Monthly Contacts VS Daily - Which is better?

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Daily vs monthly contacts:

Pros of Daily Disposable Contact Lenses
- New Lens Every Day
- Less chance of infection
- Less chance of allergies
- No need to clean
- No need to buy lens solution
- Easier for Travel

Pros of Monthly Contact Lenses:
- Comes in wider variety of powers
- Cheaper up front vs Dailies
- Some can be slept in (see sleeping in contacts video)

Some of my favorite Daily Disposable Contact Lenses
- Alcon Contact Lenses:
- Dailies Total 1
- Dailies Precision 1

Bausch and Lomb Contact Lenses:
- Bausch and Lomb Infuse

Acuvue Contact Lenses:
- Acuvue Oasys 1 Day lens

🔸 Some of my favorite Monthly Contact lenses
- Bausch and Lomb Contact Lenses:
- Bausch and Lomb Ultra Lenses

Alcon Contact Lenses:
- Air Optix Night and Day lens

Cooper Vision Lenses
- Biofinity Contacts

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About This Video: In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO from Doctor Eye Health reviews monthly contact lenses vs daily contact lenses. Monthly contacts are replaced every 30 days and although cheaper up front, need to be cleaned frequently and tend to build up deposits. The deposits make the lenses less comfortable vs the daily disposable contact lenses. Because you open a new lens every day with daily contact lenses vs monthly, you get a fresh new lens every time. If you are not sure which type of contact lens is right for you, this video should help
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[DoctorEyeHealth]

🔷💥Which team are you on? Monthly lenses or Daily Lenses?

[camerongalway]

I went for trial fittings this week and being able to drive home without wearing glasses was a great moment, we take our vision for granted so much.

[Christian-wump]

It sucks so much just to pay a lot of money just to see 😞

[eolleo]

I wanted to be an optometrist that's why I'm watching this. I'm in my senior years in high school. I definitely learned a lot from you Sir!

[donnaschindlbeck]

I’ve worn contact lenses for 48 years. Started with hard lenses, ugh! Then gas permeable, then on to soft quarterly, monthly biweekly and finally dailies! What a difference! Wish I’d changed to those a long time ago. I’ll take comfort over price any day! A couple less dinners out is well worth the extra cost and comfort👍

[KeeshRose]

I really enjoy daily lenses. I love just throwing away my contacts when I'm done with them and putting on a fresh pair the next day. It's awesome I'm never going back!

[mstek]

If you're someone like me who only uses contacts once or twice a week, then go daily.

[fanCriminalminds]

Hi! I’ve been using monthly contacts for almost a year now. So far it’s very comfortable for my high prescription.
My doctor told me very basic things but never how to clean them properly, I learned that thanks to you and your videos!
hope you keep the great work, greetings from Mexico!

[JordanCrowderFilms]

I've found that dailies dry out on my eyes within hours and become uncomfortable. I'll use monthly lenses but swap them out every 2-3 weeks and find that to be the best compromise.

[JuliusLeal]

1:31 That is the most unique and beautiful shade of blue I've seen in blue eyes ❤

[haleyweber]

I love my monthly lenses. I go camping and spend a lot of time in the outdoors. If I decide to stay an extra couple of days, it’s nice to know I brought enough lenses to last.

[LauraNgo]

daily lenses are worth every penny to me, considering i only wear contacts like max twice a week anyways. not having to worry about cleaning them, storing them, etc. and the difference in comfort is AMAZING in comparison to monthlys.

[darrengray]

I’m a truck driver, and wear monthly lenses. For several reasons. One, if I get stuck out for a night when I was expecting to be home, I don’t have to worry about a daily pair. I do keep one pair of monthly lenses with me, just in case. Also, since switching to Peroxide lens solution, even at the end of the month, my lenses still feel like they could go another 7-10 days. It also helps, if I am tight on time, I can sleep in my lenses if I will need to save time in the morning. I do try to limit it to no more than 2 consecutive days though.

[JohannnesBrahms]

i have been wearing contacts since the 70's and was very used to the lens cleaning routine, believing that durability was a virtue. I was happy with monthly wear lenses and so was my doctor. If something works well, why change it.
I have been wearing dailies now for over 2 years and the lens wearing experience has remarkably improved. A dollar for a day of wear is definitely worth not having to worry about contamination and risk of infection.

[teslinjoe]

Wore monthly lenses for years and got talked into switching to the dailies several years ago. The dailies are okay but I haven't been happy with the quality control (have tossed many lenses that were torn or warped beyond wearability). I have a very strong prescription and appreciate being able to see without fumbling around for glasses if something goes bump in the night. I've worn contact lenses for almost fifty years, including monthly extended wear when they became available. I'm going back to a monthly extended wear but I will caution that proper cleaning is critical -- I value the vision I have left too much to not do it properly.

[pandascoops]

The main reason why I chose dailies was because I don’t wear contacts everyday, I still mostly wear my glasses but I would like something to use on special occasions. That said, I bought a year’s worth of dailies in April 2018, a little pricey yes (got a $200 cash back tho) but I was able to stretch it out to 3 years and ongoing! I currently have 3-4 months worth of contacts today still (that’s approximately 90-120 pairs and it’s only December 2021), and I can probably stretch it out to a year or so. My prescription has changed a little bit since 2018 but not enough for me replace it. I can still read and drive with my dailies’ 2018 prescription.

[marypadron]

I couldn’t find a daily lens that was both comfortable and within my budget so I ended up going for a monthly lens and I love it.

[kc]

I used Acuvue Oasys 2-Wk for a year and then I switched to Acuvue Oasys Daily lenses. I agree that the daily lenses are more healthy for your eyes, however the daily lenses felt dry before the end of the day. The moisture couldn’t last a full day for me without discomfort/dryness. The 2 week lenses were thicker with more moisture. The daily lenses were paper thin and lacked the moisture..

[DcBoy]

I clean my monthly lenses as soon as I take them out and right before I put them in, I also use fresh solution each time, quite a learning process and requires discipline but they don’t get uncomfortable like they did when I was first starting out with contacts

[radio_annae]

For some reason, all daily contacts I was using always made my eyes dry and irritated at the end of the day. And I've never had such problems with monthly pair. Still have no idea why