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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 01:36 AM
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Ouch, those hurt to take out. I suppose if I took them out more than once a month it would help. lol
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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I wouldnt know, never had to wear them. I wore glasses as a child and wanted contacts but no contact prescription was available for the condition. I also found out as I was entering my teen years that the glasses werent really necassary either, took switching doctors to find that out.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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It takes me 15 minutes to put mine in lol. Mine are only cosmetic though, I like having blue eyes

Be carefull only taking them out once a month, my step-brother did that and one night they got infected. He woke up and couldn't open his eyes for 5 hours, and then when he finally could open them he couldn't look at any light because it hurt too much. We had to take him to the hospital.. no fun.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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I have the contacts you take out every night and put in every morning, and so does my girlfriend. I have blue/brown eyes (dark blue at a distance) so i don't wear them as cosmetic but rather as to improve my poor sight. My contacts only hurt when A. I left them in all night when i went to bed, B. i didn't have any solution to put them in one night. and that's the only time they hurt unless one had a tear in them. It only takes me a minute to put mine in and even less time to take them out. My girlfriend and i both have contacts cause we both hate glasses. Follow what the eye doctor says.

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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Funny thing is that the doc says that he can't tell that I have been wearing contacts. There are no protein or other buildups on my eyes.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Man, leaving them in for a month? You are nuts. . .

Mine bother me if I fall asleep on the couch at night for an hour or two. . .
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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The buildup should not be on your eyes but rather the contacts.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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The eyes do get a buildup and oxygen deprivation.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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My brother leaves his in for the duration. I think he's crazy, but they don't bother him. I do the every night/morning thing and it doesn't take but less than a minute
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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You just get used to it, and then its like they're not even there. I would LOVE to get laser eye surgery, but it is pretty expensive. Maybe after I am out of school I will get it.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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Depending on the type of contact, and the air circulation to the eye, i can't stand leaving them in longer then a day personally. They are way better then glasses.
 
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mistercmk, are your contacts made to be worn a month at a time?

If not, take them out at night, to clean them and give your eyes the needed fresh air and rest.


RomerB2, 15 minutes to put contacts in your eyes?

When I first got my contacts, it took me only 10 minutes to put in my contacts; PER EYE.

Now it takes me about 15 seconds per eye.

Ever grab your eyeball, to take out a contact, thinking that it's still in there?

OUCH is a word I wouldn't use.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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mistercmk, are your contacts made to be worn a month at a time?

If not, take them out at night, to clean them and give your eyes the needed fresh air and rest.

They are made to leave in, otherwise I would have to take them out.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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I am mustering enough courage to go and try those kind of contacts too. When it comes to putting stuff in my eyes I can be a baby though!
 
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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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It takes a lil practice but ya get used to it pretty fast, ask me and my girlfriend and we'll tell you they're the best option.
 
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