1. You can wash your contact lenses in water
Although water is pure enough to drink, it contains a single-celled living organism known as amoeba which, if comes into contact with your eyes, can cause Acanthamoeba Keratitis, a painful sight-threatening eye condition. This is why it’s important to remove your lenses before swimming or showering.
You should definitely avoid washing your contact lenses in water at all costs and only use contact lens solution to clean your lenses. Even residual water from not drying your hands properly can then transfer water droplets to your lenses and put you at risk of contracting nasty eye infections.
2. Contact lenses can get stuck behind your eye
A thin membrane known as the conjunctiva covers the white part of your eye and connects to the inner eyelids, making it physically impossible for contact lenses to get lost or stuck behind your eyes.
3. Contact lenses can fall out of your eyes
Today’s contact lenses have been specifically designed to remain stable on the eye, so it’s extremely uncommon for a contact lens to fall out of your eye on its own accord.
There are some scenarios where contact lenses can fall out of your eyes such as when engaging in extreme vigorous activity; however, in this case, rigid gas permeable lenses are more likely to fall out of your eye as they are smaller than soft contact lenses. Sometimes soft lenses can fall out if they are too dry or not fitted properly.
4. Contact lenses can get permanently stuck to your eye
Contact lenses can stick to the eye if you have slept in them or if you haven’t been taking good care of them. In these scenarios, the contact lens can dry out and stick to your eyeball. This is not permanent and can be removed by using rewetting drops such as our comfi Soothe Drops. Once you have applied these, all you’ll need to do is wait a 5-10 minutes and then gently massage your eye and the lens will move, ready for you to take it out. Reapply drops to soothe your eyes.
5. You can’t wear contact lenses if you have astigmatism
False! Luckily, toric contact lenses exist, toric lenses have been designed specifically for astigmatism and integrate new technologies for a stabilised design that maintains its position when on the eye. 1 Day Acuvue Moist For Astigmatism is a popular toric lens as is Dailies AquaComfort Plus Toric.
6. Children can’t wear contact lenses
Children are perfectly fine to wear contact lenses so long as they can handle them appropriately and are responsible enough to care for them. In fact, some children are fitted with contact lenses for eye conditions they have developed at birth, including congenital cataracts.
7. Buying contact lenses online is unsafe
As long as you use a reputable retailer, it is perfectly safe to buy contact lenses online. At Feel Good Contacts, we are a team of qualified opticians and only stock contact lenses that are FDA approved. You’ll find a huge selection of reputable contact lens brands on our website including optician own brand contact lenses for cheaper than anywhere on the high street.
8. Contact lenses are too expensive
Online shopping has made buying contact lenses more affordable than ever before, and at Feel Good Contacts, we not only offer competitive prices compared to the high street, but we also provide the best Irish prices along with a price match guarantee. If you happen to find your contact lenses at a lower price elsewhere, we'll refund you the difference.
Comfi Daily Disposable contact lenses are our affordable daily lens. These comfortable lenses can be worn for a full day before being thrown away before bed, proving the ultimate convenience.
9. People over 40 years old should not wear contact lenses
You can wear contact lenses at any age, even after the age of 40 or if you have presbyopia. Multifocal contact lenses are available for people who require different prescriptions for distance and reading and can be worn as an alternative to reading glasses for presbyopia.
10. Contact lenses are uncomfortable
While there is a brief adjustment period for wearing contact lenses, contact lens wearers should not experience pain or discomfort from their lenses. Most people don’t even notice they are wearing them once this period has passed.
You can take a look at our article ‘What do I do when my contact lenses hurt?’ for advice, if you are experiencing discomfort from your lenses. If you experience burning or irritation, remove your contact lenses and seek advice from your optician immediately.
11. Your eyes need to take a break from contact lenses
Most modern contact lenses are made from highly breathable materials such as silicone hydrogel which allows more oxygen to pass through them, therefore making them absolutely fine to wear on a daily basis even if you are more prone to dry eyes.
12. Wearing contact lenses causes eye problems
Contact lenses are perfectly safe to wear as long as you follow a healthy lens care routine, taking the time to clean and store your contact lenses correctly. If you follow your opticians or eye care professionals’ advice and replace your contact lenses when required, your contact lenses shouldn’t cause you any problems.
13. Contact lenses are hard to maintain
Looking after your contact lenses is not as tricky as people think and if you don’t want to go through the trouble of cleaning your lenses, daily disposable contact lenses are a fantastic option to consider.
