TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Oct 14, 2011 9:35am
I am still on the 2 week ones. Take care of them. Do the protein removal treatment after 2 weeks and easily get a month out of them.
My wife just made the switch to the daily lenses. She loves them. She has different prescriptions for each eye. 90 day supply cost 200 from the eye doc. When she reups we will go 1800 Contacts and it will be a little cheaper. She only wears contacts about 3/4 days a week at the most. So 90 days should last half a year.
My wife just made the switch to the daily lenses. She loves them. She has different prescriptions for each eye. 90 day supply cost 200 from the eye doc. When she reups we will go 1800 Contacts and it will be a little cheaper. She only wears contacts about 3/4 days a week at the most. So 90 days should last half a year.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Oct 14, 2011 12:31pm
That's basically what happened to me. They started irritating my eyes, so I went to pretty much full-time glasses.Commander of Awesome;932403 wrote:Dailys are still more expensive than monthlys so I stick with Monthly. I've been having eye issues lately though so I only wear contacts for exercise recently which sucks.
As for buying them, do you need a prescription? Or is it like glasses, where if you have eyes that are just a bit off, you can get a passible pair at a store, but if you're near blind, you need a prescription for the ultra-powered lenses? Just in case I'd want to try contacts, since it's been a couple years since I've used them.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Oct 14, 2011 12:52pm
Lasik FTW
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Oct 14, 2011 1:22pm
I use the 2 week ones and wear them about 8 months. I see no reason why they should need to be thrown out after 2 weeks. I store them in the multi-solutions every night, so they stay pretty clean.TBone14;933189 wrote:I am still on the 2 week ones. Take care of them. Do the protein removal treatment after 2 weeks and easily get a month out of them.
My wife just made the switch to the daily lenses. She loves them. She has different prescriptions for each eye. 90 day supply cost 200 from the eye doc. When she reups we will go 1800 Contacts and it will be a little cheaper. She only wears contacts about 3/4 days a week at the most. So 90 days should last half a year.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Oct 14, 2011 1:23pm
Ain't no one one touching my eye with a knife or laser. I'll stick with the minor inconvenience.bases_loaded;933336 wrote:Lasik FTW
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Oct 14, 2011 3:17pm
Mine were 60% cheaper at Sam's Club than at my eye doctor. Sam's is also cheaper than 1800 contacts or Walmart by about 10-20%.TBone14;933189 wrote:I am still on the 2 week ones. Take care of them. Do the protein removal treatment after 2 weeks and easily get a month out of them.
My wife just made the switch to the daily lenses. She loves them. She has different prescriptions for each eye. 90 day supply cost 200 from the eye doc. When she reups we will go 1800 Contacts and it will be a little cheaper. She only wears contacts about 3/4 days a week at the most. So 90 days should last half a year.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Oct 14, 2011 5:51pm
Thought you had insurance? Most insurance companies are paying for this now from what I hear.se-alum;932835 wrote:Yea, well, I don't have the money for that right now.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Oct 14, 2011 5:55pm
It will pay for some. I haven't actually looked to see what % they would pay of it.BR1986FB;933559 wrote:Thought you had insurance? Most insurance companies are paying for this now from what I hear.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Oct 14, 2011 6:04pm
Some of you guys actually wear the 2 week contacts for multiple months at a time? Lol I love when we have people come in for a brief visit bc they have an eye infection or eye irritation and I ask how long theyve been wearing their current pair of contacts and the answer is usually like 3 4 or 5 months. After a while, the contacts can only get SO clean from the solution and the protein and dirt starts to build up and theyre less oxygen permeable . But if it works for ya, go for it lol
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Oct 14, 2011 11:14pm
Not saying you're wrong. But I've never been to the eye doctor for anything but routine checkups. Been wearing contacts for 19 years.Hb31187;933601 wrote:Some of you guys actually wear the 2 week contacts for multiple months at a time? Lol I love when we have people come in for a brief visit bc they have an eye infection or eye irritation and I ask how long theyve been wearing their current pair of contacts and the answer is usually like 3 4 or 5 months. After a while, the contacts can only get SO clean from the solution and the protein and dirt starts to build up and theyre less oxygen permeable . But if it works for ya, go for it lol
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Oct 15, 2011 11:16am
I'm thinking that's why contacts started irritating my eyes. I was cutting corners a few years back due to getting divorces and one thing I was doing was stretching out my contacts a LOT longer than I had.Hb31187;933601 wrote:Some of you guys actually wear the 2 week contacts for multiple months at a time? Lol I love when we have people come in for a brief visit bc they have an eye infection or eye irritation and I ask how long theyve been wearing their current pair of contacts and the answer is usually like 3 4 or 5 months. After a while, the contacts can only get SO clean from the solution and the protein and dirt starts to build up and theyre less oxygen permeable . But if it works for ya, go for it lol
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Oct 15, 2011 12:20pm
Divorce(s)? Sister Wives?Heretic;934120 wrote:I'm thinking that's why contacts started irritating my eyes. I was cutting corners a few years back due to getting divorces and one thing I was doing was stretching out my contacts a LOT longer than I had.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Oct 15, 2011 12:22pm
LOL. Of all the times to have the "hit s instead of d" fuck-up. Damn, one wife was bad enough...can't imagine how much polygamy would have sucked.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Oct 15, 2011 12:30pm
Amen, brother. You got reps for that.Heretic;934201 wrote:Damn, one wife was bad enough...can't imagine how much polygamy would have sucked.
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SNRote
Posts: 4
Nov 28, 2011 4:09pm
I have worn Dailies for years. I recently went for a consultation for lasik because I knew I would qualify but didn't know how much lasik cost. It's really not as bad as I had expected. During benefits open enrollment I just put enough in my Flex Spending Account to pay for the procedure. I can use the funds in January for lasik and basically pay for the procedure tax free. Has anyone else done lasik this way?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Nov 28, 2011 4:13pm
I am thinking of switching to Daily contacts next time I need to buy contacts.
Need to get a pair of glasses too.
Need to get a pair of glasses too.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Nov 28, 2011 9:54pm
Get a job and a life while you're at it.I Wear Pants;991652 wrote:I am thinking of switching to Daily contacts next time I need to buy contacts.
Need to get a pair of glasses too.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Nov 28, 2011 10:12pm
That's great coming from the guy that pretends to be rich on the internet.sleeper;992181 wrote:Get a job and a life while you're at it.
MrPoke
Posts: 348
Nov 28, 2011 10:47pm
I have 30 night and day lenses and leave them in for 2-4 months.
Rewetting drops in the morning and usually take them out twice a month to soak over night.
Once wore the same pair for nearly 2 years. Didn't have any problems with vision or health and when I went back for a checkup, nothing had changed one bit in the 3 years since I had been there. Dr wasn't happy though.
Rewetting drops in the morning and usually take them out twice a month to soak over night.
Once wore the same pair for nearly 2 years. Didn't have any problems with vision or health and when I went back for a checkup, nothing had changed one bit in the 3 years since I had been there. Dr wasn't happy though.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Nov 28, 2011 10:48pm
:rolleyes:I Wear Pants;992222 wrote:That's great coming from the guy that pretends to be rich on the internet.