From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!CSvax:cak
Newsgroups: net.med
Title: Contacts? Help!
Article-I.D.: purdue.500
Posted: Mon Feb  7 11:34:17 1983
Received: Wed Feb  9 00:59:59 1983


I just broke my glasses for the nth time and decided to get contacts, and
end it all. So, I eagerly read all the articles that came in about contacts,
and talked to colleagues that wear contacts. I have a few questions:

1. It has been mentioned that some opthalmologists and opticians will
not recommend Permalens for first time contact wearers (like me). 
Anyone else have a feeling about this? Am I asking for trouble by trying
to go with Perma right off? It seems like what I really want...

2. I'm myopic, with -6.0 in one eye and -6.5 in the other. It would seem
that Soflens is out, right? (I believe that -5 is the limit there).

3. I haven't seen anything mentioned here about "oxygen permeable" lenses.
A friend here swears by them. Can anyone tell me more about them, or
relate experiences with them?

I'm getting a backache from keeping my nose 6 inches from the screen, so
quick responses would be appreciated!

Yours in blindness,
Chris Kent