Opinions on day and night contact lenses?

Question

I am considering monthly disposable "day and night" contacts which you wear continuously for one month, even when you sleep, and change after a month. Does anyone have these? Interested to find out what they're like.

The only thing that puts me off daily disposables is having to put them in every morning...I have no problem with touching my eyeball, but for some reason it takes me about half an hour to get them in! Not very handy when getting ready for work.

Answer 1

In our office we fit night/day lenses regularly but we modify the wearing schedule. We usually tell the patient to wear the lenses for 6 days continuously and then remove them to let the eyes rest/breathe for a night and then wear them another six day...and so on for a month. We NEVER have them wear the lenses for 30 days straight...i know they are approved for that but it is a risky wearing schedule that we don't want our patients to follow for the sake of their eye health.
ALso, we have had much better patient satisfaction with Purevision lenses instead of night/day lenses. They are the same technology (silicone hydrogel) just made my a different company and feel better on the eye. REMEMBER, that not everyone is able to wear the silicone hydrogel lenses for a month straight...or even over night in some cases. Everyone's eyes are different and some need more oxygen than others. If your eye doctor puts you in night/days he/she should monitor your corneal health closely during the first month of two to make sure your eyes like the material of night/day. Anytime your eye becomes red. irritated with the contact on you should remove them...especially if you wear the lenses continuously for many days. The technology behind the night/day lenses is wonderful but not made for everyone.
Daily disposible lenses such as ClearSIght from Coopervision get my vote because they are the healthiest option. I know it takes you a long time to put them in in the morning but this should quicken with time. It used to take me 1/2 hour to insert lenses but after a month of so it was down to 2 minutes...just keep trying and it will get easier.

Answer 2

I had the kind you wear for a week, day and night, and then throw out. I liked it very much but after about 15 years the eye doctors told me to stop because my eyes weren't getting enough oxygen. So now I take them out at night. I still think 15 years of being able to see first thing in the morning was pretty good! I never had eye infections or anything like that, but do keep some rewetting drops on hand. Your contacts will dry out during the night. If you're a candidate, you might consider Lasix.

Answer 3

I have disposible cantacts and I take them out at night. I didn't like the feeling in my eyes when I woke up. They were dry and it was hard to moisten them without taking the lenses out...so why not keep them out at night?
I have also heard about all the eye diseases that are developing because of contacts and improper usage of them. This includes prolonged wear and not cleaning, taking a 1 month lens and wearing it for 3 months.
I chose 1 month disposible because I want the clean lens every month. I've had infections because of lack of oxygen in my cornia, and it wasn't pretty! It's important to have regular eye appointments too.

Answer 4

i tried these. i was on the monthly ones that you take out at night and then replace after a month, and sometimes when i came home after a night out/stayed over somewhere I would leave them in all night so I tried the continuous wear ones. i found that when i woke up, my eyes were still really dry and i had to take out the lenses and rinse them, which defeated the whole point really! saying that, one of my best friends swears by them - i'd ask your optician for a trial set and see how you go

Answer 5

I know that they say that they're comfy, but I wouldn't feel right about it. Stick with the ones that you can take out if you can!