is focus day and night the only contacts taht i can wear over night?

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Spockie - 31 Dec 2005 03:35 GMT

is focus day and night the only contacts taht i can wear over night?

what are other brands?

I would like to know what contacts allow people to wear them for say 7 days
without taking them out.

in addition, can you shower with day and night ones?

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Spockie - 31 Dec 2005 04:02 GMT

> is focus day and night the only contacts taht i can wear over
> night?
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>
> in addition, can you shower with day and night ones?

I am talking about the ones that are made to be worn for a week

http://www.nightanddaycontacts.com/

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Mike Tyner - 31 Dec 2005 04:07 GMT

> I am talking about the ones that are made to be worn for a week

As far as I know, every lens approved for extended wear has been approved
for at least 1 week (6 nights.)

-MT

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Spockie - 31 Dec 2005 04:32 GMT

>> I am talking about the ones that are made to be worn for a week
>
> As far as I know, every lens approved for extended wear has been
> approved for at least 1 week (6 nights.)
>
> -MT

Okay, there is day and night by ciba and purevision by bausch and lomb

Do any of you have experience with either of these and have worn them for
at least say 4 nights in a row?

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acemanvx@yahoo.com - 31 Dec 2005 04:49 GMT

I know three friends who have experience but my optometrist knows
countless people who ruined their eyes sleeping in their lenses for
night after night without taking them out. Of course you probably dont
care, its your eyes to ruin be it extended contacts or lasik

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Mike Tyner - 31 Dec 2005 04:59 GMT

>I know three friends who have experience but my optometrist knows
> countless people who ruined their eyes sleeping in their lenses for
> night after night without taking them out.

It should be pointed out that those "countless people" had sloppy or
nonexistent training and followup care.

If the incidence of ulcers is 1 per year per 5000 wearers, how many people
must your optometrist see to find "countless" cases?

-MT

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Mike Tyner - 31 Dec 2005 04:51 GMT

> Do any of you have experience with either of these and have worn them for
> at least say 4 nights in a row?

I have experience with both but I haven't worn either one.

My experience is that some people could wear rubber tire patches overnight
without problems, and others get neovascularized wearing high-oxygen
silicone hydrogels.

Your examination for extended-wear contacts should include a followup period
to see how well your eyes tolerate overnight wear.

-MT, OD

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