What is the difference between daily wear, extended wear, and disposable contact lenses?
The terms Daily wear and Extended wear refer to how long you can wear a contact lens. If a contact lens is designated daily wear then it must be removed before retiring for the evening. You cannot sleep with them in your eyes. Extended wear contacts may be worn while sleeping. See sleeping in my contacts. Extended wear contacts have different lengths of time that they can be continuously worn, usually 7 days or 30 days. Contact us if you are unsure as to which type of lens you have before attempting to sleep with contacts in your eyes. Disposable, Frequent replacement, and Reusable contact lenses refer to the frequency with which the lenses need to be replaced with a new pair of lenses. The term disposable refers to contact lenses that need replacement at least every two weeks. Daily Wear, Weekly, and 14 day designations are common for disposable lenses. Frequent replacement lenses are usually replaced monthly or quarterly depending on the brand. And what used to be the more traditiona
