How much do most brands of hard contacts cost??
Question: I've finally gotten my parents to let me buy contact lenses and so now we're trying to figure out if weekly or hard contacts are cheaper in the long run.
Answers: it is not true that nobody really wears hard contacts anymore . thats not true.
about 5% of all contact lens wearers are in gas permeables. thats admittedly lower than in the 60's/70'2/80's, but its certainly not nobody . its millions.
gas perms usually give better visual quality and are, in fact usually cheaper in the long run. they are also a little healthier (but not by much) for your eyes IMO b/c of better tear exchange under the lens.
to answer your question, our office charges $75/lens for a basic gas perm lens (no weird Rx's or high amounts of astigmatism or eye disease, etc etc). some places are as cheap as $50/lens.
gas perms are almost always the cheaper-in-the-long-run option
No body really wears hard contacts anymore. They are no where near as comfortable as the soft ones. Some people can't wear soft lenses, for whatever reason and they wear hard ones.
There are several types of soft lenses available. There are yearly lenses, sometimes called daily wear, which you wear for about a year before replacing, there are monthly lenses which you wear for a month before replacing, there are also two week and 1-day lenses.
Two weeks are most popular. They are the perfect balance of economical and easy to care for and if you follow your doctor's instructions infections are rare.
Yearly lenses work out cheaper then most others provided that you never lose or tear them, which sometimes happens. Monthly and 1-day lenses tend to be more expensive. Some people like not having to order lenses so often and they get monthlies, others like the ease of throwing the lenses away each night and putting on a fresh pair every morning.
If you don't plan to wear your lenses every day 1 day might be best because there's nothing to keep track of.
The bottom line is that most important choice of lenses comes from what fits your eyes and lifestyle best. Talk to your doctor and she will be able to give you a better idea of what would be best for you. Try not to go in there set on a specific lens you want to wear, it can mess up you fitting if you're not open to trying the best fit.
Answers: it is not true that nobody really wears hard contacts anymore . thats not true.
about 5% of all contact lens wearers are in gas permeables. thats admittedly lower than in the 60's/70'2/80's, but its certainly not nobody . its millions.
gas perms usually give better visual quality and are, in fact usually cheaper in the long run. they are also a little healthier (but not by much) for your eyes IMO b/c of better tear exchange under the lens.
to answer your question, our office charges $75/lens for a basic gas perm lens (no weird Rx's or high amounts of astigmatism or eye disease, etc etc). some places are as cheap as $50/lens.
gas perms are almost always the cheaper-in-the-long-run option
No body really wears hard contacts anymore. They are no where near as comfortable as the soft ones. Some people can't wear soft lenses, for whatever reason and they wear hard ones.
There are several types of soft lenses available. There are yearly lenses, sometimes called daily wear, which you wear for about a year before replacing, there are monthly lenses which you wear for a month before replacing, there are also two week and 1-day lenses.
Two weeks are most popular. They are the perfect balance of economical and easy to care for and if you follow your doctor's instructions infections are rare.
Yearly lenses work out cheaper then most others provided that you never lose or tear them, which sometimes happens. Monthly and 1-day lenses tend to be more expensive. Some people like not having to order lenses so often and they get monthlies, others like the ease of throwing the lenses away each night and putting on a fresh pair every morning.
If you don't plan to wear your lenses every day 1 day might be best because there's nothing to keep track of.
The bottom line is that most important choice of lenses comes from what fits your eyes and lifestyle best. Talk to your doctor and she will be able to give you a better idea of what would be best for you. Try not to go in there set on a specific lens you want to wear, it can mess up you fitting if you're not open to trying the best fit.
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