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How many times can I wear 24H contact lenses

Can I use daily wear contacts multiple times until it's used for a total of 24H if I store them in the proper solution and take good care of them?
Original post by SilverStorm819
Can I use daily wear contacts multiple times until it's used for a total of 24H if I store them in the proper solution and take good care of them?

If you're not supposed to wear them multiple times... don't. Ask your optician if you're in doubt.
Always follow your optician's advice. Contacts may be expensive, but you don't want to f up your eyes.
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Original post by SilverStorm819
Can I use daily wear contacts multiple times until it's used for a total of 24H if I store them in the proper solution and take good care of them?

No. Daily lenses are not 24hr lenses. They are one time use lenses that meant to be worn from 6-14hrs depends on the fitting. There are some tests in the fitting exam that test how moist are your eyes and how sensitive they are and depending on the results optometrists recommend a certain material and recommend how long can you wear the lens.

I'm an optometrist
Original post by Kathy89
No. Daily lenses are not 24hr lenses. They are one time use lenses that meant to be worn from 6-14hrs depends on the fitting. There are some tests in the fitting exam that test how moist are your eyes and how sensitive they are and depending on the results optometrists recommend a certain material and recommend how long can you wear the lens.
I'm an optometrist

Mine says 24H on the box, but there's no way I'll end up with them in for 24 hours straight. I never had a fitting, that doesn't happen here in the country that I live in

But I did read up a little more after I posted this, I think it also means that the lenses have a life of 24 hours after breaking the seal before they need to be discarded. They weren't too specific about instructions when I went to get them, so I just wanted to know
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Original post by SilverStorm819
Mine says 24H on the box, but there's no way I'll end up with them in for 24 hours straight. I never had a fitting, that doesn't happen here in the country that I live in
But I did read up a little more after I posted this, I think it also means that the lenses have a life of 24 hours after breaking the seal before they need to be discarded. They weren't too specific about instructions when I went to get them, so I just wanted to know

Go to a proper optometric fitting .
Original post by Kathy89
Go to a proper optometric fitting .

I think I said it in my last reply
That doesn't happen here. It isn't offered.

I've used monthly lenses for the last 3 months but since I felt that I wasn't getting good use out of them (as I would use it for maybe 12 out of 30 days) I switched to a daily lens.
This was the first time I had a 24H lens, I just had questions coz the care is different for both and I didn't want to overuse them; but I didn't want to waste them either
Thank you for the clarification though
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Original post by SilverStorm819
I think I said it in my last reply
That doesn't happen here. It isn't offered.
I've used monthly lenses for the last 3 months but since I felt that I wasn't getting good use out of them (as I would use it for maybe 12 out of 30 days) I switched to a daily lens.
This was the first time I had a 24H lens, I just had questions coz the care is different for both and I didn't want to overuse them; but I didn't want to waste them either
Thank you for the clarification though
Where are you from?

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