Dailies Contact Lenses

What brand of contacts can you sleep with?

I have the focus dailies and thinking about switching to different ones, because they get blurry at night and become uncomfortable. What contacts are the most comfortable ones? Is it safe to sleep with your contacts..?

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1. i use the acuvue oasis. if you like contacts you change everyday, i think acuvue makes those too.. i have always liked the acuvue brands better.
2. There is one brand that I know of called Ciba, of which you can sleep with for a total of 30 nights, however, optometrists still do not recommend it what so ever. Almost everybody does it at one point or another, but the biggest offenders are teenage and twentysomething females. Since Ciba first received FDA approval for a lens that could be worn consecutively for 30 nights the practice of sleeping in contact lenses has become more popular than ever. At the same time more and more doctors are warning against sleeping in lenses. The problem with sleeping in lenses is that it is the number one cause of infective corneal ulcers, which are severe eye infections. At best corneal ulcers are extremely painful and costly to treat and at worst could lead to the need for a corneal transplant or even loss of the entire eye. The reason overnight lens wear is so dangerous is because the lens on the eye provides a surface to which bacteria can cling. While sleeping, the environment underneath the eyelid is warm and moist – the perfect environment for bacteria to grow. Almost everyone who gets an infective corneal ulcer wakes up in the morning with it after having slept in their contact lenses. This risk is the same whether the lenses have been approved for overnight wear or not. The risk is also not cumulative, meaning it could happen on the very first night you sleep in your lenses or you may sleep in your lenses every night for 20 years without an incident, but every night the risk is the same. Contact lenses are a great advance in eye care, but they come with a host of pitfalls that must be avoided. People who ignore the advice of their eye care providers may find themselves experiencing a range of eye problems all the way from minor irritation to severe infections that require surgery. By listening to the instructions of your eye care provider you can expect to wear your lenses safely and comfortably for many years. When I first started wearing contact lenses (Sofmed brand), My right eye was at -1.75 and my left eye was at -2.25. A couple of months ago I went back to my optometrist for an eye exam, he now both of my eyes are at -2.50. I sleep with my contacts in all the time and my eyes are always stinging, red or irritated in some way. You can get the nightly wear brand, but I would still suggest taking them at least for a few minutes a day or once a week so that your eyes can have a rest and get some oxygen. You don't want to have to pay for expensive corrective surgery in the future, or even put yourself at risk for going completely blind. It's also a good idea, to purchase a pair of glasses, so you can occasionally give your eyes a rest but still be able to do what you want to do, like watch TV, read, play on the computer etc. Hope this helps and good luck with the contacts! :D
3. There are many brands that allow you to sleep in lenses. Bausch and Lomb make a lens called Purevision, Ciba vision make a lens called Night and Day and Johnson and Johnson make the Acvuvue Oasys lens. Of these three most patients reported back that the Oasys lens was the most comfortable. It is better for the eyes as it is replaced on a weekly basis, rather than monthly like the other two brands
4. Day and Nights are a brand I have been using for a while. My eye doctor recommended them and said she used them. They are made of synthetic so they are very breathable which allows you to sleep in them. I found them to feel a little awkward at first, but after you get used to them they are heaven!