Contact question regarding trail contact for one eye.?

Question

Well the doctor said my left eye is bad with astigmatism and that its hard to order a contact for that eye well i got a trail pair of toric 55 lenses and my left eye stays blurry still and causes my eye to itch badly but both eyes itch just left is worst. Anyways my left eye's prescription is Med/14.4 -2.25 -2.75 x030 . anyways im getting from this my CYL is 2.75 but when i look on sites to order that type of lense high as i see it going is 2.25 for the CYL. So i was hoping to be able to try some Acuvue type lenses for Astigmatism but i dont see them having a high enough CYL for my left eye. So my biggest worrie is getting the left eye vision clearer and stop the badly itch and the doctor said he was ordering a new brand to try, but my question is is it possible to use a 2.25 or 2.50 CYL on the left eye and still be ok? because i want to be able to wear them without trying to rub my eyes like crazy every little bit. Any ideal what i should do?

Answer 1

Well, to begin with, you can't just go ordering a different power than what you need.

Torics are often difficult to fit because of the rotation of the lens. Very often the axis has to be changed to make it rotate to the right position on your eye. The only way to know that is by the Dr. seeing the trial lens on you.

You could order 4 different toric lenses and not one will work right because of rotation.

Besides, you can't order lenses that you don't have an actual prescription for.

You said your Doc is ordering another brand...so just wait and see if that one works better.

The itching part sounds more like a problem with the solution you are using also.

Good luck...but just wait for the Doc to figure it out .

There aren't many brands that go that high, but with time, he should be able to find the one that works for you.