Don't Sleep in Focus Dailies

Nichobec · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 05:42 PM

I heard from the Internet grapevine that sleeping in Focus Dailies is not recommended because they are very difficult and painful to remove after a night of shut-eye.

margarita · #2 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008, 08:24 AM

i have slept in these and its absolutely fine. you need a few seconds for your vision to clear but thet happens with all contac lense types. and you can remove them easily. if you cannot then your eyes dont get enough moisture, which is usually cause by overwearing the contact lenses.

Railfan · #3 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by margarita

i have slept in these and its absolutely fine.

If I asked your eye doctor, would he/she say the same thing?

margarita · #4 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008, 02:35 PM

good question. its not actually dissalowed to sleep in them but it hasnt harmed me in any way

RacerX · #5 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by margarita

good question. its not actually dissalowed to sleep in them but it hasn't harmed me in any way

Ah, but it is disallowed. Look around this site and you'll find plenty of warnings about sleeping in contacts when you're not supposed to.

I think what Railfan is trying to say is that your eye doctor will probably be able to tell that you've been sleeping in your contacts because there's most likely some damage.

I'm not trying to lecture or scare you, margarita, I just want you to be safe. Please don't sleep in daily disposable contacts. Talk to your eye doctor about contacts that you CAN safely sleep in, okay?

margarita · #6 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 12:45 PM

okay)) i wont promice

i have told my doctor about this and she said to thank you for the advice

RacerX · #7 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by margarita

okay)) i wont promice

i have told my doctor about this and she said to thank you for the advice

You're welcome.

My work here is done. Up! Up! And away!!

fschultz4is · #8 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 07:26 PM

Focus DAILIES are NOT approved by the FDA for sleeping in. Their breathability is far too low for sleeping in but are completely safe for daily wear. Why on earth would you want to risk your lifetime of vision to try and get one by? Last time I checked, we couldn't replace your eye if you lost sight, but I could get you dentures if you lost your teeth. I can guarantee you that you will NOT see as well out of a corneal transplant than the original 'factory' equipment you were born with.

Dickdavis66 · #9 (**permalink**) 07-28-2008, 11:30 PM

I'm going back to monovision contacts after 3 years out of them. I'm trying Night and Day because I wanted to wear them constantly (up to 30 days). My Dr and 99% of my friends said DO NOT wear them at night. I'm 70 and have dry eyes and a diabetic. OK, if I don't wear them at night I want the kind I throw away at night. Focus dailies and Acuvue Moist seem to be the best two. Any comments?

Thanks,
Dick

dedekong1 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-25-2008, 01:32 PM

Focus dailies, Acuvue 1 Day Moist, etc and all of those daily disposable contact lenses are made to wear throughout the day and then throw away at night. If you are a patient sleeping in them that is like SARAN WRAP ON YOUR EYES. I am being honest. I am an optometric assistant and have seen many patients who have not listened and have blisters on the inside of the eyelids to more worse conditions like neovascularization where the daily lens is over worn and the eye is lacking oxygen flow to the cornea SO artificial blood vessels grow into the iris. I'm telling you I've seen it and even expereinced it years ago just because I didnt have proper knowledge. Also with the neovascularization due to lack of oxygen from not wearing the correct lenses for sleeping (like Ciba Night and Day) your vision worsens and you could become blind if the artificial blood vessels reach your pupil. K! So DO NOT SLEEP IN DAILIES they are called DAILIES for a reason!!

psimonk · #11 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 06:11 PM

Yeah, it wouldn't be good to fall asleep with any lens for that matter, it's really not fun.

DianaR · #12 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 08:08 PM

Isn't the key to a len's wear pattern shown in its NAME?

Something with "daily" in its name probably can't be slept in where "weekly" and "monthly" indicates wear longer than 24 hours between removals?

mikemelcher · #13 (**permalink**) 01-07-2009, 06:46 PM

I use this lens. I have being sleeping in them since I was young. Once you get up, you will need some few minutes to regain your sight back. It doesn't harm to sleep in them

RacerX · #14 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mikemelcher

I use this lens. I have being sleeping in them since I was young. Once you get up, you will need some few minutes to regain your sight back. It doesn't harm to sleep in them

*Sigh* Looks like my work here is NOT done.

It's not a good idea to go on a forum like this and say "It doesn't harm to sleep in them" if you're not an eye doctor or some other such expert on contact lenses and/or eye health. It DOES do harm to your eyes. Again, that's why they're called "dailies," and not "change them whenever you feel like it." If you don't want to be bothered with taking your contacts out when you go to sleep, then get the kind approved by your eye doctor for overnight wear. If your doctor tells you, "You have extraordinarily healthy eyes. Go ahead and sleep in your Focus Dailies", then fine. If not, don't risk it.

