Why One Day Disposables Really Only Last One Day

Garfield21 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-13-2008, 03:19 PM

There are probably thousands if not millions of people out there wondering if they can wear daily disposable contacts for more than one day. Well . . . you really can't, and here's why.

Basically there are three reasons. Daily disposables are designed to be cheap, not durable. They are not designed to

1) hold up to all that handling
2) stay clear of deposits or
3) be stored in contact lens cleaning solution for any length of time.

So if you wear these more than one time, you run the risk of the contact lens falling apart in your eye, accumulating crud, and falling apart in the solution.

There ya go.

Simplyme · #2 (**permalink**) 06-15-2008, 02:47 AM

I've seen that question asked a dozen or so times. That was a very useful post. Thank you for the information-Garfield21.

jessje · #3 (**permalink**) 07-06-2008, 11:18 AM

Good to know! I'll warn my father because to save money he wears them at least two days in a row. I'm not sure if he even takes them out at night.

SLTE · #4 (**permalink**) 07-07-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jessje

Good to know! I'll warn my father because to save money he wears them at least two days in a row. I'm not sure if he even takes them out at night.

That sounds like my entire family, aside from the keeping-in-at-night part.

dheeruyadav · #5 (**permalink**) 07-07-2008, 11:28 AM

Thanks for posting such a wonderful post

Louise31 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-07-2008, 12:58 PM

I must admit I have on occassion worn my daily for longer but now I have that info I might not.

Lucyfur · #7 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Louise31

I must admit I have on occassion worn my daily for longer but now I have that info I might not.

Looks like you've good a lot of good here, Garfield21. Well done.

Rossi · #8 (**permalink**) 08-10-2008, 03:23 PM

they WILL not fall apart but will disposable so much protein and lipid that your eye would hate them, also they dont deliver enough oxygen to the eye to sleep in in effect suffocating the eye over night

eyecaramba · #9 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rossi

they WILL not fall apart but will disposable so much protein and lipid that your eye would hate them, also they dont deliver enough oxygen to the eye to sleep in in effect suffocating the eye over night

More reasons to replace you daily contact lenses daily.

eyecaramba · #10 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rossi

they WILL not fall apart but will disposable so much protein and lipid that your eye would hate them, also they dont deliver enough oxygen to the eye to sleep in in effect suffocating the eye over night

More reasons to replace your daily contact lenses daily.

alecchong · #11 (**permalink**) 10-25-2008, 02:39 AM

in 2001, i tried to wear 1 day acuvue for two weeks, daily wear, rub and store in solutin.

i wore 5 pairs, totally i wore for 10 weeks, but i didn't suffer any uncomfort, and the eyesight was clear all day long.

but at that time, 1 day acuvue was different from now, its central thickness was 0.07mm, now is 0.084mm.

however, i never suggest anyone to wear like me. i just tell my wearing experience.

Ynot · #12 (**permalink**) 11-10-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WebEyeStore.com

As an Eye Care professional, I have to say that I hear this on a daily basis. However, no matter how you look at 1 Day contact lenses, they are not designed to be worn for more than one day, and unfortunately I have seen very serious complications from improper use of daily lenses.

It's good to hear from a professional, WebEyeStore. Thank you.

I've seen some really crummy contact lens forums out there that are rampant with non-professional and just plain wrong information. It's good to see that Lens 101 generally steers away from that sort of thing.

Garfield21 · #13 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alecchong

in 2001, i tried to wear 1 day acuvue for two weeks, daily wear, rub and store in solutin.

i wore 5 pairs, totally i wore for 10 weeks, but i didn't suffer any uncomfort, and the eyesight was clear all day long.

but at that time, 1 day acuvue was different from now, its central thickness was 0.07mm, now is 0.084mm.

however, i never suggest anyone to wear like me. i just tell my wearing experience.

Why on earth would you wear ONE DAY Accuvue contacts for TWO WEEKS? Did you miss the part on the label that said "1-Day." It's not exacly in the fine print.

I hope you've given up this habit and you now wear your contact lenses properly.

I'm sorry about being disrespectful, but there are a lot of people who read Lens 101. It's one of the best, most well-researched, and accurate forums on line. If even one person reads this post and injures their eyes by wearing daily disposable lenses for two weeks or more because they read this thread, I'm going to feel really bad.

alecchong · #14 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 11:01 AM

Don't misunderstand my meaning, I just tell my experience, I've never recomended anyone to do like this, but even up to now, still a lot of peple wear 1 Day Acuvue for over 1 day's time, as far as I know, few of them get any sickness, it is a truth. I emphasize again I don't recomend anyone to do like that!

Garfield21 · #15 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by alecchong

Don't misunderstand my meaning, I just tell my experience, I've never recomended anyone to do like this, but even up to now, still a lot of peple wear 1 Day Acuvue for over 1 day's time, as far as I know, few of them get any sickness, it is a truth. I emphasize again I don't recomend anyone to do like that!

This reminds me of that often used warning "Please don't try anything you're about to see at home." Unfortunately, when there's something on line about wearing one day disposable contacts for several days, there are people who are going to try it. I'd rather avoid this completely and just not even post things of this nature. Maybe the Moderator should have removed this entire conversation, but I'm glad he or she didn't. There are lessons to be learned here.

Ynot · #16 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 04:52 PM

Let me add my thanks again to all those who contributed to this thread. That's my number one concern for people who wear contacts lenses. I'd hate for them to have problems because they over-wear their contacts.

Lucyfur · #17 (**permalink**) 02-24-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ynot

Let me add my thanks again to all those who contributed to this thread. That's my number one concern for people who wear contacts lenses. I'd hate for them to have problems because they over-wear their contacts.

I'm glad you said that, Ynot. Contact lens over wear is so preventable! All you have to do is take your daily disposable contacts out at the end of the day. That's it. You can save yourself a lot of grief by taking this one simple step.