Are contacts a scam?

[wanderlust20]

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

wow! Without taking them out at all? How do your eyes feel when you remove them? Are they veiny?

[wanderlust20]

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.

Don't they get cloudy after sometime?

[CherryPopinski]

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.

Where are these female miscers ive never seen before coming from?

[Tanerian]

They err on the side of caution. You could technically get an infection etc if you wear them too long. It opens them up to lawsuits etc if they don't do that.

Just like Milk or food items in a grocery store. They are generally good many days pass their expiration date.

[Scottybby]

Go NC

[wanderlust20]

Is it normal for contact lens wearers to have veiny eyes?

[wanderlust20]

They err on the side of caution. You could technically get an infection etc if you wear them too long. It opens them up to lawsuits etc if they don't do that.

Just like Milk or food items in a grocery store. They are generally good many days pass their expiration date.

So its all marketing really?

[8pieces]

I used contacts for about 10 years and then switched 100% to glasses. Contacts have always been uncomfortable for me. My eyes always dry up quickly within a few hours of wearing contacts. I even had the most expensive contacts used for dry eyes and they still bothered me constantly. Probably will never go back to contacts either.

[MAGAMania2020]

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?

Just don't use water to clean them. A miscer lost an eye to infection like that years back.

[Drifterlonghair]

All of y’all who sleep with your contacts in are psychopaths, how does that not feel like total garbage?? When I occasionally fall asleep with mine in usually my eyes are all dry and feel terrible and I do everything I can to avoid that situation.

That being said, I think the sweet spot for this topic is to use dailies for 2-3 days and then discard. Obviously put them in fresh solution every night and if one rips or whatever or just doesn’t feel right just replace it who cares. Could probably even get more than 3 days out of one if you’re careful with it. I usually just use each lens for two days.

The longer use ones aren’t as comfortable imo and it’s kinda gross using them for weeks or months on end, plus if you accidentally drop it and lose it you’re out more money. I’ll stick with my dailies and stretch 6 months into 1 year+

[Fozzy13]

hell yea for that web link.

I use weekly's for months with no problem. They do start bothering me after wearing them too long though...going to look into seeing if theres different types that would make them more comfortable for long term wearing

[IonZephyr]

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.

Just got lasik myself earlier this month. Agreed. Well worth the money. F**k contacts

[wanderlust20]

hell yea for that web link.

I use weekly's for months with no problem. They do start bothering me after wearing them too long though...going to look into seeing if theres different types that would make them more comfortable for long term wearing

Weeklies are a total scam, they used to be marketed as monthlies or quarterlies.

[wanderlust20]

All of y’all who sleep with your contacts in are psychopaths, how does that not feel like total garbage?? When I occasionally fall asleep with mine in usually my eyes are all dry and feel terrible and I do everything I can to avoid that situation.

That being said, I think the sweet spot for this topic is to use dailies for 2-3 days and then discard. Obviously put them in fresh solution every night and if one rips or whatever or just doesn’t feel right just replace it who cares. Could probably even get more than 3 days out of one if you’re careful with it. I usually just use each lens for two days.

The longer use ones aren’t as comfortable imo and it’s kinda gross using them for weeks or months on end, plus if you accidentally drop it and lose it you’re out more money. I’ll stick with my dailies and stretch 6 months into 1 year+

I used to use dailies back in college, would sleep in them and remove them when they started bothering me or became too dry, usually around 10 days to 2 weeks. Found them to add up to cost quite a lot more than old school lenses though as they are thin and cant really be used beyond 2 weeks.

[newbuck]

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.

Lmao

[Kawhilights]

Not sure if serious at so many ITT just cool with gambling with their vision. Get Lasik once and be done with it. Don't cheap out on your Lasik either, go to a reputable doctor. It's more expensive, but it is your vision you're dealing with.

[wanderlust20]

Not sure if serious at so many ITT just cool with gambling with their vision. Get Lasik once and be done with it. Don't cheap out on your Lasik either, go to a reputable doctor. It's more expensive, but it is your vision you're dealing with.

Have been considering Lasik but I heard you'd have to not wear contacts for several months to let the veins subside?

[pondus_levo]

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?

