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Originally Posted by Hesla
As an eye doctor i have heard alot of stuff i dont like to hear on here...
Namely... overwearing the CL's. if it says 2 weeks... dont wear them for more than 2 weeks. It is not the companies that set the guidlines in order to sell you more. It is the FDA and the canadian equivalent that sets the standards.
by wearing the lenses more than the wear-time you increase your risk of eye infections. Also... as your tears natural oils build up on the lens they block the passage of Oxygen, even in the new materials. Essentially starving your eyes of Oxygen.
If you have one of the new high oxygen materials (Oasys, Advance, O2 Optix, Focus N and D or Purevision) you should be using Clearcare or Optifree Express. Renu and Complete seem to cross react with the lens material.
For the older materials (Acuvue 2, Freshlook, biomedics etc) any solution works well.
You should however switch to one of the higher oxygen materials if you can. They are healthier for the eye and good for anyone that wears their lenses more than 12hrs a day.
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...I wasn't trying to promote it, if that helps. Just something I happen to do. I should probably stop. I figured it was more about wear on the contacts than anything else. Like when I finally had to change my "permanent" lenses because they were wearing out.