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What are the most comfortable contact lenses in the world?

  • Save me from my glasses! I'd like to find the perfect contacts. I used to wear the http://www.asda-contactlenses.co.uk/air-optix-night-and-day/ contact lenses. I could wear them for an entire week without taking them out (ophthalmologist-approved) and only needed to put in a bit of solution in the morning to be perfectly comfortable. For some reason, the company changed the formulation to make them more comfortable, and I can no longer tolerate them. I've tried a few brands since then (including Specsavers own brand and a few others I can't remember) but I haven't found any that I can tolerate for more than 8 hours a time, or for more than a few days in a row. I'm getting tired of always wearing my glasses, so my New Year's resolution is to find my new perfect contacts! Could you suggest a few brands that you've found particularly comfortable? Or eyedrops that have worked magic? PS: I will definitely get LASIK as soon as possible, but my eyes haven't stabilized yet.

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    I have severe astigmatism, so my answer may not be helpful. But I went through reams of trial pairs before I finally settled on Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism. When soaked in ClearCare every night, they are wondrously comfortable - I really forget they're in my eyes. (Because of this, I accidentally slept in them once.) A friend with the regular old Acuvue Oasys lenses (i.e., not for astigmatism) also sings their praises. ETA - Eye drops: my eyes can be quite dry. Doc recommended Refresh Tears to me. Awesome stuff. Quite cheap when you buy it in bulk at Costco, too.

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Thirding Acuvue Oasys + Clear Care. Clear care is a hydrogen peroxide based cleaning solution, so you really have to let it sit for the hours it calls for, or you'll sting your eyes. But it cleans much better than anything else i've used. Plus while bubbling away it looks cool.

TheAdamist

I second the Acuvue Oasys, which work in my super sensitive eyes. (I have one for astigmatism and one for not -- the latter is my more sensitive eye.) I didn't find Clear Care actually made a difference for me, though it did for other people. Note that I don't wear my lenses at night ever.

jeather

I wear biomedics 55 (or whatever they are called now). They are super comfortable. One thing to look for is proper fit. That's going to make more difference than anything, since soft contacts are pretty much made of the same stuff.

gjc

Yet one more vote for Acuvue Oasys and Clear Care. Clear Care made a noticeable difference for me, but if you go the Clear Care route, do not forget to also get extra saline for rinsing, just in case. I only made that mistake once; I shall not make it again. Fresh Clear Care + eyeball = BURNING DOOM!

Diagonalize

I wear a very comfortable-for-me bandage contact lens for pain relief - it's called ProClear in the UK. I wear each one continuously for about a month. I use liquifilm drops for moistness. Good luck!

mgrrl

Wow, I was not expecting a consensus! I will order some Acuvue Oasys and some ClearCare right now. If they don't work out, I'll try dailies. Thank you everyone!

snoogles

Thirding dailies. I have some eye problems that make contacts difficult and my dailies have solved that.

Pax

Seconding trying dailies. My eyes feel so much better since I switched from extended wear.

vasi

Nthing Acuvue Oasys plus Clear Care cleansing solution! I used to wear the Air Optix Ciba Night and Day (the ones you mentioned), but when I found out they don't have UV protection, I switched to Acuvue, which does (I have pale eyes, so they're prone to sun damage, like pale skin). I tried out a few different kinds of Acuvue (including Advance), and decided upon Acuvue Oasys. They're super comfortable - I forget I have them on, often wear them for more than 12 hours a day, and have slept multiple nights in them when I was traveling and couldn't sanitize my hands to take them out/put them in. My eye doctor said that's okay in a pinch (I think they're oxygen permeable, which means they let more air in than normal contacts, so you're supposedly allowed to wear them extendedly?). Clear Care was recommended to me by my eye doctor after I got a nasty eye infection from regular contact solution: my understanding is that it has peroxide rather than enzymes, which makes for a much more thorough clean. I actually wear my contact lenses for more weeks than they recommend (because I have no money, so need to stretch out the wear time), and my eye doctor checked protein deposits on them (?) after that period of time and said they looked surprisingly clean. Would *definitely* recommend!

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