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Medical Forum / General / Vision / August 2005Contacts thinner after three weeks of use?
Do contact lenses become thinner after using them a few weeks? I have been wearing a pair of Biomedics 55 for three weeks and they seem notably thinner. Is this the typical evolution? Or is it only my own appreciation? If the lenses becomes thinner with use, does its oxygen transmission increase? So is wearing old lenses healthier? Thanks a lot :) no. contact lenses do not become thinner with use. OK, it should be my impression. Or they can be drying... Thanks > no. contact lenses do not become thinner with use. as I understand it, Biomedics 55 is a 2-week lens. They shoul be replaced after 2 weeks. > as I understand it, Biomedics 55 is a 2-week lens. They shoul be > replaced after 2 weeks. That depends on where you are. It's marketed as a 2-week lens in America, but a monthly lens in Europe (I think) and parts of Asia. Yes, it's sold as a monthly lens here, in Spain (and the rest of Europe). > > as I understand it, Biomedics 55 is a 2-week lens. They shoul be > > replaced after 2 weeks. > > That depends on where you are. It's marketed as a 2-week lens in > America, but a monthly lens in Europe (I think) and parts of Asia. > OK, it should be my impression. Or they can be drying... > > no. contact lenses do not become thinner with use. I'm no doctor, I have no clue and I'm just guessing. Most people think things are thinner because they are more flexible (or to put it another way, flimsier). Perhaps with age they've just lost their shape and are more flexible?  SignatureDan Abel Sonoma State University AIS dabel@sonic.net You could be right... but I don't know if lenses lose their shape with age. Thanks! > > OK, it should be my impression. Or they can be drying... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > way, flimsier). Perhaps with age they've just lost their shape and are > more flexible? |
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