Question About Daily Contacts

Is Acuvue planning on releasing a daily version of their Advanced,
Advanced for Asthigmatism, and/or Oasys contact lenses. I heard that
dailies are better for people with allergies like me and doesnt require
you to clean them which sounds nice. Also are there any disadvantages
to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks.

I've been wearing Focus Dailies for about 3 years and have found one
major problem--they are so flimsy that about one in 20 is damaged when
I open the package and has to be thrown away. Also, about every two
weeks one of them breaks apart while wearing it and this can cause a
lot of pain. It can become especially bad when it breaks into little
pieces and you have to fish them out from under your upper eyelid.

This problem seems to be getting worse with every batch of lenses I
order so I decided to quit using them and try the Night and Day
contacts.

I have on occasion worn the dailies for longer than one day--maybe two
or three days--without a problem; but I would only recommend using them
for one day since they are prone to breakage.

Dailies are great because you can toss them away without worrying about
cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I
will probably go back to using them.

I also wear Focus Dailies and have encountered the same problem. I also
find they make my eyes drier then conventional soft lenses. They are
very flimsy and fragile and tear easy.


Bruce Dishongh wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Also are there any disadvantages to wearing daily lenses and how long can you wear them for. Thanks.
>
> I've been wearing Focus Dailies for about 3 years and have found one
> major problem--they are so flimsy that about one in 20 is damaged when
> I open the package and has to be thrown away. Also, about every two
> weeks one of them breaks apart while wearing it and this can cause a
> lot of pain. It can become especially bad when it breaks into little
> pieces and you have to fish them out from under your upper eyelid.
>
> This problem seems to be getting worse with every batch of lenses I
> order so I decided to quit using them and try the Night and Day
> contacts.
>
> I have on occasion worn the dailies for longer than one day--maybe two
> or three days--without a problem; but I would only recommend using them
> for one day since they are prone to breakage.
>
> Dailies are great because you can toss them away without worrying about
> cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I
> will probably go back to using them.

Anon E. Muss wrote:
> On 4 Jun 2006 12:03:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> >Is Acuvue planning on releasing a daily version of their Advanced,
> >Advanced for Asthigmatism, and/or Oasys contact lenses.
>
> I spoke with a couple of Vistakon reps a month or two ago and asked
> them the question of a silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact
> lens. They felt there was no reason for it, although I think it would
> be great as an option for dry-eyed patients that want/need a daily
> disposable modality.


Of course not since the original impetus behind silicone-hydrogel
lenses was continuous wear. I still think that the continuous wear
option is not being fully leveraged, and that future generations of
silicone-hydrogel lenses will prove to be even better.

The other prohibition is cost. It is no accident that all daily
disposable lenses are made out of the cheapest possible materials in
the cheapest possible manner.

DrG

Bruce Dishongh wrote:

>
> Dailies are great because you can toss them away without worrying about
> cleaning and if some company ever makes a more durable daily lens I
> will probably go back to using them.

Vistakon and B&L also make daily disposable lenses. The B&L is likely
the most durable.

DrG

Anon E. Muss wrote:

>
> Nevertheless, I feel that a daily disposable silicone hydrogel lens
> would be a great option for patients.

Naturally. I wish my patients were willing to spend double what they
now spend for contact lenses. As it is, most think that $500/year is
too much, which puts the current daily disposables out of reach.

DrG