Daily Disposable Contact Lenses: The Choice of Many

In this day and age where convenience is always considered a top priority, many people are now opting to use daily disposable contact lenses. These one-day lenses are now considered to be the top choice of many contact lens wearers because they are the most convenient and the easiest lenses to use. Your daily disposable contact lenses, as can be derived from its name, are lenses that are good to be used for one day only. After wearing the lenses for an entire day, you can throw them away.

There are many benefits that can be enjoyed when you decide to use one-day contact lenses. The first benefit is convenience, which is almost always the primary reason why people choose this type of lenses. Since you can throw the lenses away, you do not have to think about taking care of your lenses, which are particularly difficult to care for. The lenses do not require cleaning or caring for since they are disposable. You do not have to always have contact lens cases and lens care products around anymore, all because of the advent of daily disposable contact lenses. These lenses are also the top choice for people who do not have enough time to care for their lenses.

But that’s not the only benefit you can get out of wearing daily disposable contact lenses, nor is that the most important. The most important benefit is that there is nothing healthier than using daily disposable lenses because you get a fresh and guaranteed clean pair every day. This means you do not have to worry about the accumulation of dust and dirt particles on your lenses. The lenses are also highly recommended by eye doctors because the cleaner your lenses are, the healthier your eyes will be. These daily disposable contact lenses are also preferred by those who have allergies or who are very sensitive to long-use contact lenses. Aside from that, another important advantage is that those who do not really need to wear contact lenses all the time can use the daily disposable lenses for the occasions when they need the special vision correction.

Because of these important benefits, many people are switching to disposable lenses. Almost all major brands of contact lenses have come out with their own versions of the daily disposable contact lenses. Ciba Vision now offers their Focus Dailies contact lenses, Acuvue offers their 1-Day Acuvue lenses, and Bausch and Lomb offer their SofLens 1-day lenses. There are now also some brands that offer daily disposable Toric lenses that can correct astigmatism.

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.