Contact Lenses on the Road

Dragonslayer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 10:41 AM

What if you're traveling with friends and you're going to be camping or spending nights in youth hostels and won't be able to wash your hands very much? Would daily disposable contacts be a good thing to have with you?
What about those alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are so popular nowadays? Can you clean your hands with that before putting in your contacts without burning your eyes out?

skatss · #2 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 04:28 PM

First of all if I were going on a great trip like that I doubt if I would wear my contacts all that much. I'd most likely stick with my eyeglasses. But if I did put them in I would make sure I would find a place to wash my hands.

I don't think I would us those hand sanitizers and then put in my lens without washing my hands first. I would think the alcohol base would burn.

Daily disposable would be good but then you would have to carry them around with you.

Maybe you can alternate and use your glasses and the daily's so you won't have to be careful about all the contacts that you would be carrying.

Dragonslayer · #3 (**permalink**) 06-08-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by skatss

First of all if I were going on a great trip like that I doubt if I would wear my contacts all that much. I'd most likely stick with my eyeglasses. But if I did put them in I would make sure I would find a place to wash my hands.

I don't think I would us those hand sanitizers and then put in my lens without washing my hands first. I would think the alcohol base would burn.

Daily disposable would be good but then you would have to carry them around with you.

Maybe you can alternate and use your glasses and the daily's so you won't have to be careful about all the contacts that you would be carrying.

Some very good ideas, skatss, thanks for your time.

Angela 123 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:32 PM

Yeah, it's not easy to get lenses like this in Thailand, I have +8.5 by myself so I know what you are talking about. About 6 month ago I went to Eyelab at the Avenue Shopping Center on 2nd road Pattaya and got 2 pair of glasses within 3 days and with thin lenses, not ones that look like bulllet proofed glass wink.gif

gamblinglord · #5 (**permalink**) 09-03-2009, 07:54 PM

Our hands should be clean whenever we put the contact lenses. Eyes are very sensitive and it could get irritated easily. In my opinion, I would use the glasses instead of the contact lens in camping. It would be a lot easier to wear. I just want to know, how many times can we wear the daily disposable?

Vita_man · #6 (**permalink**) 09-04-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gamblinglord

In my opinion, I would use the glasses instead of the contact lens in camping. It would be a lot easier to wear. I just want to know, how many times can we wear the daily disposable?

You're probably right about the camping, gamblinglord.

Do answer your question, daily disposable contact lenses can only be worn once. That's the "daily" part. There are also weekly, monthly and annual contacts as well.

Dragonslayer · #7 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Angela 123

Yeah, it's not easy to get lenses like this in Thailand

Lenses like what? Daily disposable contacts?

Vita_man · #8 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by skatss

First of all if I were going on a great trip like that I doubt if I would wear my contacts all that much. I'd most likely stick with my eyeglasses. But if I did put them in I would make sure I would find a place to wash my hands.

I don't think I would us those hand sanitizers and then put in my lens without washing my hands first. I would think the alcohol base would burn.

Daily disposable would be good but then you would have to carry them around with you.

Maybe you can alternate and use your glasses and the daily's so you won't have to be careful about all the contacts that you would be carrying.

I like your idea about a combination of glasses and dailies. That sounds like a good compromise.

However, I can't help but notice that you said you'd wash your hands before using hand sanitizer . . . to wash your hands. I think one of those steps can be eliminated, and hand sanitizer would probably be good to have if you don't have any soap and/or water available, or if the water supply is questionable. It's alcohol so it will evaporate very quickly, leaving behind clean skin.

Dragonslayer · #9 (**permalink**) 11-18-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vita_man

I like your idea about a combination of glasses and dailies. That sounds like a good compromise.

However, I can't help but notice that you said you'd wash your hands before using hand sanitizer . . . to wash your hands. I think one of those steps can be eliminated, and hand sanitizer would probably be good to have if you don't have any soap and/or water available, or if the water supply is questionable. It's alcohol so it will evaporate very quickly, leaving behind clean skin.

Yeah, I thought it was a bit odd for skatts to say that he/she wouldn't use hand sanitizer without washing his/her hands first. That just seems a little redundant to me.

I like the glasses idea too.

Vita_man · #10 (**permalink**) 11-23-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Angela 123

Yeah, it's not easy to get lenses like this in Thailand, I have +8.5 by myself so I know what you are talking about. About 6 month ago I went to Eyelab at the Avenue Shopping Center on 2nd road Pattaya and got 2 pair of glasses within 3 days and with thin lenses, not ones that look like bulllet proofed glass wink.gif

Hi Angela 123.

So I take you you wear glasses sometimes and contact lens at other times?