-preserved saline 
 > such as Bausch & Lomb's "Sensitive Eyes" formula.  

 > These lenses are probably somewhat more expensive than the lenses you
 > mentioned.  Mine cost $300.00, which included the lenses, fitting, care kit,
 > and all follow-up visits.  A replacement pair was $100.00.  After having
 > Helen Anne Vigneau

A friend of mine had the same red-eye reaction to the thimerosal solution.
When I got my extended wear lenses, my doctor recommended the Lensept (TM)
disinfecting system with Bausch & Laumb's "Sensitive Eyes" saline solution.
I have never had any problems with redness from the disinfectant.  My friend
switched and his problems disappeared also.

My lenses cost me $130 + $40 for the visit and followup visits.  However,
my doctor sold me something called Replacement Lense Insurance (RLI) which
allowed me to buy my first pair of lenses for $100 + $30 for the insurance.
All replacement lenses cost $50 each.  However, I have seen Bausch & Laumb
soft lenses advertised for as low as $45 per pair at some of the optical
hack shops (no opthamalogist).

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