High index, big discrepancy between left and right

[docinprac]

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I'd really appreciate any helpful comments or advice.
I need to start wearing loupes for practicing dentistry. But I can't wear contact lenses, and I have tried really hard. The problem is that my left eye is around -2.15 and right is around -6.50. I am wearing high index lenses. But for loupes it might be a problem because I have to see out of the edge these large lenses. I think the focus will be significantly different the further away I get from the center of the lense. Is that right? Is there anyway to correct that? Thank you.

 

[PBEA]

I'd try it first and see if you can adapt, otherwise cl's would be an easy fix. Refractive surgery may also be an option.

 

[optsuker]

This may get closed as providing medical advice, but I'll give you some general information.

More than likely, it's the image-size difference that causes this kind of complaint (aniseikonia). Lenses can be made to correct this image-sized difference, but for loupes, it would have to be done with a spectacle mount where the aniseikonic lens was in the "regular" glasses & a standard loupe mounted on it.

Traditionally, CL's or LASIK are the best long-term solution.

For traditional correction, I'd order a specatacle-mounted loupe and put your full distance prescription in the spectacles. The lenses would have to be aniseikonic lenses (and aspheric to help with the peripheral blur issue).