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Originally Posted by BigJim
I bet it has something to do with the laws in various countries. In developed countries they have stricter laws than in so-called developing countries.
I don't understand why people are willing to risk their EYES because they don't want to replace their contact lenses so often. Some may say that there's some kind of "scam" going on, but I don't think so.
Let me put it to you this way. If it turns out that you're being "scammed" and you're buying more contacts than you need, so what, you've lost some money.
If you decide that you're not going to give in to the "scam artists" and wear your two week contacts for a month, you could damage your eyes. How much money is your eyesight worth? Would you rather lose money or eyesight?
It's your choice. If you're so paranoid about being scammed, there's always glasses. |
don't misunder stand my meaning, i never suggest anyone to over use their
contact lens.
i' just angry about some lens companies, especially bausch & lomb. it's nothing about the laws in those poorer countries. the most important reason is that the consummers in those countries don't earn as much money as thoes who are in us, europe, japan, hongkong, singarpore, take china for example, most contact wearers still use traditional lens, when they first hear about monthly replaced lenses, they will all be surprised: wow, one pair for only one month?! so expensive! no more than daily lense!
take b & l for example:
optima 38, in us is recomended to use 6 months, in china 1 year.
soflense 59, in us 2 weeks, in china 1 month.
soflense 66, in us 2 weeks, in china 1 month.
soflense 66 toric, in us 2 weeks, in china 1 month.
sequence, in us 1 month, in china 3 months.
soflense 38, in us 1 month, iin malaysia 3 months, china 6 month!!!!!
everyone knows that the air environment in china is much worse than us and eu, but in china b & l all make the wearing period much longer.
why?
if they recomend to use the lens as long as in us and eu in those developing countries, very few people will buy!
this is why b & l has already discontinued its traditional lens in many rich countries, but sitll sell a lot in those poorer conutries.