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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't realize how fortunate I was until reading this thread.

At 53, I wear gas perm lenses 16 hrs a day, everyday.  My eyes actually feel better once I put them in my eyes  in the mornings than they do before I put them in.  I constantly have my reading glasses around or on my head.  That's annoying.  I just really dread glasses, so I'm holding off as long as possible.[/quote]

I would be careful. I'm the PP above with no symptoms of dry eyes but disappearing glands and the alarmed doctor. Your eyes need oxygen. It's great that you find contacts comfortable (I do too) but you could still be damaging your eyes and leading to dry eye problems later. I would give your eyes a break. [/quote]

RGPs cover a much smaller part of the eyeball than soft lenses.  So RGPs, by design, allow much more oxygen on the eye.[/quote]

True. I just think that people forget that contact lenses are medical devices. We use them all the time for years so they just seem like every day items. And most are safe - as someone who has worn contacts for 30+ years I'm thankful for them and think they are miraculous! But people don't always treat them like medical devices, and I do think if you are wearing them for decade after decade, you should think about taking breaks etc.

Even with RGPs, your eyes aren't getting as much oxygen as someone who doesn't wear contacts.[/quote]

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