Do people still wear rigid gas permeable lenses?

[beer]

I was getting new contact solution tonight and I saw that there are like 5 different brands of solution for rigid gas perm lenses. Do people still wear them? If so....why? Soft contacts come in toric, extended range, bifocal, everything....why are there people out there with those lenses still?

 

[Cooljt1]

my mom wears gas permeable lenses. i think she has been wearing contacts for like 20 years so....i guess she just hasnt bothered changing

 

[Ferocious]

Soft contacts are dangerous in certain occupations. (Of course you could just wear prescription safety glasses!)

Especially around big motors in manufacturing.....or wherever an electric arc might be present. The soft lense can become permanently stuck to the cornea resulting in instant blindness when you pull the lense (and the cornea) out.

Hard lenses are not a problem in those situations.

 

[beer]

Why would you be working with welding or other tools without goggles anyways....?

 

[Schadenfreude]

I have severe stigmatism and they often recommend gas permeables over soft for me. . ..

 

[mjquilly]

my gf has the hard lenses...there's some reason for it but i don't remember. i just make fun of her for it all the time.

 

[Ferocious]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Why would you be working with welding or other tools without goggles anyways....?

Very true.

Anyways check out these two examples.. :disgust:

EDIT: they actually worn against hard lenses as well....but I always thought different....hmmm.

 

[DrumminBoy]

Originally posted by: Ferocious

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Why would you be working with welding or other tools without goggles anyways....?

Very true.

Anyways check out these two examples.. :disgust:

EDIT: they actually worn against hard lenses as well....but I always thought different....hmmm.

thats kinda scary

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Some astigmatisms can't be corrected using soft contacts (I would know, if I want contacts I have to get hard lenses).