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| Extended Wear Contact Lenses | Extended-wear lenses are known as lenses you can sleep even. So, the procedure of taking lenses out of eyes is avoided. Their advantage is a good sight in the morning after your sleep. Extended wear is achieved thanks to a very large quantity of oxygen that passes through the lens and gets entry to the eye.
Most EW lenses can be worn within seven days. But it should be kept in mind that extended wear contact lenses should not worn by everyone during the sleep safely and comfortably due to the risk of having lens-related eye infections. Don’t wear extended wear contacts without the prescription of the doctor who also sets up an appropriate lens wearing schedule for you.
Usually extended wear contacts are disposable soft contact lenses taken out of your eyes due to the lens wearing schedule. Some extended wear lenses are rigid gas permeable contacts; the period of their wear is longer comparing with disposable soft lenses, nevertheless, they should be removed to be cleaned and to provide your eyes rest.
Extended wear soft contact lenses can be worn for 30 days without being removed. They are made of a highly permeable, soft lens material that provides much more oxygen to pass through the lenses. Ask an eye care professional who will help you to choose the appropriate lens for you.
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