Comments on: 70% of Contact Lens Cases are Contaminated and Nearly 1 in 4 are Never Replaced

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:05:52 +0000

I absolutely agree with Bob, I for one am living proof. I didnt have the money to get a new eye exam/perscription. So i wore my 2 week contacts for 6 months…. I know, terrible isnt it? But when you dont have money for glasses either thats out of the equation. And if your perscription is -7.50(as in-cant see past your own nose) going with out isnt an option. I’ve got to hurry and get my glasses and extra contacts ordered before my perscription runs out… again! But I did not know about changing the lens case… I change mine once a year when the dr gives me the free one at my appointment. No eye infections here but i will keep it in mind.

I was actually googling information for my boyfriend who keeps getting reoccuring eye infections every time he wears contacts, even if its for only 8 hours while he is at work. Brand new, out of the box contacts… new case(at my suggestion that the first one may have something wrong with it) but i he hasnt tried a new bottle of saline solution yet. We cant figure it out. He went to an “eye dr” twice for it. And is making another appointment tomorrow. I continue my search now

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:54:05 +0000

“And the culprit? Up to 80% of all complications are traced back to poor patient compliance.”

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The real culprit is optometrists and their lobbyists. This greedy group paid-off lawmakers to pass a law forbidding the sale of replacement lenses without first paying a toll to the optometrist or ophthalmologist every year. So… young people who COULD afford to replace their lenses more often, but who cannot afford to waste $100 paying an “optometrist-tax” for an unwanted and unnecessary renewal on the prescription, simply continue wearing lenses beyond their expiration dates.

Much of this problem can be laid directly at the feet of greedy optometrists and ophthalmologists. Shame on them. And shame on our worthless politicians who were paid off to pass this “optometrist tax”. By throwing up financial roadblocks to the frequent replacement of lenses, to enrich themselves, these professions are directly responsible for much of the problem.

By: russell

russell — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:39:27 +0000

I’ve been wearing contacts since about 1994. I started using disposables/short-term contacts around 2000. Doctors have always told me I can sleep them in, but should take them out 1-3 times a week. I take mine out every night and clean using Clear Care. I can wear the same pair of contacts for up to 8 weeks without replacing and I have no problems until around week 7 or so when they start to dry out. My vision has actually improved over the past few years. Now what is it I’m supposed to be worried about?