Which Lets Your Eyes Breathe Better - 1-Day Acuvue or Acuvue 2?

Railfan · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 05:16 PM

Who can tell me which contact lens lets the oxygen in better?

psimonk · #2 (**permalink**) 01-27-2009, 04:06 AM

I would say the Hydraclear is really good for oxygen. Could you be a bit more specific though? oxygen is a major component in air and water, what are you going for? Wet or Dry?

Tigger · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2009, 01:48 PM

I agree with psimonk. Hydraclear is really good for letting your eyes breathe.

Railfan · #4 (**permalink**) 06-03-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by psimonk

I would say the Hydraclear is really good for oxygen. Could you be a bit more specific though? oxygen is a major component in air and water, what are you going for? Wet or Dry?

Psimonk's got it. Some people have a problem wearing certain contact lenses because they don't let their eyes "breathe." I want to know which lenses are less likely to suffocate your eyes.

paulette · #5 (**permalink**) 08-26-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Railfan

Psimonk's got it. Some people have a problem wearing certain contact lenses because they don't let their eyes "breathe." I want to know which lenses are less likely to suffocate your eyes.

i guess every eyes have its own compatibility..i cant really pin point or specify what is good and what is not unless i have tried it all(especially on the suffocating issue)which of course is not possible since we have its own unique problem my prescribed lens will not work for you same with your lens as well as with the others will not work for me too..

i hope that it helps..

Railfan · #6 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 11:06 AM

Thanks, everybody. I appreciate your taking the time to help me with my question.

Ricardo · #7 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 11:22 AM

I'd try Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear - I think they were made with the idea of wearing them all day long.

I think the last few hours of the day is when you really find out which lenses perform better.

boogi · #8 (**permalink**) 08-28-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by psimonk

I would say the Hydraclear is really good for oxygen. Could you be a bit more specific though? oxygen is a major component in air and water, what are you going for? Wet or Dry?

very correct .. Hydraclear is the best of what i have tried please i too suggest u the same ...

alyssa · #9 (**permalink**) 08-28-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricardo

I'd try Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear - I think they were made with the idea of wearing them all day long.

I think the last few hours of the day is when you really find out which lenses perform better.

likewise here ricardo..i guess to each its own..i cant really talk for others for comparison..i can only vouched for what i had experienced and some reviews from friends..but in my opinion contact lenses are made for correction, comfort ability and the likes.

Railfan · #10 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 05:01 PM

Okay, I've gone away from this thread and come back to it, and it seems very strange that I asked about the relative breatheablility of 1-Day Acuvue and Acuvue 2 contact lenses, and everyone keeps saying "hydraclear." Which one is that?

nakchura · #11 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by psimonk

I would say the Hydraclear is really good for oxygen. Could you be a bit more specific though? oxygen is a major component in air and water, what are you going for? Wet or Dry?

Even I would go with Hydraclear for that situation. But if the choice is only between 1-Day Acuvue and Acuvue 2, my choice would be 1-Day Acuvue.

nakchura · #12 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by paulette

i guess every eyes have its own compatibility..i cant really pin point or specify what is good and what is not unless i have tried it all(especially on the suffocating issue)which of course is not possible since we have its own unique problem my prescribed lens will not work for you same with your lens as well as with the others will not work for me too..

i hope that it helps..

Right. I think everyone really have different conditions in their eyes and not because one lens makes your eyes breathe easier means that it will do the same with the others.

nakchura · #13 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricardo

I'd try Acuvue Advance with Hydraclear - I think they were made with the idea of wearing them all day long.

I think the last few hours of the day is when you really find out which lenses perform better.

I wish I could try that too but I'm not yet really allowed to wear advance lenses for long so far.

Privateyez · #14 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigger

I agree with psimonk. Hydraclear is really good for letting your eyes breathe.

Hydraclear is not a brand of contact lenses, it's a material that some contacts are made of. So can someone please answer this question about the most breathable contact lenses with a brand name and not a material? It's like asking "which car get the best gas mileage?" and everyone keeps saying "fiberglass."

Privateyez · #15 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nakchura

Even I would go with Hydraclear for that situation. But if the choice is only between 1-Day Acuvue and Acuvue 2, my choice would be 1-Day Acuvue.

Ah! Now we're getting somewhere.

Privateyez · #16 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nakchura

I wish I could try that too but I'm not yet really allowed to wear advance lenses for long so far.

"Not allowed?" By whom? Your parents or your eye doctor?

Railfan · #17 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Privateyez

Hydraclear is not a brand of contact lenses, it's a material that some contacts are made of. So can someone please answer this question about the most breathable contact lenses with a brand name and not a material? It's like asking "which car get the best gas mileage?" and everyone keeps saying "fiberglass."

Yes, thank you for bringing this up, Privateyes. I'm looking for a brand name, not an ingredient. Can some one tell me which brand they like for the best oxygen circulation?

Railfan · #18 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 09:58 AM

Isn't anyone going to mention Dk/t? Isn't that the measurement used for oxygen permeability?

Privateyez · #19 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 12:27 PM

I found a study on line that concluded that the contact lenses that have the best oxygen permeability are the silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Examples of these would be Night & Day by CIBA Vision, and PureVision from Bausch & Lomb, which are monthly contact lenses, Acuvue Oasys from Johnson and Johnson, O2Optix and AirOptix from CIBA Vision, and CooperVision's Biofinity which are approved for overnight wear of six nights consecutively. Acuvue Advance and CooperVision's Avaira are approved for daily wear only.

My thanks to allaboutvision.com for providing me with those brand names.