re: Question for people that wear contacts

Hard contacts are an old school thing as soft lenses haven’t always existed. My dad still wears his just out of preference.

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2 week disposables are much cheaper than dailies,

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I can also add that the 2weeks can be used for close to 4 weeks if you clean them properly and dont sleep with them in. I never throw mine away after 14 days. You can usually tell around week 4 that they are drying out.

That seems expensive. Does she have astigmatism or something that requires special lenses?

Before lasik I wore Acuvue Oasys lenses. One eye had the regular Oasys and the other eye had the astigmatism lenses that cost a lot more, but I want to say a year supply was around $300-350 without insurance ordering through 1800contacts.com.

Please make sure your daughter knows how to properly clean her contacts, and that it’s important to give her eyes a break from contacts now and then. I’ve been wearing glasses/contacts for 20 years, and I’ve seen a lot of people who wear the kind you can sleep in get eye infections from improper cleaning and wearing them too long.

Same for my mom (no pics).


I’ve always worn my contacts a lot longer than I should, and a years supply will last me almost 2 years. That’s with regular cleaning in addition to taking them out at night, and occasionally going a day without wearing them if I’m at home all day.

I honestly can’t remember what my last year supply cost.




BUT, OP if she’s learning, I wouldn’t buy a year supply now. Make sure she can get used to wearring them first. The eye doctor should have no problem giving you a small supply to get her started without having to purchase a years worth.

ETA ETA I just went and checked my boxes and the year prescription I’m currently on was filled in June of 2018 and I have 6 lenses per eye left.

I see a lot of people here talking about monthly contacts. If your child is extremely responsible and is going to properly clean them and take breaks from them, that’s an option. Most kids benefit much more from daily use contacts, because it’s a lot safer and hygienic for their eye health. It’s very easy to get an infection without proper care. I’d prefer my child get in the routine of daily care then say once a month.

Eye doctor. No question about it. She’s 11 for crying out loud. You can’t take your money with you.

I switched from glasses to contacts when I was 12, after giving a kid a black eye after he knocked my glasses off of my face in the school yard. There is definitely a learning curve to getting them in and out and cleaning and not sleeping in them... I was not the ideal patient at the time and had a few issues.

Fast forward many years and I'm back to wearing glasses most days but have switched to daily wear contacts. SOOOO much more comfortable. It's that freah-set-of-eyes feeling every day. No more debating if you can go another week (or month) on the pair, is that a scratch or a protein deposit... Just toss them. Lose a contact in the pool? No big deal. It's healthier for her eyes as well.

As far as purchasing goes, I usually buy one pack from the Dr at the time of the exam and also get a copy of the script. I then have time to go online and shop around for a larger supply.

I don’t know WTF “hard contacts“ are or what people are referring to. Guess you may have deleted that.

Been wearing “regular” contacts for about twenty years. Always stretched a six month supply to a year and never had any problems.

acuvue oasys for astigmatism here

I only need one contact and I have an astigmatism in that eye. I use Bausch and Lomb Ultra. For a 6 contacts (1/month) the cost is $70 from Walmart, no insurance.

It's cheaper if you order a year's supply. Might be another discount if ordering a pair, idk.