BC and contacts?

Question

I currently wear 1-day acuvue moist with 8.5 bc and 14.2 dia.

The thing is... i'd like to have a pair of contacts i can wear for a full week when i'm at a festival.

So I was thinking I'd just buy the same brand, which is acuvue, but as 2 week lenses. Either acuvue2 or Oasys.

Now the problem is, they only come in 8.3 or 8.7 BC.

... Will this make a big difference?

I've concidered it alot... My current lenses feel abit "loose" Like when i have my head down, it kinda feels like they're falling out, though they're not of course... so maybe i should just go with the 8.3??

Answer 1

Any time you change brands , even if they are both acuvue...the fit may be different than expected.

You can't just make a wild guess at which base curve you should have. You need to get some trial lenses from the Dr. to be sure , and they will check the fit.

Besides, you aren't supposed to be able to just order what you want without a prescription for them. The site is SUPPOSED to call and verify the Rx with your Dr. first.