I went to Walmart and got my eyes examined

Hi oreocookie, I haven't used contacts for years as they were such a nuisance in the end that I gave up. I went through both hard and soft ones but never disposable. My friend had disposable ones but they were daily so she used new ones each day, in the long run they might work out cheaper for you as the solutions were so expensive.

I don't have them, but had a friend that had gotten a real bad eye infection for wearing them too long. He almost lost his eyesight from it. I would be very careful.

I do not recommend wearing them for longer than they tell you too. I have those kind of contacts too. I've had gas perms, but for years I've had these kind. At first I wore them longer than they told me too before throwing them out, and it seemed fine. But when I went back to the eye doctor they saw an infection. They flat out asked me if I had been wearing them longer than I was supposed to. And yes, I had been. My eyes didn't feel any different, but they could see the infection and it took a long while to get rid of it. And in the mean time, I wasn't allowed to wear contacts at all.

I've never had any experience with any kind of contact lenses..gives me the willies to think of putting anything on my eyes like that, but wanted to chime in here anyway and caution you about trying to extend the length of time of wearing them...and from reading the other responses like Ambie, you could risk some kind of infection. I know the idea of you wanting to extend the time of wearing them perhaps to save money, but what is better? Trying to save money or risk some kind of damage to your eyes? Just wouldn't be worth the risk in my mind.

When I first started wearing contacts I was told that you're supposed to change them every two weeks. Then through the years different eye doctors told me that you should be able to go a month without having to change them. So now, I change them about every month or so. I have worn them longer before but have noticed that they do bother my eyes more if I wait too long.

Okay that first line cracked me up when I first read it. Just sounded funny. I have no clue about contacts. My daughter wears them but I'm a total baby about anything touching my eyes.

I don't use lens. I also have anti-glare lens to prevent my eyes from the starin of looking at the computer for long hours. I know that there are two types of lens. One type of lens you can use for one year (the same lens), another type of lens you need to change every month. I have a friend who uses lens and she changes it every month. She buys all the lenses for the year at the beginning of the year.

I do not wear lenses as I do not have to wear mine all the time I just need my Glaases for reading and driving and for on here to
My Daughter wears them and I know she sticks to the rules lol

Hi Oreo! I don't wear contacts but I just went to my eye doctor to have my eyes examined because it seemed to me that my reading glasses weren't strong enough anymore and I was right! I ordered a new pair of glasses with Walmart for they're much cheaper than at the doctors office. For frames and lens, it cost us $113. which is not bad at all, thank God!

Hello my friend OreoCookie3 Ji,
My both eyes are inserted with following lenses. After that, I never bothered and they are life long. They are permanently inserted and I am just normal and do all my house hold works including Reading/ writing/ watching TV/ Knitting woolen swetors etc. I can perform all jobs. This way I have done one time expenditure. I do not have any problem at all with regatrds to my eye-sight.

Eye-Sight (Left-Lense) 27 Sep-2002 Rs.8000/- INR
Allergan Intraocular Lens Model-SI40NB/1324320104
(Rt Eye-Lense) 13-July-04 Rs. 12000/- INR
BAUSCH & LOMB AKREOS ADAP +22,OD SN-7222032092

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