arguewithatree used to have a bad habit of leaving hers in for a solid month. I mean, sleep with them in and never take them out for a full month. And then still use them longer than their recommended time. Baaad habits, man.
I was in "Acuvue Oasys" (lol, nice homonym marketing or whatever), supposedly the best moisture retainment material circa 4 years ago, and my eyes were still throwing tantrums. My mind is also blown to hear stories of sleeping in contact lenses. Got mine when I was about 13, and my eyes tolerated them for a decade, and that was with daily removal, scrubbing, soaking, and re-cleansing (in that order), for the entirety of the time I used contacts. I loved them, but it was clearly a one-sided relationship. Staring at a computer screen, as per my job requirements, killed the potential use of contacts as soon as it became a 6+ hour commitment. They seemed to be magnifying the dryness of my eyes, and I didn't appreciate looking stoned at work. I never did teach myself to blink more often, which might have solved the problem. Still, I preferred contacts to glasses heavily. When my field of view is 100% of its natural range, as opposed to being constricted to a couple of literal windows, that's a functional advantage. And that's why I got my eyes lazed.
$4300, to the Spurs' most contracted ophthalmologist. I went back and got the 2nd iteration on my right eye done for free, because the first attempt produced ~20/30, and the deal was 20/20. Now it's like 20/12. Quetzalcoatl vision, bro. I'm still paying off student loan debt, but setting aside the money for this was so worth it. Which is easy to say for the guy who got a 50% discount via his father.
I use Acuvue Oasys right now bc the dailies left my eyes super dry. I'm looking to get lasered after I finish grad school. I'm just ready to be as low maintenance as possible.
I was stupid enough to take a break between undergrad and grad school to make some money. That was the only way I got The Lazering. I was lucky enough to find my way back to grad school, starting in less than a month. I'm freakin' out.
Honestly there's never really a good time for grad school haha. I went straight through following my undergrad because I figured now or never and that I'd still be in school mode, but I'm super burnt out. There's pros and cons to waiting I think. The optometrist just suggested that I wait because I guess adjusting to look at the board / projector can change your prescription somewhat?
I can't do it any more after I switched to disposables for a year. Idk it just didn't bother me and I was more squicked out by touching my eye than changing my contacts which is gross I know