Overview
Let me share my story about trying out hard contact lenses and why I eventually stopped using them.
Trying It Out for the Experience
- Hard contact lenses are reusable after washing, which fits well with Midoriiro-san's personality.
- I've heard about the downsides, like not being suitable for sports or making your eyelids droop more easily. But I wanted to try it out for the experience.
Impressions
The overwhelming sensation of a foreign object.
- It grinds against the inside of my eyelids.
- Compared to soft contact lenses, the feeling of a foreign object is exceptionally strong.
- The tears caused by this sensation make my vision blurry at first. However, after using them a few times, the tears subside, and I can see more clearly.
- The discomfort is bearable, but it's definitely noticeable.
They don't fall out, even while running.
- I was advised not to run while wearing hard contact lenses, but based on how they felt, I didn't think they'd fall out just from running.
- When I actually tried running, they stayed in place.
- However, after finishing my run, when I vigorously wiped my face with a towel, they shifted.
- I suspect they might also shift or fall out if I washed my face roughly.
Eyelid fatigue is intense.
- After using them, my eyelids felt extremely fatigued.
- It could have just been that I was tired from daily life at the time, but my eyelids were noticeably droopier from the fatigue.
- The thought of ptosis (drooping eyelids), a well-known side effect of hard contact lenses, crossed my mind.
- After experiencing that grinding sensation, it's easy to imagine how the levator aponeurosis or the Müller’s muscle inside my eyelid could get overstimulated and loosen, leading to ptosis.
So I Decided to Stop Using Them
- I didn't want this heavy feeling in my eyelids to become chronic, so I decided to stop using the lenses.
- They cost about 30,000 yen, but I was able to return them within the warranty period.
- I bought soft contact lenses instead.
After experiencing hard contact lenses, soft contact lenses feel like there's nothing in my eyes at all. I used to feel some discomfort with soft lenses, but by comparison, the feeling of rejection has significantly diminished. It's true—you never know until you try.
