Astigmatism to right eye, blind in left, wearing contact lense that making crossed eyed, need advice?

Question

I have an astigmatism to my right eye. My left eye is completley blind d/t a inoperable cataract.

I wear glasses with balanced lenses just to even out that thickness of the lenses. When I wear my glasses it looks as if I am not looking at you with my left eye (as if I had a lazy eye) but my vision is fine on the right. Occassionally, I will wear a contact lense in my right eye (like for a formal event).

I recently had my eyes checked and my prescription was adjusted. I notice that when I wear my contact lense that my left eye looks a bit crossed then eventually does go crossed eyed when I'm wearing it for a while. Even though I don't wear my contact very often, when I do wear it I get somewhat of a headache after wearing it all day.

Is my eyes trying to get used tot he contact lense every time I wear it since I don't wear it often? Or should I get rechecked for the lense prescription/shape of the lense?

just wanted to add, that my lense is a toric lense for astigmastism. Could this be a factor to the crossed eyeness?

Answer 1

If it appears with glasses that the left eye is not looking in the same direction as the right, then you may, in fact, have crossed eyes. It is difficult for you to maintain alignment if one eye is blind.

The glasses will help disguise the turn, so it may be more apparent with contacts. If the contact lens is not comfortable you should have your fitter check the lens fitting.

Answer 2

Contact lenses don't correct for astigmatism unless you get special lenses, called toric lenses. If you have very little astigmatism, your optometrist wouldn't give you a lense that corrects for astigmatism, but it might help. Also, getting used to the lense will definitely help, try wearing them for a week without using glasses unless you have to.

Answer 3

A lot of people who have blindness have "wandering" or "lazy" eyes. It's why people like Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Terri Gibbs wear very dark glasses around people. It's a normal thing. Next time you see your eye doctor, mention this. It very likely is what is happening with your left eye. I've known people who are blind on one side (like my aunt) to wear glasses, but the lens over the blind eye is almost black. So it's not exactly like an eye patch, but it makes my aunt feel more comfortable knowing her "wandering eye" isn't getting more attention that what she has to say.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Contacts do not always work on astigmatisms, I could not wear one, tried all kinds. I eventually got lasik surgery, now I love it.