When I told my doctor how long I was wearing mine (3-6 months) and maybe taking them out to clean 2-3 times, he was shocked, but said my eyes are extremely healthy, so it's fine.

Yes, I wear my contacts over 2 months with never taking them out.

[wanderlust20]

When I told my doctor how long I was wearing mine (3-6 months) and maybe taking them out to clean 2-3 times, he was shocked, but said my eyes are extremely healthy, so it's fine.

Yes, I wear my contacts over 2 months with never taking them out.

What contacts do you use?

I used to wear mine for 2-3 weeks before taking them out to clean but they tended to get cloudy and dry up badly. My eyes also got really veiny and felt scratchy when I took them out until I put them back in.

My eyes actually feel better with contacts in than with them out. They feel sensitised when I take them out, perhaps they've just gotten used to the contacts after all these years?

[wanderlust20]

When I told my doctor how long I was wearing mine (3-6 months) and maybe taking them out to clean 2-3 times, he was shocked, but said my eyes are extremely healthy, so it's fine.

Yes, I wear my contacts over 2 months with never taking them out.

Are yours the breathable kind?

[Maestro]

I cant stand glasses lol.

This, they're annoying as phuck. I hate glasses so much I don't even wear sunglasses.

I only wear glasses when I want to look older/more professional during an interview or something.

Otherwise its contacts every day. I use the dailies and one pair can last me about 6ish months. I basically use them until they get thin frail and I accidentally tear them.

But definitely DEFINITELY take them out every night before bed.

[pondus_levo]

Yes. Air Optix Aqua

[hackerwacker]

Had a friend of always slept in his contacts, and he got a nasty eye infection. He can't wear contacts anymore. Knew another guy who got an ulcer and ****ed up one of his eyes from not properly taking care of his contacts.

[Omnivium]

Yeah you can usually stretch out the timeframe a little longer, but.....contacts really aren't THAT expensive. Is it really worth risking your eyesight just to save like $50 a year?

Just do what the Dr says dude. Or better yet, get lasik. I'm getting lasik done myself when I get the chance

[DrumsNotDead]

Depends man, I have a buddy who can wear them multiple days without taking them out no issue and another who has to change them every day or he's in pain. It seems like a big difference between people, but yes of course they would recommend to change them often as there is little downside to doing so besides spending money.

[HerculesGhost]

Mind blown. Never even heard of "monthlies." I use the ones you're supposed to only use for 2 weeks, but I basically go by 'feel' and usually get 3-4 weeks out of them. I don't know if it's a scam, per se, probably more of a liability thing.

[Mang1er]

Let me give you boyos a little warning. I was rippin the 14 day ones for a month or 2 at a time for 20 years. Basically only changed them when they felt ****ty. Took them out every night though with new solution. One day contact started bothering me, got some GCP **** which is basically the inside of your eyelid gets irritated and turns bumpy. It goes away after a few days or a week with some drops from doc but now the second I put contacts in the **** comes right back. Basically can never wear contacts again because of some reaction.

[Myrongaine]

I used to wear contacts until I realized how much I would be spending over time vs just biting the bullet and paying for corrective eye surgery. I chose PRK over LASIK because it's safer but it takes longer to heal and the price was about $4200. It's 10x more convenient than wearing contacts because I don't have to worry about taking them out or forgetting to put them in or buying new ones. Most LASIK clinics offer a lifetime gurantee on vision meaning if your vision degrades below a certain level (20/40 for mine) then they will redo the operation for free. I can easily say it's the best money I've ever spent because I am getting use out of it everyday and its boosted my quality of life immeasurably. I agree with other posters that the manufacturer's of contacts probably put the shorter expiration because it incentizes people to buy them more often and it also releases them from civil liabilities.

[mesobuild]

You do not notice a problem until you do. Just wear them infrequently when you must.

[wanderlust20]

Let me give you boyos a little warning. I was rippin the 14 day ones for a month or 2 at a time for 20 years. Basically only changed them when they felt ****ty. Took them out every night though with new solution. One day contact started bothering me, got some GCP **** which is basically the inside of your eyelid gets irritated and turns bumpy. It goes away after a few days or a week with some drops from doc but now the second I put contacts in the **** comes right back. Basically can never wear contacts again because of some reaction.

Can this go away?