It's time for me to get new glasses and I'm thinking about going back to contact lenses. I haven't worn contacts in several years so I'm out of the loop on what is the best way to go. I've Googled and there is so much information! I know I want soft lenses, but do I want them to be conventional soft contacts, extended wear, or disposable contact lenses?

For those that wear contacts, what kind do you wear? Why do you like them? How much do they cost? Where do you buy your lenses at? How much does all the cleaning solutions cost? Any other info on the subject will be very much appreciated.

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I just wear the non-contacts.

With glasses you don't have to worrry about how much liquid you can take on a plane, whether a dry patch on your eyeball will blind you and your partner can borrow glasses to read a menu when they forget their glasses.

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I use the day and night ones, you can wear them for up to a month without having to take them out, when you do just toss them. I believe they are 60 a box here. My son has someothers that are 25 a box and he is supposed to change every 2 weeks.

I'm thinking of finally switching to contacts after 20 years of glasses.

I work in an environment that is just brutal on classes, and my $110 safety glasses I wear at work barely lasted 7 months before I could no longer see through them.

So now I think I will go to contacts rather than pay out of pocket for 2 - 3 pairs of glasses each year.

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Well sir that seems to be someone else's problem.

I have been wearing contact now for 2 years and love them. I have 2 week that I take out every night to clean. They are soft lenses. I get them 6 to a box and buy 2 boxes at a time(different perscription for each eye) and pay $30 each time. cleaning solution is about $16 and lasts me about three months. Also, as a carpenter, my work environment can be very dusty and I have little to no problem with the lenses drying out. Good luck!

I wear soft lenses that are monthly disposables (taking them out at night). I pay 75$ for 6 pairs, and I buy the no-rub drugstore brand cleaning solution which is about 5$ for a big bottle that lasts me months. I do have a pair of glasses too, because I find that my night vision when I wear contact lenses is no where as good as with my glasses (to the point that I very rarely drive wearing my contacts after dark). I love my contacts though because they make wearing sunglasses so much easier!

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I wear the ACCUVUE 2. Never a problem and perfect vision correction. Your optometrist or opthalmologist can help best in working with you on which particular application of contact lense will be your most appropriatet fit.

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