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Medical Forum / General / Vision / July 2006difference between monthly and daily lenses
What is the difference between monthly and daily lenses? They are sold at vastly different prices (Online discount prices Ciba £5monthly/60p daily; J&J £5/93p) but logic suggests manufacturing and packaging costs are the same for both and the lens itself must cost almost nothing. Ciba dailies certainly feel a lot thinner than monthlies and i have trouble with them drying out and falling out sometimes. The J&J SureVues feel the same whether monthly or daily. It strikes me that this is probably completely marketing lead and using dailies for a week at a time with 'all-in-one' cleaning fluid would be healthier and cheaper than monthlies if they're basically the same lens with the added bonus of lower replacement costs when a lens was lost. > What is the difference between monthly and daily lenses? They are sold > at vastly different prices (Online discount prices Ciba £5monthly/60p [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > healthier and cheaper than monthlies if they're basically the same lens > with the added bonus of lower replacement costs when a lens was lost. stick with whatever is more comfortable. If you like glasses, wear those instead. Dont overwear contacts and dont sleep in them or youll ruin your eyes > stick with whatever is more comfortable. If you like glasses, wear > those instead. Dont overwear contacts and dont sleep in them or youll > ruin your eyes I find glasses weigh on my nose by the end of the day, get dirty and are no use for cycling so prefer contacts but try to wear glasses at least one day each week. I sleep in lenses overnight only if i forget to take them out (maybe once or twice a year) and I rarely have any problems with comfort wearing them from the time i get up to the time i go to bed but find the cheap Ciba dailies more problematic in terms of drying out than the monthlies. Do you have any views on what i actually asked? > Ciba dailies certainly feel a lot thinner than monthlies and i have > trouble with them drying out and falling out sometimes. The J&J [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > healthier and cheaper than monthlies if they're basically the same lens > with the added bonus of lower replacement costs when a lens was lost. Some companies make similar lenses that they sell at different price points for daily, bi-weekly, or monthly replacement. But CIBA Dailies is a unique material, specifically designed for daily replacement, and you should find that the lens will not hold up well to multiple days of wear. If they are drying out and falling out, why would you want to wear them anyway? Get a lens that lets you feel great and see well. > If they are drying out and falling out, why would you want to wear them > anyway? Get a lens that lets you feel great and see well. Because they're nearly half the price of Surevue dailies! However, I was wearing the first of a batch of Surevue daily moist over the weekend in very dry dusty conditions and they were really comfortable. it's those i'm thinking of wearing for a few days to bring them down to the price of the Cibas. |
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