M has now had 3 custom contacts ordered. The first wasn't right at all, the second was close, and the third seemed to be the closest. The second and third custom contacts both had wrinkles in the outer edge of the contact, and the centration (middle focusing part) seemed to sit low on her pupil.
I kept M wearing the third custom the most, even though it would fall out now and then. I thought this one fit on her eye the best and thought she might be able to focus and see with this one the best. Although, I pushed our luck, and this one fell out of her eye and we lost it.
After losing this third custom lens, I went back to the second custom again. This time it seemed to fit better and sat higher on her pupil. Although after having not worn it for a week, this contact which had NEVER fallen out of M's eye, fell out 4 times in 5 days. I had been using tear drops throughout the day, but it didn't really seem to matter. So far we have been able to see it falling out, or notice when it falls out right away.
M saw her optometrist and he examined this contact in her eye again. He has ordered a slightly larger diameter for the contact, and increased the magnification of the lens slightly. He's hoping this one might fit better at this point.
Finding a fit for the contact seems to be somewhat trial and error. We have had 3 custom contacts and each one ordered seems to get closer to fitting better than the one before. One of the major criteria for success with these contacts is that they don't fall out of her eye, and then adjustments get made to try to get the correct magnification and proper position on her pupil.
Here's the hoping the 4th custom is a keeper!
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