[Laura1234567890]

hey i need more information!
you know the ones you can sleep in and leave for a month

si went for a contacts assessment thing over a year and it was a disaster, i couldn't put contacts in or take them out, it grosses me out
i literally have a fear of touching eyeballs, it's so alien

so now it's been over a year i want to try again
i could never do it every day though so think contacts that you do it for just once a month is PERFECT

having the in for a month seems a bit extreme though, can you really do this or do you find it dries your eyes out and you have to take them out and clean them frequently?
and sleeping in them, is it comfortable, do the contacts not move around your eyes in your sleep?

[Bobo1234]

You can do it (I wear monthlies that I take out each night and clean, I don't sleep in them), BUT it coems with the risk of infection more than anything else (my optician told me anyway) as bacteria can form on the lens and if you don't take them out and clean them often enough and give your eyes a little time to "breathe" as it were, you risk gettign serious infections in your eyes which could damage your sight. This is just what my optician told me though (at Specsavers) I have no personal knowledge on this.
Tbh as someone who takes contacts out each night, it's really not too much hassle once you get used to it I struggled at first but now that I've been using them for 2.5 years it's really easy. Plus most places (if they care about you at all) won't give you any contacts at all if you have trouble taking them out, as it's another risk of infection if you leave them in for longer than they're designed for. Maybe just stick to glasses if you really can't stand putting them in or taking them out?

[coconut2456]

There are monthly contacts that you can sleep in, but they're not for everyone. Your optician should let you have a trial of them before buying to make sure that you don't react badly to them. As stated above, you are at a higher risk of getting infections which can be particularly serious, and even if you clean them regularly you are still at a higher risk compared to dailies. My advice would be to get the trial, see how they are but bear in mind that you will still have to take them out regularly to clean them. If after the trial, your optician doesn't feel like the contacts are right for you, I would try to get the dailies instead and tackle your fear of touching your eyeball. They are safer anyway and I was a bit uneasy with taking them out and putting them in at first, but you will get used to it.

[R. Murray]

I've recently made the switch to extended wear and I love them to bits. No drying out that I had with the dailies, no tired eyes like I had with the RGPs.

That said I wouldn't dream of wearing them for 30 days uninterrupted (though one of my friends does with no problem). Extended wear lenses do carry a greater risk of complications so going to after care appointments, following the optom's advice is even more important.

I wear mine 7 days at a time then have 1 day off. I'm going to my after care tomorrow so hopefully we'll find out how we're doing!

You're best talking to your optometrist to get all the information you need, but honestly practice makes perfect with insertion and removal of contacts, so persevere!

[Laura1234567890]

thank you!

i don't think i'd wear them every single month all year round though

i just about get by in daily life wearing no glasses or contacts, i've survived since i was 12 having -4 vision only wearing glasses in the house aha
it'll just be for events
like festivals or holidays where i'd like to actually see bands and sights not a massive blur
ha
so a week at a time? with sleeping in them? is that ok?

[R. Murray]

(Original post by Laura1234567890)
thank you!

i don't think i'd wear them every single month all year round though

i just about get by in daily life wearing no glasses or contacts, i've survived since i was 12 having -4 vision only wearing glasses in the house aha
it'll just be for events
like festivals or holidays where i'd like to actually see bands and sights not a massive blur
ha
so a week at a time? with sleeping in them? is that ok?

I'm a -4 too, I feel your pain - I couldn't be without specs or contacts! That's what I'm doing yeah, the optom was kinda surprised I wanted to be fitted with them because they are a riskier lens (and our lecturers hate EW with a passion!) but it's just a case of being sensible. Any irritation, redness, pain, photophobia, tearing and anything else you don't want - take them out!

I love waking up and being able to see! And I couldn't really be bothered with cleaning the lenses every night and cleaning them every morning then putting them in. The extra few minutes I save each morning (spent in bed!) makes it worth it to me (plus all the other good things).

Just remember they are a bit riskier than other contact lenses so be sensible with them and follow your optom's advice!

[Bobo1234]

Wow you're -4 and you go out without glasses or contacts? Impressive- I'm only -2.75 and I absolutely HATE to be without mine...

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Yeah i wear monthly Biofinities, changed to monthly wear contact lenses about a year ago, best thing I ever did. I can sleep in them no problem, the only time they get dry is in the morning when I wake up, but if I blink a few times they usually moisten up.

[Kathy89]

(Original post by Laura1234567890)
thank you!

i don't think i'd wear them every single month all year round though

i just about get by in daily life wearing no glasses or contacts, i've survived since i was 12 having -4 vision only wearing glasses in the house aha
it'll just be for events
like festivals or holidays where i'd like to actually see bands and sights not a massive blur

OMG! I thought I was the only one. I go without glasses a lot! I'm kinda worse then -4 as my near vision is not perfect either... Sometimes I feel I need glasses for reading more then for distance as I am used not to be able to see from distance.

[redwood_phoenix]

I don't understand how you guys can not wear glasses/contacts!

I've recently started wearing the ones you can leave in for a month - they're brill. Occasionally I'll put some eyedrops in, but generally I'm fine. Only really taken them out once to clean - last month I wore them all month. I checked with my optician whether I needed to take them out and clean them and she said I didn't have to.

I tried Dailies a few years ago but found it too much of a faff - takes me ages to get them in - so much better just trying to get lenses in once a month!