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Extended wear contacts
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I'm looking into these. The 7 and the 30 day ones. Though I've heard and read that the 30 day ones leave you more prone to eye infections and the like. Any experience with either of these?
A woman at work wears the 30 day ones and hasn't had any problems but I don't know anybody else who does so I lack a variety of experiences.
Thanks
A woman at work wears the 30 day ones and hasn't had any problems but I don't know anybody else who does so I lack a variety of experiences.
Thanks
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Actually, I'm not sure how accurate this is :chin: I wear the 30 day ones and have done for several months now with no problems. Apparently when they first came on the market years ago, there were problems with them as you describe, because the technology hadn't been developed properly. Now though they are actually better for your eyes than the other varieties, because the technology has advanced a massive amount - the material is actually more "breathable" than the other varieties and as my optician pointed out, not having to change them regularly means you have to put your fingers in/near your eyes less - hence less bacteria and dirt from your fingertips being transferred to your eyes. You could argue that he was just trying to get me to buy them, but as they were the cheapest option available I don't think that can be it.
Here is some info from the British Contact Lens Association:
http://www.bcla.org.uk/continuous_wear.asp
Just my thoughts on it