KC (keronoctus)

[bob450]

I've had KC for about 3 years.  I have worn hard contacts for 28 yrs and was told RGP lenses were preferred but it's painful as it's much harder to get them onto my eyeball as when i miss my eyeball (solution doesn't stay on them for some reason), and they won't move when i try to get them to my eyeball.  My hard lenses give more movement since they take to the solution better and allow the solution to make it easy to move to the eyeball.  Is it doing damage to wear the hard lenses as i like them and they are not painful at all?
Bob

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Bob,  an Eye Surgeon Ophthalmologist corneal specialist will be able to fit any and all types of contacts that might be appropriate, can evaluate you as a surgical candidate and is a Physician.  Some corneal Eye MDs have optometrists (non-physicians) working under their supervision.

JCH III MD Eye MD

[JodieJ]

Seeing an ophthalmologist who specializes in corneal disease would be a very good idea.  But you might also benefit from consulting an optometrist who specializes in fitting contact lenses, especially the newer model/specialty hard contacts.  If there is an optometry school in your area, they might be able to refer you to someone knowledgeable about selecting and fitting the best contacts for you.  

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

The reason that almost everyone has switched from hard plastic contact lens to gas permeable contact lens is that with the hard contact lens there was a higher incidence of intolerance, scratched corneas, contact induced irregular astigmatism, neovascularization of the cornea and reduced corneal endothelial cell counts.

So you you can injure your eye with hard contact lens. There is no way I can determine if you have or know whether you will have the problems listed above.

I suggest you put yourself under the care of an Eye MD physician (ophthalmologist) that specializes in corneal disease.

JCH III MD Eye Physician & Surgeon