Friday

Sleep and Go: Disposable Contacts

By Myer Thompson

You can hem and haw all you want, but the bottom line is disposable contacts are here to stay and they're superior to any run of the mill contact lens. Sure they cost more -- so what? It's only a 20 to 40% difference. I know that can add up, but you're not taking the hidden cost of cleaning into account. Thought so.

Come on, what's two plus two? Math is your friend. Math can teach you things and lead you to greater truths. Chief among these truths is you could easily blow through $25 or $30 worth of cleaning supplies a month with conventional soft contacts. You hear me: $25 to $30 a month. Let's see, over a year, that's about $360. You could buy a six-month supply of disposables for that much!

I blame it on Al Gore. Sure, no one likes to see polar bears clinging to ice bergs, but disposable lenses aren't the cause of all that. These babies are so think they're more likely to biodegrade than anything else. It's not like they're filling landfills. Sure, we all want a greener world, but disposable don't have to pay the price for that vision.

You will never find a more disagreeable lens that the conventional one. They're a pain when it comes to cleaning, and if you suffer from dry or sensitive eyes, they can be a tremendous pain during allergy season. The thickness of conventional lenses can make them uncomfortable as less oxygen reaches the cornea. Disposables, on the other hand, are so thin, they are the most gas-permeable lenses on the market today.

There's no denying it. Yes, you will be paying more on the front-end, but boy howdy how you'll clean up on the back. You can enjoy vision that doesn't come with red, irritated eyes or laborious nightly rituals that feel more like water torture than anything else. In fact, you could just jump into you pajamas and jump into bead with your disposables on. No need to take them off -- you just sleep and go. - 26706

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