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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2006Question About Daily Contacts
Is Acuvue planning on releasing a daily version of their Advanced, Advanced for Asthigmatism, and/or Oasys contact lenses. I heard that dailies are better for people with allergies like me and doesnt require you to clean them which sounds nice. Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks. >Is Acuvue planning on releasing a daily version of their Advanced, >Advanced for Asthigmatism, and/or Oasys contact lenses. I spoke with a couple of Vistakon reps a month or two ago and asked them the question of a silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lens. They felt there was no reason for it, although I think it would be great as an option for dry-eyed patients that want/need a daily disposable modality. I wouldn't hold your breath because I bet the big companies fear releasing a daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens would canibalize their existing lucrative silicone hydrogel business (although O2Optix did not canibalize Focus Night & Day). IOW, I believe they "fear" people would wear such lenses longer than 1 day, or perhaps the "fear" the market would be too small to make such a product a good ROI. >I heard that dailies are better for people with allergies like me and >doesnt require you to clean them which sounds nice. They are nice. I think a daily disposable *modality* is inherently the best option for patients, but for many patients daily disposables are cost prohibitive or just doesn't make financial sense. >Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses Not really. >and how long can you wear them for. They are marketed (and intended to be prescribed) to be worn on a daily wear basis for no longer than 1 day. > >Is Acuvue planning on releasing a daily version of their Advanced, > >Advanced for Asthigmatism, and/or Oasys contact lenses. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > be great as an option for dry-eyed patients that want/need a daily > disposable modality. Of course not since the original impetus behind silicone-hydrogel lenses was continuous wear. I still think that the continuous wear option is not being fully leveraged, and that future generations of silicone-hydrogel lenses will prove to be even better. The other prohibition is cost. It is no accident that all daily disposable lenses are made out of the cheapest possible materials in the cheapest possible manner. DrG >> I spoke with a couple of Vistakon reps a month or two ago and asked >> them the question of a silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >option is not being fully leveraged, and that future generations of >silicone-hydrogel lenses will prove to be even better. Probably. Nevertheless, I feel that a daily disposable silicone hydrogel lens would be a great option for patients. >The other prohibition is cost. It is no accident that all daily >disposable lenses are made out of the cheapest possible materials in >the cheapest possible manner. Yes. In fact, I *believe* I once read or a CIBA rep told me that their lenses were either designed, or they discovered, their daily disposable material nelficon A (FOCUS dailies) would be uncomfortable/prone to tear if a patient tried to wear it beyond one day. > Nevertheless, I feel that a daily disposable silicone hydrogel lens > would be a great option for patients. Naturally. I wish my patients were willing to spend double what they now spend for contact lenses. As it is, most think that $500/year is too much, which puts the current daily disposables out of reach. DrG > Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks. I've been wearing Focus Dailies for about 3 years and have found one major problem--they are so flimsy that about one in 20 is damaged when I open the package and has to be thrown away. Also, about every two weeks one of them breaks apart while wearing it and this can cause a lot of pain. It can become especially bad when it breaks into little pieces and you have to fish them out from under your upper eyelid. This problem seems to be getting worse with every batch of lenses I order so I decided to quit using them and try the Night and Day contacts. I have on occasion worn the dailies for longer than one day--maybe two or three days--without a problem; but I would only recommend using them for one day since they are prone to breakage. Dailies are great because you can toss them away without worrying about cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I will probably go back to using them. I also wear Focus Dailies and have encountered the same problem. I also find they make my eyes drier then conventional soft lenses. They are very flimsy and fragile and tear easy. > > Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I > will probably go back to using them. > Dailies are great because you can toss them away without worrying about > cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I > will probably go back to using them. Vistakon and B&L also make daily disposable lenses. The B&L is likely the most durable. DrG |
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