I have dry eyes and want to use contact lenses. Can you use contact lenses with dry eyes?
Great question.... the answer to your question can only be answered by your eye doctor after a face-to-face visit; maybe yes, maybe no. The nature and the reasons for your dry eye must be evaluated by doing a Schirmer tear test which will determine if your tears are forming adequately, a tear break-up time test, a fluorescein test which will show how dry your eyes actually are. And a big question is, "is there any significant corneal dryness" that can be treated or needs to be treated. Also, corneal measurements, eye pressure measurements, a refraction to determine your actual prescription, and a retinal evaluation and ocular health assessment must all be done. Other factors that need to be considered include your age, health concerns, and medications being used. As 1 example, antihistamines can contribute to a dry eye problem. Once your eye doctor has the "full picture", he or she can offer you what may be available including highly oxygenated and high-water content daily lenses or something that you may use as needed. There may also be drops prescribed such as rewetting drops to be used with the contact lenses and a dry eye drop or ointment that would be used when the contact lenses were not being worn. Good luck and best wishes.
It’ll make it worse , but you can use blink for contacts