Is it possible for my eye prescription is to strong for contacts?

Question

so here the thing,i went and got my eyes examined this year knowing that i can finally get contacts because i am very active and play alot of sports and glasses seem to get in the way alot. when i got my prescription my doctor said it was quite strong plus i have a astigmatism. So now i am being told my only option is non disposable contacts,why is this? which will still be hard for them to get with my prescription. i would like to know a approx price that they will be cause if i only have one pair of contacts im sure i would be quite expensive if i ended up loseing them. all answers are apreciated. thnx

Answer 1

I really do not have enough information to answer your questions about pricing and if you are able to wear disposable contacts.

Disposable soft contacts are made in a variety of prescriptions and sizes to fit most people.  Do you happen to know your prescription?  I might be able to get a better idea if you had it.

Answer 2

Without seeing your prescription it is very difficult to even guess at.

It depends on the power as to what type would be available.

It must be a real doozy of a prescription to not be available in some type of disposable.

Were they not able to give you a price ?

Answer 3

Your eye prescription alone is unlikely to be too strong for contacts...

I've made contacts up to -25.00, and with 6D of astigmatism

(Not, admittedly, both at the same time)

But planned repacement or disposable lenses are high volume items, and they tend to cut-off their available ranges where there won't be enough users with that Rx to make a profit, and concentrate more on "middle of the road" refractive errors.  Even so, the available range has extended considerably in the last five years.

It's no big deal... It wasn't that many years ago when all lenses were "buy a pair, and look after them", aiming to get a year from soft lenses, with care.

And on that basis, almost any Rx can still be made, though the cost will depend on the material, and the complexity of the Rx.

If you gave your Rx details,  better advice as to availabilty and cost might be possible.

Answer 4

It is possible. I have a friend who had both glasses and contacts at the same time. His was too strong for contacts alone.

Answer 5

Disposable soft lenses have an upper limit on both sphere and astigmatism.  Non disposable contacts have larger limits and custom soft lenses are available in any prescription.  This is because disposables are mass produced in molds and custom lenses are made one at a time on a lathe.  Rare prescriptions are not used enough to justify the high cost of making molds, so the contact lens manufacturers do not make disposables in very high powers.

You will have to ask your fitter about costs as it depends on the brand, your prescription and where you live.