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