So....Air Optix is my chosen one

lovecontacts · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2011, 09:08 PM

Finally after about 2 months of trials with 3 different brands, I'm going ahead with Air optix. My eye took 2 days to get used to this brand. I have tried bioinfinity toric,Acuvue Oasys toric and air optix toric.

1.Air optix is easy to insert and remove
2.The lens is for one month - I prefer that to 14 days.
3.My insurance pays for the air optix non-toric one(aqua), so I only need to pay for only the air optix toric.
4.Allows my eye to breathe and eye feel fresh even after removing the lens.
5.The toric lens is a little thick but I read on this forum that a thicker toric lens allows the lens to be more stable in the eye.
6.LAsts for 5 hours in my eye ...I have very dry eyes.So getting a lens for 5 hours without rewetting drops is a big deal for me!
7.Not a very important point, but this is cheaper than Acuvue oasys.

Feel free to post yor comments or ask away questions.

pcouturier · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2011, 02:52 PM

I currently have a pair of Acuvue Oasys and a pair of Biofinity.... I feels unconfortable with both pairs.....what were the issues you were getting?

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Finally after about 2 months of trials with 3 different brands, I'm going ahead with Air optix. My eye took 2 days to get used to this brand. I have tried bioinfinity toric,acuvue oasys toric and air optix toric.

1.Air optix is easy to insert and remove
2.The lens is for one month - I prefer that to 14 days.
3.My insurance pays for the air optix non-toric one(aqua), so I only need to pay for only the air optix toric.
4.Allows my eye to breathe and eye feel fresh even after removing the lens.
5.The toric lens is a little thick but I read on this forum that a thicker toric lens allows the lens to be more stable in the eye.
6.LAsts for 5 hours in my eye ...I have very dry eyes.So getting a lens for 5 hours without rewetting drops is a big deal for me!
7.Not a very important point, but this is cheaper than acuvue oasys.

Feel free to post yor comments or ask away questions.

Captainteneel · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Finally after about 2 months of trials with 3 different brands, I'm going ahead with Air optix. My eye took 2 days to get used to this brand. I have tried bioinfinity toric,acuvue oasys toric and air optix toric.

1.Air Optix is easy to insert and remove
2.The lens is for one month - I prefer that to 14 days.
3.My insurance pays for the air Optix non-toric one(aqua), so I only need to pay for only the air Optix toric.
4.Allows my eye to breathe and eye feel fresh even after removing the lens.
5.The toric lens is a little thick but I read on this forum that a thicker toric lens allows the lens to be more stable in the eye.
6.Lasts for 5 hours in my eye ...I have very dry eyes.So getting a lens for 5 hours without re-wetting drops is a big deal for me!
7.Not a very important point, but this is cheaper than Acuvue Oasys.

Feel free to post yor comments or ask away questions.

It sound like . . . you have chosen wisely.

lovecontacts · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pcouturier

I currently have a pair of Acuvue Oasys and a pair of Biofinity.... I feels unconfortable with both pairs.....what were the issues you were getting?

Look up my threads and you will get detailed reviews...Just to give you a summary:

Bioinfinity was VERY hard to insert and remove(slippery)
Acuvue oasys was ok for 3-4 hpurs and feels very dry after that. Rewetting drops did not help either.

Do you have the oppurtunity to try Air Optix? If so then do it, you might end up liking it. I have one toric lens requirement and the Air optix toric is AWESOME,unlike many toric lenses.

Let us know if you have more questions.

lovecontacts · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Captainteneel

It sound like . . . you have chosen wisely.

Ahh thank you. I would say I'm tied between oasys and optix but ultimately went for optix(little cheaper and is monthly ). I prefer monthly coz its easier to remember. And not to mention, optix is more comfortable.

I justp laced my order, So my boxes are expected to come by friday

KITT · #6 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Ahh thank you. I would say I'm tied between Oasys and Optix but ultimately went for Optix (little cheaper and is monthly ). I prefer monthly coz its easier to remember. And not to mention, Optix is more comfortable.

I just placed my order, So my boxes are expected to come by friday

You gotta love an Indiana Jones reference when you can get one.

It's interesting that you say that monthly lenses are easier to remember. Do you mean easier to remember to replace them? I don't wear monthly lenses, but I would think that after wearing them for three weeks or so I might forget I have them in.

I hope you'll come back and tell us about your new contacts when the arrive.

lovecontacts · #7 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KITT

Do you mean easier to remember to replace them?

Sorry I wasn't clear but that's what I mean

Like I can remember 4 weeks! Also I feel the two week one might expire even before that, thus costing me more. I'm expecting the monthly one to come for atleast 4 weeks considering the fact that I don't use contacts on all 7 days of the week and I use CL 's only 4-5 days a week.

Bessie · #8 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Sorry I wasn't clear but that's what I mean

Like I can remember 4 weeks! Also I feel the two week one might expire even before that, thus costing me more. I'm expecting the monthly one to come for atleast 4 weeks considering the fact that I don't use contacts on all 7 days of the week and I use CL 's only 4-5 days a week.

You said "I prefer monthly coz its easier to remember." I'm still not sure what you mean.

