Features and Benefits of Disposable Contact Lenses

Disposable contact lenses are a popular form of vision correction. Many people like the convenience and look of contact lenses as opposed to eyeglasses. With disposables, you get a variety of benefits that you can't with conventional vial lenses that are replaced yearly. Lots of top manufacturers offer disposable lenses, including Johnson & Johnson, Ciba Vision, Biomedics and many more.

There are lots of different kinds of disposable lenses. One of the most popular is the one-day disposable contact lens, also called daily disposables. You'll find brand names like 1 Day Acuvue, Focus Dailies, O2 Optix, Biomedics 1 Day and Soflens One Day. These lenses are great because every day, you get to put in a fresh new pair of contacts. That means no pesky cleaning regimen and no irritation from old lenses.

Then, there are disposables with longer wear durations. Two week disposables are quite popular, with one of the leading brands being Acuvue 2 by Johnson & Johnson. With Acuvue 2, you can either wear them for two weeks if you take them out nightly, or wear them as extended wear for one week. Acuvue 2 also comes in a Colours variety, which feature both opaque and enhancer shades to either change or intensify the color of your eyes. Other popular brands of two-week disposables include Bausch and Lomb, Focus and Biomedics. There are even two-week disposable bifocal lenses available such as Acuvue Bifocals.

You can also find one-month disposables. These are lenses that you wear for one month then discard. Some of them must be taken out nightly, while others are extended wear and can be slept in. Focus Night and Day is one example of extended wear monthly disposables. For people who want colored one-month disposables, there are choices like Focus Softcolors. You can also find monthly toric lenses that are made for people with astigmatism.

If you're interested in disposable contact lenses, see your eye care professional. At your appointment, your vision will be checked, your prescription will be determined and your contacts will be fitted. You can purchase more lenses from your eye doctor's office, or get them online at sites like http://www.lensesbymail.com and http://www.lens.com. Because sites like these deal with large quantities of product, they are often able to offer lenses for less than what you'd pay at your optometrist's office. Fast shipping, great customer service and a wide variety of products from which to choose make both these sites ideal for online shoppers with vision correction needs.

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