Is it bad to wear two week contacts for a month?

Is it bad to wear two week contacts for a month?

Daily wear contact lenses can be safely disinfected for reuse for 2 weeks to a month before discarding. Daily wear contact lenses are made to be worn during the day only, but can safely be reused for up to a month.

What happens if you wear biweekly contacts for a month?

Never wear bi-weekly contact lenses for longer than recommended—you could be putting your eyes and vision at risk! Over time, deposits will occur on contact lenses no matter how much you clean them. When you choose daily disposable contact lenses, you start each morning with a fresh, sterile pair of lenses.

What happens if you wear 2 week contacts for more than 2 weeks?

However, if two-week disposables are worn much over the recommended wearing time, the transmission of oxygen through the contact lens to the eye drops to unhealthy levels. 3 This greatly increases the chance of developing inflammation and infection.

How long can you wear 2 week lenses?

Bi-weekly contacts are unique from other contacts in a number of ways, but the biggest difference is how long you can wear them before disposal. You can wear bi-weekly contacts for two weeks until you should throw them away. Monthly contacts should be discarded after a month, and daily contacts after a day.

What happens if you wear monthly contacts longer?

Complications of wearing monthly contacts longer than their disposal schedule can include: Hypoxia, which is a lack of enough oxygen flowing through the lens to the eye. Eye irritation, which can distort vision along with being uncomfortable. Eye infection, which can be serious and cause lasting damage to the eye.

How long can you keep 2 week contacts?

What happens if you wear two-week disposable contacts too long?

However, if two-week disposables are worn much over the recommended wearing time, the transmission of oxygen through the contact lens to the eye drops to unhealthy levels. 3  This greatly increases the chance of developing inflammation and infection.

Are two-week contact lenses better than daily contacts?

For the most part, two-week contacts do a good job of marrying the strengths of dailies and monthlies, as we said. Since you don’t change them every day, daily contacts might be slightly easier for teens just starting to wear contacts or for those who suffer from eye allergies.

How often do you change your contact lenses?

Main thing to remember is that they are not a 14 wear lens, but a 14 day lens. No matter how much you wear them or how well you clean them they must be tossed every 14 days. The risk is the development of an infection / bacterial keratitis.

What happens if you lose your daily contact lenses?

Also, if you accidentally lose or tear a two-week (or monthly) contact lens, then that could throw your remaining lenses off your schedule. With dailies, this would tie these effects to only one day.