What Are Daily Disposable Lenses?

The disposable lenses (contact lenses) were launched in the year 1987. As the name suggests, they were designed and intended to be used for certain duration of time. After use they had to be discarded and replaced with a new pair of contact lenses. In fact in today’s date, disposable lenses are the most popular kind of lenses. Most of the eye care professionals as well as users prefer these kinds of lenses as they are hygienic and easy for maintenance.

These disposable lenses come in various forms. Some of them can be substituted in every two weeks; some of them can be replaced in every quarter or on monthly basis. One can even go for a conventional lens that can be used up to six months to one year.

These disposable lenses are recommended for either daily use or extended use. It all depends on the individual’s eye condition, requirements and physiology of the eye. The greater the frequency of changing the better will be the health of the eyes. With usage of lenses, calcium, protein and lipids can get deposited on the lenses. These substances occur naturally in the eye. The accumulation of these stuffs in the lenses can cause inconvenience and the chances of infection increases.

One can avoid this by keeping the lenses clean in correct way. But with the usage of disposable lenses one is spared with the maintenance trouble. The daily disposable lenses are more popular as one doesn’t have to put effort in their cleaning and maintenance. The daily disposable contact lenses can be disposed off each night and the next day it could be substituted with a fresh pair. Since it is replaced daily there are no chances of accumulation of proteins or lipids and hence no danger of problems related with the eye.