How long are contact lenses guaranteed to last?

[Ste]

I was wondering if anyone could advise how long contact lenses are supposed to last under guarantee?

[dep]

Originally Posted by Ste

I was wondering if anyone could advise how long contact lenses are supposed to last under guarantee?

does it matter?
One could just go back and say "these have stopped working properly". How would they know any differently?
Then ask for them to be replaced and see their reaction.

[Isis]

Originally Posted by Ste

I was wondering if anyone could advise how long contact lenses are supposed to last under guarantee?

What type of contact lenses?

[Brian Doolan]

Originally Posted by dep

One could just go back and say "these have stopped working properly". How would they know any differently?
Then ask for them to be replaced and see their reaction.

There's nothing mechanical or electrical in contact lenses to stop working, hard lenses will break if you squeeze too hard while cleaning or soft lenses will tear, neither of which will result in an optician replacing the lenses. They'll also scratch if you wear them in a hard dust environment (drilling holes in brick and sand stone walls used to damage mine).
I think the only fault you could claim on is if you think the lenses were incorrectly manufactured and are irritating your eye(s).

[Steven666]

Get disposables. Less hassle.

[Twirly]

Originally Posted by Ste

I was wondering if anyone could advise how long contact lenses are supposed to last under guarantee?

What type do you have? And what is the problem?

I've worn gas permeables for 2 years at a stretch, but I think that an optician would want you to replace them every 6-12 months, for the health of your eyes. However, I always took excellent care of mine, had my eyes checked regularly and never had a problem (till I stopped wearing them for a while and then lost my tolerance ) So if you're on gas permeables and it's over 6 months old, they'll probably tell you it's time to change it anyway.

I'm now on monthly disposables. Current pair I think there might be something wrong with one (it keeps clouding up, and the solution isn't getting rid of it properly) so I'll probably take it back and get them to change it. I'm on a monthly contract, so I don't anticipate a problem.

[Lee Bartholomew]

I got monthly disposables. I Should be taking them out every few days for a wash etc but the current pair I have in are nearly 3 years old. I work in alot of dust and this week got one covered in paint (gloss dripped in my eye ). They only come out when I go swimming. I really need to get them chaged now as my eyesight has gotten worse (or the lenses are not working propper which is prob the case).

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Steven666

Get disposables. Less hassle.

I wear daily disposables, no cleaning etc needed & generally fantastic - although I suspect I've had a dodgy batch as a lot for my right eye have come out of the packet torn... Oddly enough was thinking only 5 minutes ago I must get in touch & see what they have to say! But other than that (which is rare) dailies are well worth it.

[Isis]

Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew

I got monthly disposables. I Should be taking them out every few days for a wash etc but the current pair I have in are nearly 3 years old. I work in alot of dust and this week got one covered in paint (gloss dripped in my eye ). They only come out when I go swimming. I really need to get them chaged now as my eyesight has gotten worse (or the lenses are not working propper which is prob the case).

Words fail me.

[Minnie M]

(no comment)

My current lenses are the best I have ever had. You wear them for a month (day and night) then chuck them. I usually take them out two or three times during the month to give my eyes a breather, but the optition said that is optional.

However, the best thing is........ I DON'T NEED READING GLASSES ANYMORE !!!!! (unless I am tired)

That is why I can read the very very small print on the tiny Ceroc laptop at Utopia without my reading glasses which I have used for years

AND when driving I can read road signs as well as the details of the controls, radio and Sat Nav on my dashboard etc.

They are called 'Multi-focal' lenses - Freedom - Amazzzzzing !!!

[Brian Doolan]

Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew

I really need to get them chaged now as my eyesight has gotten worse .................

Aaaaarrrgggggghhhhhhh !!!!!! No, no,no,no,no,no,no !!!!!!!

Please don't tell me the American gotten has finally crept into the ENGLISH language .
That has to be the worst American corruption of our language, got is a much more comfortable word to the eye.

[Twirly]

Originally Posted by Brian Doolan

got is a much more comfortable word to the eye.

Depending on the state of your contact lenses...?

(I'll get my coat...)

[Lee Bartholomew]

Yeah, I really wouldn't recommend to anyone leaving their contact lenses in that long.

*makes mental note to book optician on Tuesday.

[Isis]

Originally Posted by Minnie M

My current lenses are the best I have ever had.....They are called 'Multi-focal' lenses - Freedom - Amazzzzzing !!!

You're the first person I've come across that doesn't find these lenses totally mince! Which brand do you have and I'll try them on the next person to ask for them.

[Lee Bartholomew]

Can you buy contact lenses online?

[Isis]

Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew

Can you buy contact lenses online?

If you have an up-to-date prescription.

[DavidY]

Originally Posted by Brian Doolan

Aaaaarrrgggggghhhhhhh !!!!!! No, no,no,no,no,no,no !!!!!!!

Please don't tell me the American gotten has finally crept into the ENGLISH language .

It's been here for some time already. People have been talking about "ill-gotten gains" in English for years, decades, maybe centuries...

[Brian Doolan]

Originally Posted by DavidY

It's been here for some time already. People have been talking about "ill-gotten gains" in English for years, decades, maybe centuries...

gotten

N. Amer. past participle of GET.
— USAGE The form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard.

Source: Oxford Dictionary

[Lee Bartholomew]

Originally Posted by Isis

If you have an up-to-date prescription.

ny recomendations? Do they work out better than getting them from the high street?

[DavidY]

Originally Posted by Brian Doolan

gotten

N. Amer. past participle of GET.
— USAGE The form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard.

Source: Oxford Dictionary

Yes but ill-gotten

• adjective acquired by illegal or unfair means.

derives from the same word and has been used in British English for ages.