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I have been wearing lenses for 22 years now. 

Started off with a pair of soft permanent ones that cost over £100 and I had to clean them every day and then soak them once a week for a deep clean.

Moved onto 3 monthly disposibles which were cheaper but much the same maintenance.

Then monthlies - just the daily cleansing.

Now dailies - have been for 5 years (maybe more).  Love it.  I am lazy but I love the non cleaning. Just pop them in and out.  When going away I just take the number if lenses I need (and a few spare) and they are tiny.  No solutions or cases to worry about.  I used to find solutions bulky and heavyish.

I also love the no stress if I break one or loose/drop one. I recall taking out insurance after loosing one of £100 set!  

I buy 24 pairs a month and always have some spares.  I wear them most days but if I am just at home (like today) I wont bother with them and wear my specs instead. just can never see myself going back to any that need maintenance - am just too lazy. 

I have some new dailies that are actually silicone and apparently better for the eye. Which is good for me because although I dont wear lenses ALL day EVERY day - I do sometimes have the odd set in for 12 to 15 hours. These are the most expensive dailies my optician does, you can get cheaper ones that they may recommend you wear for shorter periods.

Hi lindylou,

I found this website : daysoftcontactlenses.com and can recommend it.

Origionally the cost was less than £10 per month but our Chancellor in his wisdom extended v.a.t. to the Channell Islands so there has been a small increase in price since last month. They are very comfortable.

The founder of this company apparently invented disposable lenses & came back out of retirement because he was horrified by the prices some companies were charging.

I have worn hard/gas permeable lenses for around 34 years now.  A couple of years ago at a sight test I was on the cusp of needing glasses for reading.  The optician suggested I try mono vision lenses.

With monovision, you wear a contact lens on one eye to correct your distance vision and a contact lens on your other eye to correct your near vision. The lens for distance vision is usually worn on your dominant eye.

With monovision, the eye that sees well for distance vision will be slightly blurred up close and the eye that sees well up close will be slightly blurred when looking at distant objects. But with both eyes open, typically the result is acceptably clear and comfortable vision at all distances.

Your eyes still work together as a team to see clearly at all distances; it's just that one eye is clearer than the other, and the "stronger eye" will depend on whether you are looking at something far away or up close.

I was dubious at the time, but on being told that women were better at adjusting to this than men thought I would give it a go.  I can say that it was really easy to get used to and I’m so glad I don’t have to wear reading glasses.

Quote: Originally posted by mattlad on 21/6/2012

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I was not sure whether to start a new topic or bump this one up!

I had my trial fitting today which in the main went very well. I absolutely loved the clarity and field of vision, no rain on the lenses no with no reflections or distortion. The only problem I had was getting the lenses back out, my left eye was not too much of a problem but the right eye I really struggled and my eye was quite sore by the time I finally succeeded.

I am going back tomorrow for another lesson in lens fitting. Has anyone got any hints or tips they would like to share? I will persevere, the improvements in vision are so good!

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