Contacts

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

I have 1 month disposable soft contact lenses that I am supposed to take out each night, then dispose of in about a month, and I have a years supply.... anyways, I just noticed I have had the same pair in for about 2 months now.... never been taken out. Ive had no problems and can still see well. Can leaving them in cause permanent damge to my eyes>? or is it bad in some way?

ironcrotch · Nov 23, 2004

Your eyes will freeze like this

. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

AmbitV · Nov 23, 2004

how do you "just notice" something like that.....

bobbybe01 · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I have 1 month disposable soft contact lenses that I am supposed to take out each night, then dispose of in about a month, and I have a years supply.... anyways, I just noticed I have had the same pair in for about 2 months now.... never been taken out. Ive had no problems and can still see well. Can leaving them in cause permanent damge to my eyes>? or is it bad in some way?

Leaving them in overnight will cause the contacts to dry out...causing eye irritation. Too much time left in, it'll probably fall out on its own.

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: AmbitV
how do you "just notice" something like that.....

dont ask... I was just thinking about contacts when I read another thread about brands of contacts.... I think i began not taking them out on a vacation or something where i forgot my contact case, and left them in and saw that I was fine afterwards

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Leaving them in overnight will cause the contacts to dry out...causing eye irritation. Too much time left in, it'll probably fall out on its own.[/quote]

I havent had this problem yet.....

TwiceOver · Nov 23, 2004

I've been doing this for years. I usually stretch a bi-weekly set to around 3 months.

AHH... But I take them out every night.

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
I've been doing this for years. I usually stretch a bi-weekly set to around 3 months.

do you leave them in overnight.... everynight???

TwiceOver · Nov 23, 2004

I edited my post. Yeh, take them out every night. My contacts get dry if I don't and that really sux.

konakona · Nov 23, 2004

being a captain obvious here... but here is my plug : constant wear of contacts blocks off air from retina resulting in severe oxygen deprivation. my sister had it bad at one time and i was told she almost went blind from that. proabably a huge YMMV, but certainly not advisable to anyone

geno · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
I've been doing this for years. I usually stretch a bi-weekly set to around 3 months.

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do you leave them in overnight.... everynight???

I do, or else they'll be very dried out when I wake up from my sleep

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

what does YMMV mean?

TwiceOver · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
what does YMMV mean?

Your Mileage May Vary. Basically your results might not be the same.

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Hmmmm, Im not sure, I havent had any problems yet, maybe next time I go see the eye doctor Ill see if he sees anything, and then he will tell me not to elave them in

kalster · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I have 1 month disposable soft contact lenses that I am supposed to take out each night, then dispose of in about a month, and I have a years supply.... anyways, I just noticed I have had the same pair in for about 2 months now.... never been taken out . Ive had no problems and can still see well. Can leaving them in cause permanent damge to my eyes>? or is it bad in some way?

wow, that is not advisable at all

rpc64 · Nov 23, 2004

If I were you I would take them out right now. That's got to be very bad for your eyes.

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: rpc64
If I were you I would take them out right now. That's got to be very bad for your eyes.

prolly right

mobobuff · Nov 23, 2004

In all honesty, I've done this before too. A few times actually, and my eyes are fine. If it's all about air getting to the retinas... then what does keeping them out at night do? Your eyes are closed the whole time

shopbruin · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
Hmmmm, Im not sure, I havent had any problems yet, maybe next time I go see the eye doctor Ill see if he sees anything, and then he will tell me not to elave them in

the doctor will ALWAYS tell you to take them out.

i wear biweeklies, and i always toss them out every two weeks, and take them out at night. better safe than sorry.

styrafoam · Nov 23, 2004

You will get scar tissue on your cornea. If the fact that you never remove your contacts is evident during your exam your doctor may not write you a new prescription for contacts.

Juice Box · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: styrafoam
You will get scar tissue on your cornea. If the fact that you never remove your contacts is evident during your exam your doctor may not write you a new prescription for contacts.

that seems a little drastic, dont you think?

styrafoam · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: digitalsnare

Originally posted by: styrafoam
You will get scar tissue on your cornea. If the fact that you never remove your contacts is evident during your exam your doctor may not write you a new prescription for contacts.

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that seems a little drastic, dont you think?

To not write a new prescription? If they see that you are abusing your eyes it is their responsibilty to keep you healthy. They could also be liable if they see evidence and do nothing and in turn you suffer permanent damage to your eyes. My wife worked in an optical for 2 years, i've heard a couple horror stories.

TreyRandom · Nov 23, 2004

Originally posted by: VanillaH
being a captain obvious here... but here is my plug : constant wear of contacts blocks off air from retina resulting in severe oxygen deprivation. my sister had it bad at one time and i was told she almost went blind from that. proabably a huge YMMV, but certainly not advisable to anyone

Exactly right.

When I was young and irresponsible, I left my contacts in for weeks at a time. I rationalized that I "just didn't have the time" to mess with cleaning and enzyming them (this was back when enzyming took 3-4 hours). My eyes would get severely dry. After a while, I would even get bad photophobia (sensitivity to light - my eyes actually *hurt* when the sun was out). Once it hurt so bad, I couldn't even drive.

I went to my eye doctor for a routine exam and she told me that I had corneal ulcers. Additionally, the blood vessels in my eyeball were starting to grow into the iris (the colored part of my eye) due to oxygen deprivation (because I kept the contacts in all the time, my eyes couldn't get enough oxygen). She wouldn't write me a new prescription until the ulcers healed a bit.

After that experience, I rarely let my contacts go more than the two weeks I was supposed to wear them, and I'd let my eyes take a literal "breather" at *least* one full day a week.

If I had kept being irresponsible with my contacts, the blood vessels would continue to grow into my iris until they pass in front of my pupil (the dark area in the middle)... which causes blindness. And the blood vessels don't turn around and retreat from the iris after you start taking care of your eyes... once they're there, they're there.

You've only got one pair of eyes. Don't take them for granted.

Abhi · Nov 23, 2004

Dude... dont play with ur eyes...

Take out the lenses every night...

0roo0roo · Nov 23, 2004

guess thats what ur vision is worth to ya...
play russian roulette cuz u know... doctors know jacksh*t.

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