Why do my contact lenses seem too weak?

Question

I've wearing glasses for about 6 years and recently I went to my optometrist for my first pair of contacts. I tried them my first week and noticed that they aren't as clear as my glasses. The main problems occur when I'm watching TV, on my computer, or driving at night. I visited my optometrist and she told me my eyes are just too dry, even though they don't feel dry at all. She tried to see if a stronger prescription would help (by placing lenses over my eyes) but they just came up worse. So she gave me eyedrops for contacts and yet I still see the same. With the contacts in, I can see better than my naked eyes but not as good as I do with my glasses.

Answer 1

Vision with contacts is often not as sharp as with glasses.

Soft lenses do not have a fixed shape.  

You may still have 20/20 vision even though the contacts are not as sharp as your glasses.  Tear supply has something to do with it.

Answer 2

Sounds like the wrong prescription.

Try another optometrist.

Answer 3

Here is another issue that you may be experiencing if you astigmatism that is too low to correct with a toric contact lens.  

Toric lenses usually start at a cylinder of .75 diopters.  If a person has anything less than .75 then they are prescribed a spherical lens even though their eyeglasses may contain a correction for astigmatism.

The result is that a person's may vision may not as sharp as they are accustomed to with eyeglasses and it may appear a little cloudy even though they will still pass a vision test.

My contact lens prescription is a little lower than my eyeglasses prescription because the toric contact lense is not made in my actual cylinder prescription so I notice my vision is slightly clearer in my glasses.  I do not mind the slight difference.

Answer 4

that's weird

i had that problem too, but not constantly like you

maybe contacts aren't for you, then again it could be the brand... ask your optometrist if maybe you can try a different one for your benefit

good luck!