Do you wear disposable contacts?

[browneyes]

How long does a pair normally last for you?

 

[lynetteSC]

Wellllllll --- technically about two weeks! However, I have been known to wear them longer ... MUCH longer. Usually about a month or so. Shhhhhhhhhhhh, please don't tell ... my mom always told me - I should take care of my eyes. We only get this one pair!

 

[Jenn Lynn]

I wear mine 3-4 weeks. They are supposed to last a month, but I can start to tell the difference in the 4th week.

 

[Kaybee]

I wear disposeable bifocal contacts lens that are suppose to be good for 2 weeks. But, I usually wear them for a month!!

 

[diznee25]

My fiancee' and I wear Acuvue 2 disposable contact lenses. These contacts are designed to be worn 1-2 weeks. My fiancee' gets 10 to 12 days use out of them before they start irritating his eyes.
My contacts just came in today, so I'll start wearing them tomorrow!

Diznee25

 

[KrnB]

My doctor say 2-4 weeks. I use a pair for exactly one month. It's a lot easier for me to remember to start a new pair on the first of the month. They do dry out much faster the last week or so, but they don't bother me too much.

 

[txSleepingBeauty]

now, do you mean extended wear disposables or regular disposables? if you mean regular, I wear mine for as long as I can stand them, and since this is my last pair and I'm too poor to afford anymore, it's been about 4 months.....I've been told that there's not much of a difference between disposables and regular contacts...don't know if I believe the person who told me, but it's a good excuse, I do take care of these as if they were normal contacts though....hopefully I"m not blinding myself.....

 

[palmtreegirl]

I wear the Night and Day contacts, I love them. I put them in and don't need to change them for 30 days. Sometimes I have to take one out to rinse it off if I get something in my eye but normally I don't even feel them.

I HATE touching my eyes so only having to do so once a month is great.

 

[cart-mom]

I too usually wear mine for about a month. I know I'm not supposed to but it just seems frivoulous(sp?) to throw them out after two weeks.

 

[CamColt]

Mine are good 1-2 weeks, but I usually wear them a little longer than 2. Its around that time they start feeling dried out.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I wear the Acuvue disposible bifocals too. They say to change every 2 weeks, but I usually go about 3. This last pair I changed at 2 weeks, because they were bothering me. The danger with wearing them too long is that they can become toxic.

 

[jimmytammy]

Mine are to last for 4 weeks, but sometimes I can get another week out of them. When my eyes start drying out and itching, I know it's time to change.

 

[KJo719]

I am supposed to change mine every 2 weeks, but it's usually more like 3 or 4 weeks.

 

[Rajah]

I think mine are supposed to be good for 3-4 weeks. I used to use some Acuvue disposables that were good for a month, but I'd usually wear them until they started bothering me, and sometimes that would even be a full 2-2.5 months.

I'm now on some new kind (is it Night and Day? I'm not sure) and these are supposed to allow more oxygen through the lens and I've noticed from that aspect, I like them much better. They're a little harder around the rims, though, and I notice them more often. I also noticed that they didn't last as long. My first pair only lasted a month.

 

[Disney845]

I have 1 month disposables. I probably wear my contacts about 30-40% of the time and wear glasses about 60-70% of the time. I usually use the lenses for longer than 1 month then because I do not wear them the full 30 days each month.

I tend to have problems wearing my contacts at night or just in the dark in general. Does anyone else notice their contact's efficiency is less in the dark?

Maybe I am just weird?

 

[jsmith]

I use Accuvue-which are designed for 14 day wear-I wear them for 14 days but during allergy season, that 14 days may be spread over 2 months. I never go over the 14 days because I used to try wear them longer but gave myself corneal scratches and a horriffic eye infection from wearing pairs that had started to break down (disposable are not the same as regular lenses designed for long term wear and they break down after a while). It is very arid hear so the lenses break down faster and it is more noticiable when they are not comfortable.

 

[smileybrat]

I wear Accuvue 2 soft disposable contacts. They say to change them every 2 weeks and that's what I do. My eyes are not something I'll chance. I'd rather pay more money and keep my eyes healthy.

 

[Mish19]

I wear daily contacts so I've never tried to wear a pair more than a day. I wonder how long I could get away with wearing my daily lenses. I dont wear them every day so that's why I went that route.

 

[Kitty 34]

My oldest DS (23) wears them. He changes them usually once a month.

 

[Otto's Doll]

I wear Toric lenses, and after 2 weeks I definetely can tell a difference. I do try to wear them a day or two longer, but usually I can't take the feeling of them being so dry. I don't know if it is because they are toric lenses or if I just have sensitive eyes.