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Medical Forum / General / Vision / September 20051 day lenses as montly
So, after 15 years of contact lens wear, I've just heard and read about people using 1 day lenses as monthly lenses. And, some of them have been doing this for several years, saving themselves several hundreds of pounds. I just cancelled my Direct Debit contact lense scheme, and are going to try this out. I need some recommendations though, and I won't get it from any opticians I guess. Any recommendations that can be given to me? Any advice and experiences? Since I care about my eyes (who doesn't?), I want the best available and suitable daily lenses out in the market, and I just wonder what those lenses could be? Cheers, Ron > So, after 15 years of contact lens wear, I've just heard and read about > people using 1 day lenses as monthly lenses. And, some of them have [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > want the best available and suitable daily lenses out in the market, > and I just wonder what those lenses could be? You certainly won't get any helpful recommendations from the professionals, who have to deal with the complications caused by this. Your eyesight is worth a whole lot more than a few hundred pounds. i will tell you what you want to know if: 1. you don't sleep all night in your contacts 2. you change them every 2 weeks, not every month! the answer is-- Acuvue 1 Days i would get a professional fitting with trial lenses before i started using them to be sure they work for you and you like them. > So, after 15 years of contact lens wear, I've just heard and read about > people using 1 day lenses as monthly lenses. And, some of them have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Cheers, > Ron You can do it, but you're only fooling yourself. Daily disposables are the MOST hygiene, comfortable, convenient and SAFEST modality of contact lens wear. If you convert them to a 2wkly/monthly lens, sure you'll save a few dollars/pounds... but you LOSE the advantages that others who dispose of their lenses daily enjoy... e.g. no cleaning, no cleaning solutions, no lens case, no cleaning of len case, no inconvenience from a torn or lost lens, minimal risk of infection, minimal risk of GPC/CLPC (google it), minimal risk of eye irritation, etc etc etc. So it's your choice, but again - you're only fooling yourself. You get what you pay for. Get a low water content lens, and don't wear it too many hours per day. And clean it properly every day. Sorry I can't remember the water content of all the daily disposables right now. Dom Hm, interesting with all the slightly negative replies. I just wonder where all those people quoted in the media lately are who have used daily lenses as monthly for so many years. Was it all just a brief period of media hype? Although, I think your advice sounds all wise. I will try it out and see how it goes/feels like, but not wear them for more than 2 weeks. And if I find cheap deal on online shops, I will probably go for that and then start a daily schedule anyway. But, I never liked being locked in with a monthly plan with a high-street opticians shop, which currently cost me £15 monthly. I'm not a cheapscate, but it's the principle... I just don't want to pay more than £5 - £10 pounds (Max $18) for it per month. Ron > Hm, interesting with all the slightly negative replies. I > just wonder where all those people quoted in the media > lately are who have used daily lenses as monthly for so > many years. Was it all just a brief period of media hype? It doesn't sound like it was a controlled exercise/study... No way of knowing what was caused to what extent by that practice. Many people use drugs (prescription and non) that are expired. Many do fine or at least don't do any damage. You can't conclude it's an OK practice. -Quick Some people actually want to change their lenses every day. It is the safest, most convenient modality. It's also the most polluting in terms of the use of foil and plastic. DrG |
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