It's that time of year once more: my sample drawer is stocked with allergy eye drops to relieve the most common spring time complaint that brings my patients into the office--itching from seasonal allergies.   Do you suffer from seasonal allergies?  Are you a contact lens wearer?   Well fighting your itching, redness, and swelling just got a lot harder.  Contact lenses trap...

Let's face it, wearing contact lenses can be a very uncomfortable experience.  Think of a contact lens as a little piece of plastic that you are putting into your eye.  The higher your prescription, or if you have astigmatism, the thicker that piece of plastic is going to be.  It's amazing you can even stand wearing it for a few hours! Contact lenses...