I've read here in Lens 101 that two week lenses can be worn for 14 days and nights. They don't have to be in a row though, so if you skip two days, for example, you can wear them for 16 days. Have you heard that, too?

JohnGalt · #9 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bessie

I've read here in Lens 101 that two week lenses can be worn for 14 days and nights. They don't have to be in a row though, so if you skip two days, for example, you can wear them for 16 days. Have you heard that, too?

It seems like I've read something similar, that bi-weeklies are designed for 2 weeks of daily (but not necessarily nightly) use. And that if you wear them at night (which most are not approved for), you are shortening the life of that lens. One way to think of this theory might be that a lens is designed for - guessing here - 18 hours of use for 14 days, or 252 total hours. If you divided those 252 hours by 24 hours, you'd have 10.5 consecutive days. (Again, the lens would need to be very breathable and approved for overnight wear to do this).

Or, you could spread those 252 hours over a number of days, weeks, months, however you wish (as suggested above).

I'm not vouching for the accuracy of this idea (and certainly not the numbers, which are based on a guess), mind you.

But I do see merit to the theory, because (assuming proper cleaning and storage) the aging of the lens takes place in the eye, with lipid and protein buildup, and exposure to bacteria and so forth.

Just throwing it out there, and someone who knows more than I can give a better response.

I doubt there are any definitive, bright line answers to useful life of lenses. So much is going to depend on an individual's unique differences of lipid and protein accumulation, and cleaning habits - the lenses, not personal hygiene (although that shouldn't be totally ignored).

Whatever timelines we are given, I think of as good "guidelines" for use and replacement. They are based on clinical studies, averages of groups of individuals, and probably err to the conservative side - which is appropriate, given the importance of our eyesight.

Klingons4Peace · #10 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnGalt

It seems like I've read something similar, that bi-weeklies are designed for 2 weeks of daily (but not necessarily nightly) use. And that if you wear them at night (which most are not approved for), you are shortening the life of that lens. One way to think of this theory might be that a lens is designed for - guessing here - 18 hours of use for 14 days, or 252 total hours. If you divided those 252 hours by 24 hours, you'd have 10.5 consecutive days. (Again, the lens would need to be very breathable and approved for overnight wear to do this).

Or, you could spread those 252 hours over a number of days, weeks, months, however you wish (as suggested above).

I'm not vouching for the accuracy of this idea (and certainly not the numbers, which are based on a guess), mind you.

But I do see merit to the theory, because (assuming proper cleaning and storage) the aging of the lens takes place in the eye, with lipid and protein buildup, and exposure to bacteria and so forth.

Just throwing it out there, and someone who knows more than I can give a better response.

I doubt there are any definitive, bright line answers to useful life of lenses. So much is going to depend on an individual's unique differences of lipid and protein accumulation, and cleaning habits - the lenses, not personal hygiene (although that shouldn't be totally ignored).

Whatever timelines we are given, I think of as good "guidelines" for use and replacement. They are based on clinical studies, averages of groups of individuals, and probably err to the conservative side - which is appropriate, given the importance of our eyesight.

I agree that contact lens wear time is determined by the person who's wearing them. From what I've read here, it's usually best to wear biweekly lenses for one week if you wear them day and night, and two weeks if you take them out at night. So I'm thinking that the formula is 7 (days) times 24 (hours) equals . . . 168 total hours of wear.

JohnGalt · #11 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Klingons4Peace

I agree that contact lens wear time is determined by the person who's wearing them. From what I've read here, it's usually best to wear biweekly lenses for one week if you wear them day and night, and two weeks if you take them out at night. So I'm thinking that the formula is 7 (days) times 24 (hours) equals . . . 168 total hours of wear.

That sounds good to me.

I was basing it on a workhorse schedule work 18 hrs, sleep 6. Ha ha.

Autonation · #12 (**permalink**) 11-01-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnGalt

That sounds good to me.

I was basing it on a workhorse schedule work 18 hrs, sleep 6. Ha ha.

Do you keep a workhorse schedule, JohnGalt?

KITT · #13 (**permalink**) 11-02-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnGalt

It seems like I've read something similar, that bi-weeklies are designed for 2 weeks of daily (but not necessarily nightly) use. And that if you wear them at night (which most are not approved for), you are shortening the life of that lens.

I guess I always thought of it as lengthening the life of the lens by not wearing them overnight. I guess that's sort of a half empty/half full thing, right?

JohnGalt · #14 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Autonation

Do you keep a workhorse schedule, JohnGalt?

Well, sometimes I feel like I do. But I think it's more of always being "on" and needing my vision for the time I'm awake. Or at least I'd like to have it. I really enjoy not needing the glasses any more.

JohnGalt · #15 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KITT

I guess I always thought of it as lengthening the life of the lens by not wearing them overnight. I guess that's sort of a half empty/half full thing, right?

Indeed. I think optimism is a valuable trait.

Funny how a silly glass embodies a heady topic. My mother insisted she was neither an optimist, nor a pessimist, but a realist.

But certainly an optimist might judge her to be a pessimist. And a pessimist might agree with her on a number of things, and have a few additional opinions of his own.

