Warning to contact lense wearers....

[GTIR]

bint said:

Out of all my body parts, I think eyes should be in the top 5 for looking after.

Including not slicing them open and dicking around with what you were born with.

In fact that goes for anything on your body especially boobies all you silly wimin.

[Brother D]

I had this argument with someone who won't pay £25 a month for dailies, but uses the £20 month long ones... I just want to get home (and hopefully if not too drunk) take them out and bin them.

I don't have to worry about them becoming infected or scratched. (And was told by an unreliable source that the daily are exactly the same compostion as weekly contacts)??? (It wouldn't surprise me thou....)

[GTIR]

I use dailies and look forward in taking a shower with them in.

For some reason they seem to stick more to my eye, due to the heat I guess, and I love pulling them off as they suck at my eye and there is a nice "shlooop" noise when they come off!

[968]

blindswelledrat said:

I do far more damage putting lenses in and taking htem out than the negatives ever could be keeping htem in all the time.

Not true. You're more than 60 times more likely to develop sight threatening visual loss from an infection with extended wear lenses. They are much more likely to cause problems, and I have seen those problems many times. As one of my colleagues used to say, would you wear the same pair of pants continuously for a month?

[rvttim]

I have worn solid and gas permeable lenses for 31 years and would never go to keeping lenses in more than required. Put my gas permeable lenses in at 6.30 am then take out at around 21.00hrs. Seen people over the years having these new types of lenses and having nothing but troubles. So in MHO if it ant broke dont fix it. New technology is not aways good

[fin racer]

I too have on occasion worn contacts overnight.
This story would make me think twice.

I wear daily disposables for about 16 hours a day, and to be honest, don't ever really give my eyes a break.

Last eye exam about a fortnight ago confirmed no issues, but they always advise I try to limit the amount of time wearing them...

[varsas]

I was told 16 hours a day is too long (of course we are all different). I aim for 10 hours a day, with one day a week off. They usually tell me that's a bit too cautious but I'd rather burn all my cars then damage my eyes. I actually didn't know you could get to the point where you can't wear contacts ever again, thanks for the heads up. Scary. Mate at uni never took care of his lenses, was always sleeping in them etc, got a nasty eye infection which fortunately healed. Always thought at the time he was taking some pretty big chances.

[robsco]

I couldn't even cope wearing daily contact lenses. The way they dried out the eyes through the course of the day was quite alarming. Glasses might not look as good but they're certainly more comfortable.

[varsas]

robsco said:

I couldn't even cope wearing daily contact lenses. The way they dried out the eyes through the course of the day was quite alarming. Glasses might not look as good but they're certainly more comfortable.

I've never tried dailies, I'm on the two week acuview ones. What did your optician say when you said they were uncomfortable? I'm surprised they didn't switch you to a different type. For me (and I assume most others) I can't tell I'm wearing contacts, that's how it should be.

[UncleRic]

varsas said:

I can't tell I'm wearing contacts

What, at all? Well, that might explain your driving then..

[robsco]

varsas said:

I've never tried dailies, I'm on the two week acuview ones. What did your optician say when you said they were uncomfortable? I'm surprised they didn't switch you to a different type. For me (and I assume most others) I can't tell I'm wearing contacts, that's how it should be.

They did say when I went for the contact lens induction that my eyes have astigmatism, but not to the extent that would make contact lenses incompatible. What I would find almost immediately was that I couldn't take the lenses straight out of the holder and then put them in because it felt like I had a stone in my eye such was the discomfort. So the first port of call was to fill the contact lens to the brim with solution before inserting them, which would do me well for a couple of hours before the same discomfort reappeared. It just seemed like I was doing more harm than good so I stopped using them and reverted back to glasses.

[varsas]

robsco said:

varsas said:

I've never tried dailies, I'm on the two week acuview ones. What did your optician say when you said they were uncomfortable? I'm surprised they didn't switch you to a different type. For me (and I assume most others) I can't tell I'm wearing contacts, that's how it should be.

They did say when I went for the contact lens induction that my eyes have astigmatism, but not to the extent that would make contact lenses incompatible. What I would find almost immediately was that I couldn't take the lenses straight out of the holder and then put them in because it felt like I had a stone in my eye such was the discomfort. So the first port of call was to fill the contact lens to the brim with solution before inserting them, which would do me well for a couple of hours before the same discomfort reappeared. It just seemed like I was doing more harm than good so I stopped using them and reverted back to glasses.

Oh. That sucks.

UncleRic said:

What, at all? Well, that might explain your driving then..

Oy! get out. Your kind isn't welcome here. 2 eyes!

[Don Veloci]

BliarOut said:

Mine were left in for six days when I was in a coma, can't wear lenses ever again

Ah, I did wonder from time to time whether medical staff would remove them in that kind of scenario. They're bound to see that they are there.
If it is not policy for hospital staff to mess with them perhaps there is scope for some sort of official card like a donor card which says something along the lines of:

If I'm found to be out of it for an unknown period of time and you can see I wearing my lenses then yes please dispose of them.

Edited by Don Veloci on Tuesday 5th July 14:17

[robsco]

varsas said:

Oh. That sucks.

[pat_y]

the original theory of extended wear contact lenses should have been fine for overnight wear, in fact most of the initial applications for FDA/Medical device directive approvals were asking a for a month continuous wear.
It soon became apparent that even the increased oxygen transmission of silicon lenses had helped, it is still not enough to prevent issues with oxygen starvation when attempting to wear then on a continuous basis.
The British Contact Lens Association advises against sleeping in them, even lenses that are supposedly able to let you do so.
Quote from BCLA literature:
"Wearing contact lenses on a continuous basis without removal can be very convenient but the risk of serious problems (such as eye infections) with overnight wear is higher than with daily-wear lenses that are removed every night. Sleeping in contact lenses overnight increases the risk of infection by about four times, irrespective of lens type. You should carefully discuss the benefits and risks of this option with your contact lens practitioner before proceeding".

The longest term you are now advised by the FDA is up to 6 nights. The simple truth of the matter is the longer period you wear them for, the bigger the risk to ocular health.
Best bet is daily disposables and take 'em out every night.