The Joy of Contacts

[Kitsune]

Thanks for the suggestions, Glatt. The water content makes sense.

These are soft weeklies. I take them out before I go to bed, give them a scrub, let them soak overnight, then rinse them in the morning. I always thought there was more to it than that, but there isn't any special "wash" that goes with these.

[melidasaur]

I would love to get contacts, but I am a chronic eye rubber. It's a relaxation "tick" for me to just rub my eyes for minutes on end. I figured that might not be the best thing for contacts... Can you rub your eyes with them in? I mean, give them a good rubbin'?

I love my glasses though... they are really cute and have little diamonds on the frame. Plus, they look really good on me. I just would like the freedom to not wear them if I don't want to.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Thanks for the suggestions, Glatt. The water content makes sense.

These are soft weeklies. I take them out before I go to bed, give them a scrub, let them soak overnight, then rinse them in the morning. I always thought there was more to it than that, but there isn't any special "wash" that goes with these.

That's all the care you need to give them ... and you don't necessarily need to rub them. Try one of the saline solutions marked "No Rub" and follow the directions.

Do not get the Bausch & Lomb stuff in the aerosol can. Awful.

I didn't know that the Ben Stein stuff came in a "for contacts" version. All artificial tears are not created equal when it comes to working with contacts. try one of the brands I mentioned above. The Allergan always seemed to be the most soothing, but the AMO Blink and Clean was acceptable.

(I had tried the visine rewetting solution for contacts and it was horrible ... I'm a cheap bitch, but I threw out the $7 bottle of drops)