[net.med] contact lens fiasco, or "How long do they last?"

jane@ames.UUCP (Jane Medefesser) (02/24/86)

> Is this normal for contacts?  I can understand that hard
> lenses would last longer than soft, but by such a large
> margin?

Yea, this is normal. Each time I've purchased contacts (1 pr. soft, 
1pr. extended wear and 1 pair colored, also soft) I was told at the time
that they'd only last from 9 - 18 mos. For some reason, mine last longer.
I've had my present lenses for almost 2 years. I'll probably replace
them this summer just because. Soft lenses, unfortunately, just don't
last long. Extended wear, even less.

Jane Medefesser
Informatics General Corp.
NASA Ames Research Center 
Moffett Field, California
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