serious hygiene prollem- overclocking contact lens

[pamchenko]

yes i do it I push my 2 weekers past their specced rating all the way to 3-4 weeks. some may say it is disgusting. also, I don't wash my contacts, i just soak em in all in 1 solution...I'm prolly gonna go blind one day...just wonderin if anyone did this as well?

 

[virtuamike]

3-4 weeks? I'm working on 3-4 months!! Then again I don't wear my contacts all the often, still can't get used to touching my eye.

 

[Zapster]

I wear the Johnson and Johnson AcueVue and leave them in 3 or 4 weeks regularlly. The only time I cut the time short is when I'm working out in the yard, or when it is very dry. I don't take them out in the evening or anytime. They stay in for a full 3 or 4 weeks. I've spoke with my eye doctor and he says that 2 weeks is a rule. Each person is different, so if you want to experiment and see how long you can leave a set of contact in, go ahead. Once I left them in for 5 and a half weeks just to see how long I could leave them in. I developed a soar on my eyes and couldn't wear contacts for about 2 weeks afterwards.

I've recently switched brands to American Contacts. Even though they don't have the AV stamped on the contact, their contacts are much thinner (a bit harder to work with), but feel much better than the AcueVues. They are cheaper too!

 

[loup garou]

I, too, go way to long with em in. I really need to get in the habit of regularly cleaning/replacing them, but I'm just so damn lazy. I should just get the damn surgery done...

 

[gittyup]

I overclock my weekly lenses to 4 weeks.

 

[Tauren]

My ex used to push them also, but she would clean them nightly. One time, before I met her, she pushed them without cleaning them and ended up with a double eye infection. She learned her lesson!

 

[Cable God]

I have the daily ones, you know, good for a year or whatever. I take 'em out every night and wash/soak 'em and put them in in the morning. I find it a lot easier to put them in after the morning shower

 

[HayZeus 2000]

FWIW, I regularly wear the B&L disposables for about 2-3 months at a time, and so far I haven't had a problem in the 2 years since I switched to them. I do take them out and clean them every night (with my vision being as bad as it is, I've always had to do this, even with extended wear lenses) but my eye doctor told me that as long as I did that and washed hands etc. etc. I should be fine as long as I pitch them at the first sign of discomfort. I've yet to actually get a pair to that point, though-if I don't pitch them every 2 months or so, they'll expire! Which reminds me, I should have pitched this pair at the beginning of February-oops... :Q

 

[nateholtrop]

hmmm cool i guess

nate

 

[Electric Amish]

I wear AcuVue2's.

Supposed to be 2 weekers, but I generally get 3-4 out of them. I don't really keep track. I just change them when they feel bad.

I generally will take them out and clean/soak them for a day on a weekend.

amish

 

[bleuiko]

Hard lenses (gas permeable)... need I say more

 

[Wingznut]

Not a bright idea, as I almost found out the hard way. Guys, seriously... don't f*ck with your eyes.

I used to "overclock" my lenses too. But then the capillaries in my eyes started to lengthen, because my eyes were starving for oxygen. I was informed by the eye doctor that they were very close to causing permanent eye damage. He refused to give me a contact lens prescription. I phoned another eye doctor, just to get a second opinion. He basically confirmed what the first doctor said. I never had any pain or discomfort, so I thought all was well.

A couple years later, my eyes healed just fine. I now wear contacts occasionally, but I still wear my glasses more often. I like my eyes.

Really, not taking care of your eyes is not a good idea.

 

[DannyLove]

the main reason i dont wear contacts anymore. its all about my polo's!

 

[SpongeBob]

Wingznut is right, I also tried wearing my contacts way too much. Now I can't even wear them for an hour without discomfort. I'd like to get that laser surgery eventually though.

 

[Scabilian]

You guys are crazy. I wouldn't jack with my eyes like that.

 

[Jalapeno]

3 months continiously, easy. Done it for 10 years now and only had one minor problem so far. AcuVue2.

 

[Croton]

zapster..
do u wear them for that long without taking them out? 'cause that's what it sounds like in your post!

anyways, i have 2 weekdisposables, but i do about 2months w/them.
once i feel discoumfot, i throw them away.

 

[pamchenko]

if u do it to your CPU (which to many of you is a very big part of ur life), why not your contacts!!

 

[virtuamike]

Because CPUs you can RMA (depending on where you buy them). Eyes are all purchases final, no refunds or exchanges.

 

[mikysee]

I know someone that kept his on for 2 months without taking it out. He was almost blinded when it caused an infection in his eye.

 

[Shmorq]

I replace my yearlies about 3 times a year because I don't wanna skimp out on my eyes.

 

[Passions]

If you sleep with your contacts they might roll into the back of your eye socket and cause you to DIE.

 

[cjchaps]

I used to wear my contacts for long periods of time... I just underwent LASIK eye surgery about 2 months ago, and as I was getting it done, the doc was like "I see you wore your contacts a lot". I guess it does build up blood vessels when you wear them to much. I'm really glad I don't have to wear contacts or glasses anymore. Last visit to the eye doctor my vision was 20/15 by the way.