Nichobec · #15 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RacerX

*Sigh* Looks like my work here is NOT done.

It's not a good idea to go on a forum like this and say "It doesn't harm to sleep in them" if you're not an eye doctor or some other such expert on contact lenses and/or eye health. It DOES do harm to your eyes. Again, that's why they're called "dailies," and not "change them whenever you feel like it." If you don't want to be bothered with taking your contacts out when you go to sleep, then get the kind approved by your eye doctor for overnight wear. If your doctor tells you, "You have extraordinarily healthy eyes. Go ahead and sleep in your Focus Dailies", then fine. If not, don't risk it.

Well, RacerX, there hasn't been a reply in about three months so far, so maybe you've gotten through to them.

midhun · #16 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 01:23 AM

I think the lens company gonna hates Bootz for this. They will have one less customer. I'm sure they would try to remove this thread if they ever find out about this. All these while, most of us that thought that since the extended wear contact lenses are designed to be used overnight, it would be perfectly safe.

Nichobec · #17 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by midhun

I think the lens company gonna hates Bootz for this. They will have one less customer. I'm sure they would try to remove this thread if they ever find out about this.

"The lens company" cannot remove threads from this website. At least, not legally. Only an Administrator can do that. The only way anyone else can remove threads is to hack into the system. If it were my contact lens company, I think any loss of business as a result of things posted here would be a drop in the bucket compared to legal fees and fines if I got caught hacking.

Besides, Lens 101 is generally complementary toward contact lens companies. This thread is discouraging people from wearing their contacts too long. I don't see why anyone would object to that.

Well . . . nobody smart, anyway.

Nichobec · #18 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by skumar

Focus Dailies: Focus dailies are very small, thin & light and comfortable to wear. You will not feel any edge; as cut by laser cutting process.

Good points of focus dailies:

a. Daily disposable use is amazingly hassle-free.

b. Light and comfortable for eyes.

c. Smooth rounded edge

Bad points of focus dailies:

a. Costs more than fortnightly or monthly lenses.

b. Feel tight on the eye. after a full days wear.

c. Can be difficult to remove due to this tightness.

d. Can’t sleep in them.

Ciba vision optix: They offer high breathability at lower rates. You can wear them for more than ten hours per day without any irritating.

Good points of Ciba vision optix:

a. Highly breathable.

b. Comfortable and durable.

Negative aspects of Ciba vision optix:

a. They are expensive.

b. Can not sleep wearing them.

Very good post, Skumar. Short, sweet and to the point.

RacerX · #19 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by midhun

I think the lens company gonna hates Bootz for this. They will have one less customer. I'm sure they would try to remove this thread if they ever find out about this. All these while, most of us that thought that since the extended wear contact lenses are designed to be used overnight, it would be perfectly safe.

Who's Bootz? What did he/she say?

Nichobec · #20 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by margarita

if you cannot then your eyes don't get enough moisture, which is usually cause by overwearing the contact lenses.

Wouldn't sleeping in Focus Dailies be over-wearing and thus, cause them to stick in your eyes? You basically just said "You don't have to worry about contacts getting stuck if you over-wear your contacts. If they do get stuck, it's because you're over-wearing them."

It's best to take them out at night and put in a fresh pair in the morning.

Dragonslayer · #21 (**permalink**) 12-16-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nichobec

Wouldn't sleeping in Focus Dailies be over-wearing and thus, cause them to stick in your eyes? You basically just said "You don't have to worry about contacts getting stuck if you over-wear your contacts. If they do get stuck, it's because you're over-wearing them."

It's best to take them out at night and put in a fresh pair in the morning.

I've been noticing on this thread that more and more posts are saying that you should never wear any kind of contact lenses overnight--daily or not. Does anybody have any thoughts on that?

Railfan · #22 (**permalink**) 12-30-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonslayer

I've been noticing on this thread that more and more posts are saying that you should never wear any kind of contact lenses overnight--daily or not. Does anybody have any thoughts on that?

I've noticed that too. Knotlob, probably the most trusted member of Lens 101, has said in many different threads that one should never sleep in contact lenses of any kind. I'm not sure I agree, but I definitely would say that a lens with the word "dailies" in the name is not to be worn at night.

RacerX · #23 (**permalink**) 01-13-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Railfan

I've noticed that too. Knotlob, probably the most trusted member of Lens 101, has said in many different threads that one should never sleep in contact lenses of any kind. I'm not sure I agree, but I definitely would say that a lens with the word "dailies" in the name is not to be worn at night.

