Optometrists Error?

[HarveyBirdman]

About two years ago I went to an Optometrists out of state and had my first pair of glasses and contacts.
Apparently the young Optometrists told me that my right eye was 20/300 while my left was 20/200.
I always thought this was odd, and over the years I felt like my right contact was a little bit out of focus.

So tonight I threw in two lefts and sure enough my theory was correct. Im 20/200 in both eyes . . .

My question is. Would this "error" have effected my eyes while I was on the wrong prescription?

Im sorta worried that being on a weaker contact for my right eye might have done some damage.

 

[metrogirl]

Having the wrong strength of contact lens in your eye will cause the eye to strain to help you focus better. Straining over time does indeed damage the eye. You might want to double check your Rx with your doctor to make sure that you don't have any damage.

 

[HarveyBirdman]

kk thanks

 

[Brett327]

You should see your eyecare professional every two years at a minimum as your Rx can change, especially if you're young.

Brett

 

[feddoc]

About two years ago I went to an Optometrists out of state and had my first pair of glasses and contacts.
Apparently the young Optometrists told me that my right eye was 20/300 while my left was 20/200.
I always thought this was odd, and over the years I felt like my right contact was a little bit out of focus.

So tonight I threw in two lefts and sure enough my theory was correct. Im 20/200 in both eyes . . .

My question is. Would this "error" have effected my eyes while I was on the wrong prescription?

Im sorta worried that being on a weaker contact for my right eye might have done some damage.

Hmm, sure seems like he made a mistake, although unless you had, at the least, a standard Snellen chart it will be kinda hard to determine your visual acuity. BTW, if your rifht eye contact was given on the basis of 20/300 vision, it had the stronger lense in it as compared to the 20/200 of the left eye.. Wearing a lense too powerful may have caused some eye strain, but, not likely permanent damage. Still, go see another Optometrist.

 

[Cate]

If you have contacts, you should probably actually see opthalmologist and optometrist at least once a year, just to make sure your eyes are still healthy and there haven't been any changes you need to know about.

My own (fancy, awesome, expert) optometrist recently discovered that I've got congenital weakness in the muscles of my eyes that is exacerbated by reading, which explains why my prescription has been changing every six months. My former (far from expert) optometrist had missed it; my new one has me in reading glasses (to wear over my contacts), and life is good again. But for all this time, I had no idea.

 

[Brett327]

If you have contacts, you should probably actually see opthalmologist and optometrist at least once a year, just to make sure your eyes are still healthy and there haven't been any changes you need to know about.

My own (fancy, awesome, expert) optometrist recently discovered that I've got congenital weakness in the muscles of my eyes that is exacerbated by reading, which explains why my prescription has been changing every six months. My former (far from expert) optometrist had missed it; my new one has me in reading glasses (to wear over my contacts), and life is good again. But for all this time, I had no idea.

You said congenital and exacerbated.

Brett

 

[Thisguy]

If you have contacts, you should probably actually see opthalmologist and optometrist at least once a year, just to make sure your eyes are still healthy and there haven't been any changes you need to know about.

Not only that, but if you use disposable contacts, you'll need a prescription less than a year old to refill your order, whereas you can get glasses made up with a prescription less than 2 years old.

 

[HarveyBirdman]

Well, Im going to get my Rx double checked, but the difference isn’t even noticeable in my glasses . . .
Is it just me? or the contacts? I guess Ill find out.

But what do I do with the year supply of contacts I have? (if it’s useless)

$200 batch gone to waste? I imagined there would be a refund for this kind of stuff.