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Keep lubricating drops handy AND stored so that the container is protected so the grit that gets in your pockets won't work it's way in to the dropper tip which sucks. Like anything else, try it out at home first. I don't like sleeping in them, but can do it when needed.

Also, the spare pair is sound advice.

Rigid Gas Permeable
I have been through two pair since 1987. They are rigid plastic and very durable. Taking them out at night is what I like best. Your RX will change far less than soft lenses.

people tend to forget, and my ex was the worst in this regard, that the eyes are directly tied to the brain and really a piss poor idea to risk infection in them.....last i remember it cost me roughly $75 for 6 months worth of contacts....cant figure how my eyesight is worth trying to get 3 months out of a months use contacts to save $20 gets you anywhere, especially watching all the problems my ex had cause of the stupid chit she did with contacts before having lens replacement surgery....she did everything your not supposed to do with contacts and paid for it in sometimes severe physical pain damaging the surface of the eye and in doctors bills.....

granted i sometimes forget to swap and get an extra couple weeks out of a 4 week pair but my vision starts to decline before long due to the lens degrading and i need to swap anyways...

I've worn Acuvue Oasys with hydraclear plus and UV blocking for for several years. They are designed to be a 2 week disposable contact with the expectation the person is taking them out at night.

I never leave them in at night [intentionally] so my eyes can get oxygen and so they last longer. This brand has done a much better job [than a couple other brands I tried] of keeping my eyes moist late in the evening.

You won't even know they are in and are great for outdoor activities like camping, motorcycle riding, hiking, water sports, etc. Just keep your eye solution,case, and drops handy along with anti-bacterial hand wipes.

I get 24 lenses free each year with insurance and then pay about $35 for 6 after the 24 run out. My optometrist gives me free lenses, solution, and the contact cases each time I go in. Your prescription is good for a year so you will have the benefit of an eye exam each year. Early detection for any medical issue is important and the eyes are no different. ...especially if one has diabetes.

I do have a pair of glasses for any emergency but have not had to use them. I talked about lasix surgery with the optometrist and he said it is only worth the risk if you have a very strong correction.

depends on how strong....with a large correction Lasik is a major risk, which is why my ex went with lens replacement aka cataract surgery....Lasik or PRK would have removed so much as to make the front of the eye weak and prone to a blow out like a bubble in a tire making corneal transplant necessary which is a very bad plan when just trying to get rid of glasses....not to meantion healing time for that severe of lasik or PRK was figured at 6 months or better for her vision to settle down....

I used to wear contacts. They are generally great when you can get into a hygienic environment every night to take em out and disinfect them. I had major eye infections two years in a row while backpack elk hunting. Then i got LASIK. As said by others, best money i ever spent in my life.

30 plus years and never a problem. My fingers aren't very greasy... I'm not scared to leave my home either...

I have HORRIBLE vison. I find it very necessary to wear sunglasses too, so that adds in another variable. Glasses really aren't a option, for me when i'm out, especially in the back country. they fog, break, ect.

I always carry a set, along with a set of backup contacts while i'm hunting. I need to take mine out everyday or I'll get horrible headaches. When i take mine out, I always put the case in my undear-wear next to skin. You'll only make the mistake of putting COLD contacts into your eye 1 time.

amazing what a lil hand sanitizer or disinfectant wipes will do....

Don't be scared my friend...