If I’m careful with cleaning, can I wear my dailies for more than 1 day?
Daily disposables are thinner and are made of a material that is not made to resist bacteria and buildup. So, if you try to clean or disinfect these thin lenses you may actually create breaks instead, further increasing infection risk. Using a compatible brand of soft contact lens rewetting drops to hydrate your daily disposables for comfort is acceptable.
What happens if I wear dailies for more than 1 day?
Wearing daily disposable contact lenses more than once puts you at risk for discomfort, dryness, corneal ulceration/scarring, and eye infections.
Differences between Dailies, Bi-weeklies, and Monthlies
Dailies are worn only for one day and discarded when you remove them, these are typically very thin and have a high water content. Natural deposits from your eyes build up easily on their surface, and they cannot be reused. This could mean more convenience but also, depending on how often you replace them, more costly.
Monthly or bi-weekly contact lenses are thicker than daily disposables. The thicker composition makes them more durable and long-lasting, and they are usually more resistant to drying out. However, they must be disinfected regularly in order to ensure healthy wearing.
