Should I wear my contacts before an eye exam?

Question

I have been told in the past that I would need to wear my contacts for at least three hours before I went in for an eye exam. At my last exam, the doctor was upset when I had reinserted lenses within that time period after I had some irritation, and refused to give me a new prescription. I have an exam tomorrow with a new OD, and the receptionist told me that there is no requirement for me to wear my contacts at all prior to the exam. I am only an occassional contact wearer who wears daily-wear disposable soft contacts; she said they normally only ask those with rigid gas-permeable lenses to _not_ wear them for a few _days_ prior. She also didn't seem confident in her answer, and she didn't seem to think it was an issue either way. What do you think?

Answer 1

Funny, you have your eyes checked without lens, and if the opth. surgeon feels necessary he can tell you to put on the lens and examine your eyes co-relatively.
Change your eye surgeon.

Answer 2

That was so strange and weird. I think you should change eye doctor. Believe me, I am seriously.

I took it out before eye exam start and after exam done, I put it on back. I hope this answer can help you.

-Experienced Contact Lens Wearer (4 years)

Answer 3

Strange, I've been told to always take out my contacts before an eye exam. This is because they use a machine that basically blows air into your eye to see if it's healthy or whatnot.

Answer 4

ive gotten my assessments and contacts from them before. you will get a pair to put in before you go away which you will put in and take out in front of them. you go away with that pair. you will get a 6month furnish (i think of thats what that's) yet they could order your perscription contacts so it ought to take a week or 2 before you get them, yet you have got a non everlasting pair to placed on till then. yet stable good fortune with the contacts, there lots extra undemanding than glasses!