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Continuous wear contacts - day & night

Does anyone wear those contacts? I got them this morning, but am still a bit scared of actually sleeping in them! It just sounds a bit dodgy :s-smilie:

And how would you shower, without taking them out?

Thanks!

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

My brother had those. They were a disaster, because he had them on his Gap Year travels. He got endless eye infections - and got a cyst on his left eye !!. If it had been 3mm higher he would have been blinded !!!

All the above is because he was in Thailand & other contries and got dust & grit behind them. I'm sure only wearing them in England will be absoultely fine.

Reply 2

PinkMobilePhone

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22

I've never tried them, I wear monthly disposibles. Take them out every night, put them in every morning.

I do shower with them in though - easy enough, just shut your eyes when you stick your head under the water :wink:

Reply 3

forpolarbears

17

I have them.

Well, currently, I'm wearing glasses, if that says anything about how much I love them :p:

Anyways, I have found that they worked well for awhile, I think I just got something under my contact and it didn't like it. Its really not that hard to shower, etc, but sometimes they feel like they are going to fall out.

Reply 4

Hayley_2k4

12

I've just started trying the ones you take in and out each day, and I LOVE them. they were a bit of a bother to get in at first but now they are fine. :smile:

only thing I've found is that do make my eyes a little dry and I feel like I have to blink more often (don't know why) but apart from that they are AMAZING. I don't want to try the others as I don't the idea of sleeping/showering in them.

Reply 5

Zoecb

11

I don't think sleeping in contacts is a good idea. And really, is it that much bother to take them out at night? It's not like it's a lengthy process.

Reply 6

FoeGeddaBowDeet

Zoecb

I don't think sleeping in contacts is a good idea. And really, is it that much bother to take them out at night? It's not like it's a lengthy process.

Yes, because i'm sure you know far more than the people who designed, made and tested them.

Reply 7

FoeGeddaBowDeet

I wear monthly day & nights and they are fantastic. When I got them I was warned that it could make your eyes feel a bit dry in the morning. That happened for about a week and then it was unnoticeable. I do find that if you accidentaly wear them for longer than the month(which I occasionally do, because they're so comfortable and hassle free you forget they're there) your eyes can start to feel dry again in the mornings. But, that could also have something to do with the fact I often forget to clean them the once a week reccomended, which again is a result of how great they are. So yeah, get em in and get it over with lol. I get up, shower, and go to school and don't have to faf about for 10 minutes cleaning my hands and drying them with lint free cloth and opening the packets of new lenses or putting the old ones back in.

Reply 8

Bedshaped

14

You know, I've fallen asleep in my monthlys sooo many times thanks to late-nights and alcohol. Nothing has ever happened. I'm probably really lucky.

One of my eyes has blown up though

:frown:

Reply 9

ice_cube

17

I normally wear regular lenses but I had the sleep in ones when I was travelling and doing DofE and stuff like that. Ive worn them for over a month continuously before and they were fine, I never had any problems. The only thing I noticed was when I was tired my eyes started to kind of cloud over, and I could tell I needed sleep. Have to say they were fantastic for travelling and anyone who doesnt have a very regular sleep pattern.

Reply 10

Zoecb

11

HenvY

Yes, because i'm sure you know far more than the people who designed, made and tested them.

Well being a contact lens wearer I would say I have tested them, yes...
I have quite sensitive eyes. I once had an accidental 1 hour nap in monthly ones, when I woke up they were stuck to my eyes, I had to really squeeze my eyeballs to get them off.

Reply 11

FoeGeddaBowDeet

Zoecb

Well being a contact lens wearer I would say I have tested them, yes...
I have quite sensitive eyes. I once had an accidental 1 hour nap in monthly ones, when I woke up they were stuck to my eyes, I had to really squeeze my eyeballs to get them off.

wow, that's an incredibly unreasoned argument. Those contacts aren't designed to be slept in, the ones the OP are referring to are. See the difference?

Reply 12

randomuser

I wear them and love them!

Got my first pair in December, the first week was weird, I could feel them and when i woke up they were really dry and one did fall out one morning but after that they were fine. When i changed them in January they did feel strange again for a day or two but soon settled down.

