Best kind of contact lenses?
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Best and cheap are not included together when it comes to MY eyes.
I don't know about yours...
I tried the extended wear a few years ago, didn't like them for a number of different reasons (protien build up, lack of sharpness and clarity, maintenance that NEVER ends, etc).
Contacts will never give you the acuity that regular glasses can provide.
I don't know about yours...
I tried the extended wear a few years ago, didn't like them for a number of different reasons (protien build up, lack of sharpness and clarity, maintenance that NEVER ends, etc).
Contacts will never give you the acuity that regular glasses can provide.
It really depends on the person and what works best for them. Most people first try the one that their optometrist offers.
I wear Focus disposables from Ciba. I've never talked to another person who had a good experience with any Ciba contacts, but they work better for me than the Accuvue ones I tried. Find a good optometrist, and they'll recommend the correct lenses for you. Make sure you get a free trial pair to start with, so you know that you like them before spending the money.
I wear the one-month disposables. I like them better than the two-week contacts because they seem to hold up a little longer. I take care of them, so one pair actually lasts me several months. Once they start to build up protein deposits, I pitch them and open a new pair. If you can afford it, avoid the daily wears (6 months or a year) because they are much thicker (and less confortable) and you have to be religious about cleaning them.
My advice would be to call a ton of different optometrists and get quotes on prices. I chose the one with the cheapest contacts, but the most expensive fitting fee ($85 versus and average of $35 for other doctors' fitting fees). I'd rather pay someone who makes his money off of a service he provides, rather than selling a product that someone else makes. It was worth it; I went through 6 trial lenses before I found the ones that worked best for me.
FYI, a year's supply of 1-month disposables cost me $85 for my right eye (normally $100). It was $155 (normally $190) for my left eye because I had to get toric lenses for that eye (special contacts for astigmatism). I've actually had them for two years because I take care of them and make them last (should get at least another 6 months out of them before I have to re-order).
Hope that helps.
I wear Focus disposables from Ciba. I've never talked to another person who had a good experience with any Ciba contacts, but they work better for me than the Accuvue ones I tried. Find a good optometrist, and they'll recommend the correct lenses for you. Make sure you get a free trial pair to start with, so you know that you like them before spending the money.
I wear the one-month disposables. I like them better than the two-week contacts because they seem to hold up a little longer. I take care of them, so one pair actually lasts me several months. Once they start to build up protein deposits, I pitch them and open a new pair. If you can afford it, avoid the daily wears (6 months or a year) because they are much thicker (and less confortable) and you have to be religious about cleaning them.
My advice would be to call a ton of different optometrists and get quotes on prices. I chose the one with the cheapest contacts, but the most expensive fitting fee ($85 versus and average of $35 for other doctors' fitting fees). I'd rather pay someone who makes his money off of a service he provides, rather than selling a product that someone else makes. It was worth it; I went through 6 trial lenses before I found the ones that worked best for me.
FYI, a year's supply of 1-month disposables cost me $85 for my right eye (normally $100). It was $155 (normally $190) for my left eye because I had to get toric lenses for that eye (special contacts for astigmatism). I've actually had them for two years because I take care of them and make them last (should get at least another 6 months out of them before I have to re-order).
Hope that helps.
I have mild astigmatism, in addition to near-sightedness, but I get by just fine with Acuview 2 lenses. Those 1 year toric lenses are a b|tch, because sooner or later they break (and it's not after the 1 year is up).
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