Are contacts a scam?

[wanderlust20]

I've been using contacts for over 10 years, initially, I used to wear them 8-10 hours a day and replace them as recommended. In college, I managed to stretch them out and always wore them the entire day, I even had a period where I was wearing dailies for 1-2 weeks even while sleeping. I was told the eyes need oxygen and so sleeping in them all the time is a bad idea and unnecessary.

I now wear monthlies and take them out almost every night but wear them till they start bothering me which is usually around 3-5 months. I have not had an infection or ulcers since I stopped sleeping in them.

I have a friend who wears three month lenses for an entire year or slightly more, taking them out every night until they are foggy and also does not suffer from eye infections.

So the question here is, why do they insist we change them every two weeks or a month when they are good for half a year? All contact lens wearers will eventually get veiny looking eyes in any case so what is the point of changing them so often when yearly lenses used to be the norm? Is this all a marketing strategy?

[Mr.Roarke]

I mean, they probably exaggerate how often you need to replace the lenses. But I mean, they do probably get dirty over time and putting the same lense over and over into your eye cant be healthy.

[wutevs]

I read a story somewhere once (I'm thinking it might've been on here), but some guy got an infection and lost his eyesight for not following the proper care when it comes to contacts.

Idk about you, but I rather shell out a few hundred bucks extra to protect my eyes. Or just save up for lasik.

[umop3pisdn]

Yes you can use dailies for weeks, but take them out every night and put them in fresh solution, never wash them with water.

Also don't sleep in them. I did this and got an ulcer on my eyeball and almost went blind (srs)

[wanderlust20]

I mean, they probably exaggerate how often you need to replace the lenses. But I mean, they do probably get dirty over time and putting the same lense over and over into your eye cant be healthy.

I use a hydrogen peroxide cleaner once or twice a week and cheap saline for contacts on other days and that does a good job to clean the lenses.

[BigElephant]

Eyeglass crew checking in. I'm very sensitive about my eyes, don't think I could stand putting contacts in and out.

[wanderlust20]

Yes you can use dailies for weeks, but take them out every night and put them in fresh solution, never wash them with water.

Also don't sleep in them. I did this and got an ulcer on my eyeball and almost went blind (srs)

Yeah in college I got ulcers a few times from sleeping in them. How long do you use dailies and which brand are you using? I found some to be too thin to reuse for over a week without tearing them. Do you also find they get drier over time? For me the optimal option seems to be old school monthly contacts that I can stretch out to 3-6 months.

[wanderlust20]

Eyeglass crew checking in. I'm very sensitive about my eyes, don't think I could stand putting contacts in and out.

I cant stand glasses lol.

[imbored21]

mine are supposed to be replaced every 2 weeks and i leave them in until it hurts which is like you said 3-5 months. never got an infection

[nothingshocking]

So the question here is, why do they insist we change them every two weeks or a month when they are good for half a year? All contact lens wearers will eventually get veiny looking eyes in any case so what is the point of changing them so often when yearly lenses used to be the norm? Is this all a marketing strategy?

Yes, it is a marketing strategy. My Godfather is my eye doctor. He told me it's fine to use the 2 week lenses for 2 months if you take them out every night. So I get 2 years out of a 6 month supply, and it's time to get my eyes checked after 2 years anyway.

[Dirtybiscuit]

Wear same pair of contacts for months without taking them out to sleep. Have boxes of "expired" contacts from 5 years ago. No problems

[DoctorKazama]

Good luck with your blindness goals of 2020.

[Peacening]

The last few years I've used Clear Care for my contacts and they are monthly but stay comfortable for about 3-4 months. Without clear care I'd have to replace them every 3 weeks from discomfort.

[Stray800]

Yeah.. eyesight is one thing I wouldn't gamble on

[poundXpound]

I wear gas permeable lenses, so they come out every night and get cleaned every morning. Started wearing contacts back in 1968 when I was a kid.

[JerryAtrix]

My eyes are too damn dry to wear contacts like I want to, the moisture in my eye's just dries up, back to wearing glasses like a beta ****.

Phukkin jimmies are rustled.

[BraneyGumble]

Yeah they are a scam in the same sense washing your hands and wiping your ass is a scam. I mean, you could obviously walk around for weeks as an animal and you would be ok.


Fuking with your eyesight with the reasoning of "naaaah, changing contacts is such a choooore, moooom" is prime retardation.