In the end, don't we all pretty much think of ourselves as realists?

As for me, I cannot answer whether a glass is half full or half empty without more information. What's in the glass? Water? Is it from a municipal or natural source? Has it been purified? Has it been poisoned?

Or maybe all of that is immaterial, and the glass is very simply both half full and half empty. Or if we're speaking technically, it's a full glass - half liquid and half air. Which is perhaps what this post is...metaphorically speaking.

FirstDown · #16 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnGalt

Indeed. I think optimism is a valuable trait.

Funny how a silly glass embodies a heady topic. My mother insisted she was neither an optimist, nor a pessimist, but a realist.

But certainly an optimist might judge her to be a pessimist. And a pessimist might agree with her on a number of things, and have a few additional opinions of his own.

In the end, don't we all pretty much think of ourselves as realists?

As for me, I cannot answer whether a glass is half full or half empty without more information. What's in the glass? Water? Is it from a municipal or natural source? Has it been purified? Has it been poisoned?

Or maybe all of that is immaterial, and the glass is very simply both half full and half empty. Or if we're speaking technically, it's a full glass - half liquid and half air. Which is perhaps what this post is...metaphorically speaking.

See what you started, KITT?

Before we go off on a long philosophical tangent (as much as I might enjoy that), let's get back to the subject of sleeping in Air Optix for Astigmatism. Can you make them last longer by not sleeping in them, and will they need to be replaced sooner if you do sleep in them?

Ordersixtysix · #17 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by FirstDown

See what you started, KITT?

Before we go off on a long philosophical tangent (as much as I might enjoy that), let's get back to the subject of sleeping in Air Optix for Astigmatism. Can you make them last longer by not sleeping in them, and will they need to be replaced sooner if you do sleep in them?

That's what I've always heard around here. They say that for so-called "1-2 week" lenses you have to replace them once a week if you sleep in them, and once every other week if you take them out at night.

JohnGalt · #18 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ordersixtysix

That's what I've always heard around here. They say that for so-called "1-2 week" lenses you have to replace them once a week if you sleep in them, and once every other week if you take them out at night.

Yep. ^^^ That.

pathfinder · #19 (**permalink**) 11-03-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnGalt

Yep. ^^^ That.

Well, good. I'm glad we got that straight. Of course, when it comes to wearing your contact lenses it's always best to follow your eye doctor's instruction. He or she might even let you wear them longer.

lovecontacts · #20 (**permalink**) 11-04-2011, 07:17 AM

Looks like the discussion has gone in a different direction

I never meant to talk about 'extending' the use of my lens. I am aware that monthly lenses can be worn for 30 days and bi-weekly ones for 14 days.

I got only a 6 month supply for now becuase I prefer to get tested again and then buy another set becuase my eye sight presciption is very dynamic and changes a lot..

So anyone here has experience with air optix(especially the toric)?

Wookiee74 · #21 (**permalink**) 11-04-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Looks like the discussion has gone in a different direction

I never meant to talk about 'extending' the use of my lens. I am aware that monthly lenses can be worn for 30 days and bi-weekly ones for 14 days.

I got only a 6 month supply for now because I prefer to get tested again and then buy another set because my eye sight prescription is very dynamic and changes a lot.

I usually get my eyes checked once a year, and my vision has been pretty stable. You said you got a six month supply of contact lenses, so does that mean you're going to get your eyes examined again after only six months?

JohnGalt · #22 (**permalink**) 11-04-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Looks like the discussion has gone in a different direction

I never meant to talk about 'extending' the use of my lens. I am aware that monthly lenses can be worn for 30 days and bi-weekly ones for 14 days.

I got only a 6 month supply for now becuase I prefer to get tested again and then buy another set becuase my eye sight presciption is very dynamic and changes a lot..

So anyone here has experience with air optix(especially the toric)?

Oops, sorry for the tangential conversation there!

Congratulations on finding a winning lens! I'm using Air Optix Night and Day Aqua right now and love them!

bettydaviseyes · #23 (**permalink**) 11-04-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lovecontacts

Finally after about 2 months of trials with 3 different brands, I'm going ahead with Air optix. My eye took 2 days to get used to this brand. I have tried bioinfinity toric,acuvue oasys toric and air optix toric.

1.Air optix is easy to insert and remove
2.The lens is for one month - I prefer that to 14 days.
3.My insurance pays for the air optix non-toric one(aqua), so I only need to pay for only the air optix toric.
4.Allows my eye to breathe and eye feel fresh even after removing the lens.
5.The toric lens is a little thick but I read on this forum that a thicker toric lens allows the lens to be more stable in the eye.
6.LAsts for 5 hours in my eye ...I have very dry eyes.So getting a lens for 5 hours without rewetting drops is a big deal for me!
7.Not a very important point, but this is cheaper than acuvue oasys.

Feel free to post your comments or ask away questions.

You're talking about Air Optix For Astigmatism, right? CIBA Vision sure has a whole lot of contact lenses with "Air Optix" in the name.

I find it interesting that you consider price to be "not a very important point." That's because your insurance pays for them, right? I wonder why they don't cover the Air Optix For Astigmatism?