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You should be aware that the following problems may
occur:
• Eyes stinging, burning, itching (irritation), or other
eye pain
• Comfort is less than when lens was first placed
on eye
• Abnormal feeling of something in the eye (foreign
body, scratched area)
• Excessive watering (tearing) of the eyes
• Unusual eye secretions
• Redness of the eyes
• Reduced sharpness of vision (poor visual acuity)
• Blurred vision, rainbows, or halos around objects
• Sensitivity to light (photophobia)
• Dry eyes
If you notice any of the above, you should:
•
Immediately remove your lenses.
• If the discomfort or problem stops, then look closely
at the lens. If the lens is in any way damaged,
do not
put the lens back on your eye. You should
discard the lens and insert a new lens on the eye.
If the problem continues, you should
immediately
remove the lenses and consult your eye care
professional.
When any of the above problems occur, a
serious condition such as infection, corneal ulcer,
neovascularization, or iritis may be present. You should
keep the lens off your eye and seek immediate
professional identification of the problem and prompt
treatment to avoid serious eye damage.
Adverse Reactions (Problems And What To Do)
• You should be aware that as with any type of lens
correction, there are advantages and compromises
to monovision contact lens therapy. The benefit
of clear near vision in straight ahead and upward
gaze that is available with monovision may be
accompanied by a vision compromise that may
reduce your visual acuity and depth perception for
distance and near tasks.
• Some patients have experienced difficulty adapting
to monovision contact lens therapy. Symptoms,
such as mild blurred vision, dizziness, headaches
and a feeling of slight imbalance, may last for a
brief minute or for several weeks as adaptation
takes place. The longer these symptoms persist, the
poorer your prognosis for successful adaptation.
• You should avoid visually demanding situations
during the initial adaptation period. It is
recommended that you first wear these contact
lenses in familiar situations, which are not visually
demanding. For example, it might be better to be
a passenger rather than a driver of an automobile
during the first few days of lens wear. It is
recommended that you only drive with monovision
correction if you pass your state drivers license
requirements with monovision correction.
• Some monovision patients will never be fully
comfortable functioning under low levels of
illumination, such as driving at night. If this
happens, you may want to discuss with your eye
care professional having additional contact lenses
prescribed so that both eyes are corrected for
distance when sharp distance binocular vision is
required.
• If you require very sharp near vision during
prolonged close work, you may want to have
additional contact lenses prescribed so that both
eyes are corrected for near when sharp near
binocular vision is required.
• Some monovision patients require supplemental
spectacles to wear over the monovision correction
to provide the clearest vision for critical tasks. You
should discuss this with your eye care professional.
• It is important that you follow your eye care
professional’s suggestions for adaptation to
monovision contact lens therapy. You should discuss
any concerns that you may have during and after
the adaptation period.
•
The decision to be fit with a monovision
correction is most appropriately left to the eye
care professional in conjunction with you, after
carefully considering and discussing your needs.
Instructions for the Monovision Wearer