They are so comfortable to wear and its great not having to take them out very often, did have to take one out the other day to clean it but hadn't touched them in 2 weeks before. Must remember to put my new ones in next week!

Reply 13

Psyk

16

I have contacts that you can supposedly sleep in. I've tried it a couple of times but I really didn't like it. Was really uncomfortable in the morning. My optician doesn't seem to think it's a good idea anyway, when I asked her about it she said I'd need to have some extra appointments to make sure my eyes can handle it or something. So I have continuous wear ones, but I'm not supposed to actually wear them continuously.

Reply 14

omicronlyrae

11

kazaa

Does anyone wear those contacts? I got them this morning, but am still a bit scared of actually sleeping in them! It just sounds a bit dodgy :s-smilie:

And how would you shower, without taking them out?

Thanks!

i have them, and i love them - i put them in for a month, then take them out and give my eyes a rest. They are designed to do that, however, and they aren;t cheap because of it. but it's brilliant.

Reply 15

randomuser

Psyk

My optician doesn't seem to think it's a good idea anyway, when I asked her about it she said I'd need to have some extra appointments to make sure my eyes can handle it or something.

Yeah they ask to see you 24 - 48 hours after just to get your eyes are ok as apparently some people can have a reaction and then they ask to see you 2 weeks later just to double check.

When i spoke to my optician she said they were fine and ive not had any issues.

olileauk how much do you pay? I thought they were actually very cheap considering how much use you get out of them, i pay £15.50 a month.

Reply 16

kazaa

OP

5

Thanks for the replies. I wore them all day today, but could constantly feel them (I know that's normal for the first week or so), but towards the evening my eyes were drier than usual. It wasn't too uncomfortable, but then I realised that when I took them out, it was actually a relief (so much more comfortable)..! I don't know if that's because they're generally not for me, or if this is also normal for a while. I was told to wear them everyday for a week (taking them out at night) and then sleep in them for a week before my 2 week follow-up appointment. When I got them, I initially wasn't planning on sleeping in them everyday..it's not too much hassle for me to take them out! However, it is a bit of hassle taking my contact solutions/case etc to friends' houses if I'm staying over, or if I go out and then go to a friend's house I don't want to carry the solution with me..and I often fall asleep on trains in the morning and find that my eyes are sooo dry afterwards..so I'm coping that this will all be fine with the day & night contacts? :s-smilie:

I know that daily disposables are def. not for me, for instance..! My eyes react very badly to them, for some reason (practically every single brand!).

Anyway, will wear them again and see how it goes...I'm still a bit scared of sleeping in them overnight! I know it should be ok, but I'm still worried! :redface:

Thanks for the replies!

Reply 17

duckyrubber

woah sleeping overnight?!
never heard of these..could someone perhaps paste a link of a brand please?
ive slept with my biweekly disposables and my eyes get so dry and ive read that starving ur eyes of oxygen wearing contacts for too long can give u ulcers and u could go blind and other horror stories.
but these contacts sound great
o and another question: does eyesight ever stop deteriorating? or can i expect to go blind by the time im like 30?

Reply 18

Zoecb

11

HenvY

wow, that's an incredibly unreasoned argument. Those contacts aren't designed to be slept in, the ones the OP are referring to are. See the difference?

Just means I'm more inclined to believe what Anon User #1 says on the subject, get it?

In Freshers' Week I wore my normal ones all day every day, taking them out at night (as I am supposed to be able to), and after 4 days my eyes were blurry and I couldn't really see with them. Everyone's eyes are different.
See the difference?

Reply 19

FoeGeddaBowDeet

Zoecb

Just means I'm more inclined to believe what Anon User #1 says on the subject, get it?

In Freshers' Week I wore my normal ones all day every day, taking them out at night (as I am supposed to be able to), and after 4 days my eyes were blurry and I couldn't really see with them. Everyone's eyes are different.
See the difference?

I get that you still have no authority to make the original comment you did and still don't know what you're talking about.

ha ha ha ha, that has absolutely no relevance. The lenses are designed to be slept in. The lenses are tested before they are sold. If they didn't work on any substantial amount of people, they would either not be marketed as they are, not be on sale or would come with instructions to the optician not to supply them to certain people. If lenses made your vision blurry in all likelihood it's either your fault or your opticians.

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