I have to admit, my contacts lately have been sucking ass. I’ve had the same prescription of the Acuvue 2 for a couple years and it was okay but not great. My biggest gripe, and this is especially noticeable with gaming and nighttime driving, is the starburst effect with a bright spot on a dark background (streetlights or text). This is a result of the contacts shifting ever so slightly and never being quite aligned properly.
My eye doctor called for a yearly checkup and I figured it was time to resolve this. The prescription has been updated and I’m trying out the (beware: creative spelling ahead) Acuvue Oasys, aka the Acuvue 4. But I guess they felt Oasys was more awe-inspiring, apparently because compared to my old contacts’ breathability rating of 16, these are in the 100’s. Also you can sleep in them, which is… great.
So I’ve got these wicked new contacts that give me night vision and also laser eyes, but I was still a little let down. They fit better, as the diameter is smaller, but they don’t feel revolutionary, and with a name like Oasys that’s kind of too bad.
I’m still deciding whether to spend the extra $10 a box on these or not. I could also just go with the smaller diameter of my old contacts, but then I’d be giving up the laser eyes, which I’ve really grown attached to.
jb said:
contacts used to be high on my “things that are awesome” list but about 2 years ago my eyes decided that they disagreed. i’m now looking into getting some “laser eyes” of my own but i think they are different than the ones you speak of.
13:16 on 10 Feb 2007
PDF said:
I tried the contacts the claim to be sleepable once but my eyes felt just as close to death when I woke up as they do when I sleep in my normal contacts. Maybe they’ve improved?
00:22 on 16 Feb 2007
matches said:
Yeah, they really don’t feel any different than my old obsolete contacts. I’m giving these another week and then flipping to the trial pair of the Acuvue 2’s and hoping I’ll like those more.
07:57 on 16 Feb 2007