I think that's a good place to start, Railfan.

baxzy · #24 (**permalink**) 12-06-2011, 03:46 PM

Disclaimer: ---I do not condone wearing Dailies for more that 8 hours-and you should always do whatever your doctor tells you.---

but... I use Focus Dailies since 1995. I sleep in them and one pair lasts from 3 weeks to a month (usually I get a new pair every 3 weeks, if I feel discomfort I trash them immediately, that happens once or twice every year usually with a new lens within a minutes or a few hours from change). Since 1993 I had an eye infection and scratched cornea twice (both times from damaged/torn lenses, once using yearly lenses 'as prescribed' in 1994 and the second time, after wearing Dailies for extended times up to 8 weeks for about 15 years, about 2 months ago). I had 4 different eye doctors during that time and none of them ever noticed or diagnosed anything wrong with my eyes (once one of them mentioned redness and advised to take a break from contacts for a week or so). Additionally, I've recently met a person that is extending wear time of Dailies for at least last 10 years up to three months at a time without removing them for night. On the other hand my sister can't wear them for longer than 6-7 hours at a time and gets a fresh pair every day.

I HEREBY NOTE THAT I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY. ANY ACTION YOU TAKE IS STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

UNIT · #25 (**permalink**) 12-06-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by baxzy

Disclaimer: ---I do not condone wearing Dailies for more that 8 hours-and you should always do whatever your doctor tells you.---

but... I use Focus Dailies since 1995. I sleep in them and one pair lasts from 3 weeks to a month

Now why would you come on this site and say that? More to the point, why would you wear contact lenses that are called Focus Dailies for a month?

You said "you should always do whatever your doctor tells you." Did your doctor tell you to wear your Focus Dailies for that long?

baxzy · #26 (**permalink**) 12-06-2011, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by UNIT

Now why would you come on this site and say that? More to the point, why would you wear contact lenses that are called Focus Dailies for a month?

You said "you should always do whatever your doctor tells you." Did your doctor tell you to wear your Focus Dailies for that long?

I am entitled to have my own opinion and because it is based on my own experience I feel like sharing it on this forum... again, I am just sharing my 16 years+ experience of wearing Focus Dailies for the extended periods of time--and my doctors say that here is absolutely nothing wrong with my eyes.

Deepurple · #27 (**permalink**) 12-07-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by baxzy

I am entitled to have my own opinion and because it is based on my own experience I feel like sharing it on this forum... again, I am just sharing my 16 years+ experience of wearing Focus Dailies for the extended periods of time--and my doctors say that here is absolutely nothing wrong with my eyes.

Yes, but did your doctors tell you it's okay to wear daily contact lenses for three weeks to a month? It would be weird for them to recoil in horror at the though of your wearing daily lenses for a month right after seeing how how healthy you eyes are, but I wonder what their reaction would actually be?

See, here's the thing. I would hate to have someone get hurt because they read about someone who wears Focus Dailies for a month and decided to try it. This is a public forum and we should give people good and accurate information.

Droopy · #28 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Deepurple

Yes, but did your doctors tell you it's okay to wear daily contact lenses for three weeks to a month? It would be weird for them to recoil in horror at the though of your wearing daily lenses for a month right after seeing how how healthy you eyes are, but I wonder what their reaction would actually be?

See, here's the thing. I would hate to have someone get hurt because they read about someone who wears Focus Dailies for a month and decided to try it. This is a public forum and we should give people good and accurate information.

I'm with you, Deepurple. When you post something on a forum like this one, you are responsible for what you put. So you really have to make sure your information is accurate before you post it here. Like you said, people come to this forum looking for advice, so the things they find here better be right.

RacerX · #29 (**permalink**) 01-13-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by baxzy

I am entitled to have my own opinion and because it is based on my own experience I feel like sharing it on this forum...

So I take it your doctor did not tell you to wear them for that long?

Droopy · #30 (**permalink**) 01-18-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RacerX

So I take it your doctor did not tell you to wear them for that long?

That seems to be baxzy's implication.

sylvia · #31 (**permalink**) 01-18-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by UNIT

Now why would you come on this site and say that?

Umm they're just saying the truth.....and even stated that no one should follow their example...

Wendy94 · #32 (**permalink**) 01-19-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sylvia

Umm they're just saying the truth.....and even stated that no one should follow their example...

Again the question is--what's the point of coming on this site and saying "This is what I did, but don't you try it"? If you come on a forum like this and talk about something you did, chances are someone's going to try it for themselves. I think baxzy did a good job of discouraging people from following his or her example, though. I just hope no one gets hurt.