[jamalfudge]

First off, if you know your prescription you can buy directly from VisionPros website.

I had a pretty weak prescription since 2002, started wearing contacts in 2008. In the beginning, I wore them slightly longer than recommended. Then from 2011 to 2017ish I stretched a year's worth of contacts and only changing them when they ripped or became unbearable to wear. Then about a year ago, I couldn't keep a new pair more than a week without ripping and just being uncomfortable in general. Stopped wearing them completely in Feb. No glasses either. Lucky enough my eyes are pretty decent in general. Was using Acuvue 2s.

[TBO1313]

As long as you take them out nightly and occasionally clean them with multi purpose solution you'll be fine. Everyone I've ever known that got an infection or other sort of problem related to contacts got it from sleeping in them

[darkninja67]

I've used "monthly" contacts for over a year with no issues (yearly check ups).

That said, change fluid daily, and don't sleep in them. I'll swap them out sooner if they feel kind of gritty.

I get mine from Canada through this site as well:

https://www.visionpros.com/shop/contact-lenses

They don't require a prescription


^ Gandalf above me

[PermaBulk610]

Don't play games with your eyes.

Take your contacts out at night. Clean them and dispose of them when the time comes. If cleaning them is too much of a hassle (it is for me), buy dailies and toss them every night before bed.

You get one pair of eyes. Easily the most important sense of the 5. Take care of them.

[dcbone30]

It's just like oil changes needing to be done every 3k miles. Just drive until you start hearing a knocking sound (extreme burning/pain in your eyes) and change your oil (contacts). Everything will be fine.

[sunsean]

I did this for years...would constantly sleep with them in and wear them beyond their lifespan...never had any issues beyond dry eyes sometimes. Guess I got lucky.

Got lasik several years ago so no more glasses/contacts. Worth it if you can do it - a little pricey but it evens out with all the $ you'll be saving on glasses/contacts over the next 20-30 years. And if you've worn glasses for a long time like I had (since 7th grade) it's a life changer.

[wickedman]

I thought they were until I got a corneal ulcer - highly recommend not doing it. Yearly visits to check your eyes are bull **** though, I would use one of the sites where you can just enter your prescription and purchase.

[nothingshocking]

I've used "monthly" contacts for over a year with no issues (yearly check ups).

That said, change fluid daily, and don't sleep in them. I'll swap them out sooner if they feel kind of gritty.

I get mine from Canada through this site as well:

https://www.visionpros.com/shop/contact-lenses

They don't require a prescription


^ Gandalf above me

no script required?

[darkninja67]

no script required?

nope

I used to go to Lenscrafters each year but my vision did not change so I just used the old prescription on that site.

[EvilCulprit]

I used to wear dailies for months, like 6+ months lol.. Take them out every night tho.. At the end they got weaker, so had to change to a fresh ones and repeat.. But I've dropped them all together and got some nice glasses instead. My eyes gets dry quick so it was piss take to have contacts in for long period of time.

[Ochosiete]

I use dailies , I've thought about experimenting with using them longer but I always chicken out

[2Rude4MyOwnGood]

First off, if you know your prescription you can buy directly from VisionPros website.

I had a pretty weak prescription since 2002, started wearing contacts in 2008. In the beginning, I wore them slightly longer than recommended. Then from 2011 to 2017ish I stretched a year's worth of contacts and only changing them when they ripped or became unbearable to wear. Then about a year ago, I couldn't keep a new pair more than a week without ripping and just being uncomfortable in general. Stopped wearing them completely in Feb. No glasses either. Lucky enough my eyes are pretty decent in general. Was using Acuvue 2s.

I've used "monthly" contacts for over a year with no issues (yearly check ups).

That said, change fluid daily, and don't sleep in them. I'll swap them out sooner if they feel kind of gritty.

I get mine from Canada through this site as well:

https://www.visionpros.com/shop/contact-lenses

They don't require a prescription


^ Gandalf above me

Oh hell yes, repped you both.

I’ve been looking for a way to buy my contacts without having to make a useless appointment with the eye doc every single year. Somehow I never saw this site mentioned.

Just ordered some. Thanks fellas.

[UknowWho11]

i use monthly contacts and clean them with hydrogen peroxide twice a week and after 1 month I know I need to replace them because after some hours of use they just get incredibly dry and my eyes start turning red

but if you'd rather have infections, keep using them more than the recommended time