Daily Disposable Contact Lenses

Daily disposable contact lens wearers will find high maintenance processes are unnecessary because lenses are used for one day only. Contact lenses are easier to store because a lens case is not necessary, and ongoing contact lens cleaning can be eliminated. However it is recommended to keep a supply of saline or multipurpose contact lens solution for intermittent cleaning.

The expiration of a daily contact lens is precisely one-day. No more, and there is no ambiguity surrounding the life of the lenses. Although weekly and monthly lens have a maximum expiration life, minimum expiration is subjective depending the user. Lost or missing contact lenses due to physical activities like sports and leisure are not as much of a concern. These types of lenses may be useful where accurate peripheral vision is important in activities like dancing, marathon running, biking, and climbing. Daily disposable contact lenses are more compact and therefore convenient for traveling because accessories like cleaning solution are not needed.

Daily contact lenses may be a more cost effective option for those intermittently using contact lenses, because the lifetime of each lens is only one day. Contrast this with monthly lenses, where the life the lens is being used up regardless of whether it is worn or not.

Potential for reactions to daily contacts is reduced when the lenses are used only for one day. The lenses typically do not reside in the eye long enough to create a reaction or level of protein build ups harmful to the eye. Daily wear contact lenses are not designed to worn overnight because the amount of oxygen near the eye is reduced for an extended period. Wearing a daily contact lens over extended periods may lead to infection. Popular daily disposable lens manufacturers are Johnson & Johnson Acuvue, Ciba Vision Focus and FreshLook, and Biomedics daily disposable contact lenses.