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Are Daily Disposable Contact Lenses Like Paper Plates?

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Old 06-27-2008, 04:09 PM
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Default Are Daily Disposable Contact Lenses Like Paper Plates?
I heard an analogy where daily disposable contact lenses were compared to paper plates. Why would you want to use paper plates more than once? They get dirty during use and are difficult to clean, so why not just throw them away?

Do you think that's a fair analogy?
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I heard an analogy where daily disposable contact lenses were compared to paper plates. Why would you want to use paper plates more than once? They get dirty during use and are difficult to clean, so why not just throw them away?

Do you think that's a fair analogy?
Thats an interesting analogy. I'm not sure I agree with it. Makes me think, wow, maybe I oughta just toss my eye out too if theres that much gunk in there.

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I do think it is a good analogy K4P. You hear a lot of people asking why can they not wear daily disposables longer than just the one day and I think your analogy kind of explained that in a round about way. And lol LV that was funny and also understandable.
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True- they are for 1 day- just as they say. What a great way to describe it- They get dirty and aren't meant to be used for a long period of time.
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True- they are for 1 day- just as they say. What a great way to describe it- They get dirty and aren't meant to be used for a long period of time.

Yeah, you're right! I was kinda joking with my remarks, as I have worn contacts before, both the daily and extended wear, and to be honest, it makes me a bit nervous to wear them too long. I mean, what makes the difference between daily disposables vs. extended wear? I mean, you have the same gunk in your eyes, aren't both types of contacts likely to get dirty? Or are the extended wear somehow "tougher" in some way, or more impervious to the crap thats in your eyes?

I don't know, I just know that I could never decide whether it was better to sleep with the extended wear in my eyes, which I've done, or put them back in those little cases, either way, it's like, I worry about what might be growing on them, or in my eyes ... call me paranoid. LOL

But yah, the paper plate analogy is funny. I was trying to be humorous with my response as well. Still ... LOL yuck!

~LV
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:46 PM
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I don't have any idea of the product.Made up of paper means it is soothing for eyes.But changing daily is little bit difficult process.
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Old 08-13-2008, 02:15 PM
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What makes the difference between daily disposables vs. extended wear? I mean, you have the same gunk in your eyes, aren't both types of contacts likely to get dirty? Or are the extended wear somehow "tougher" in some way, or more impervious to the crap thats in your eyes?
~LV
Again, back to the paper plates. They are made of a different material than the glass plates. Both kinds of plates get dirty when you use them, but the glass plates are made of a material that can safely get wet and stand up to soap, while the paper plates were not designed to be cleaned, just thrown away. They are made of a much cheaper material so they can be sold at a lower price. You want something affordable just to keep food off of your table and make it easier to take in front of the TV and you're not picky about how they look, buy paper plates. If you want something that looks nice and can hold more food and you're willing to spend a little more, go for the glass plates.

In the same way, the material in daily disposable contacts lenses was not designed to be soaked in cleaning solution. They're made of a less expensive (not exactly "cheap") material so they can be sold at a lower price.
If you want to just see better and not fool around with solutions and cases, then go for the daily disposables. If you want good quality contacts that give sharper vision and can handle a little more abuse, pay a little more for the extended wear.

Make sense?
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