Extreme comfort, moisture, convenience and the BEST vision I have ever had!
Written: Nov 14 '09 (Updated Nov 15 '09)
Product Rating:
Pros: Lower risk of infection, rips, protein buildup, superior vision correction, comfortable, moisture all day
Cons: More costly than monthlies, take up more space since they are disposable
The Bottom Line: CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses are the best toric lenses I ever wore. Vision is perfect, eyes are moist, and I toss them after a day of wear.
PattyTherre's Full Review: CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses
I have quite a severe astigmatism in my left eye and a slight one in my right. Glasses make me feel off balance and really weird plus I prefer contacts to glasses. Up until now, I have worn monthlies but I recently tried CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses and I wouldn't go back to the monthlies for anything!
About CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses
The world's first daily disposable lens for astigmatism, Focus® DAILIES Toric combines excellent visual acuity with the comfort, convenience and hygiene of wearing a fresh, new pair of lenses everyday.
Manufacturer's Info
The Lenses
These lenses come in trial boxes of five for each eye and then in boxes of 30 lenses or 90 lenses per eye. They are more costly than non toric lenses as are all toric lenses and the dailies are even more costly than the monthlies but, if you look for a good deal and buy several boxes, the cost per lens really isn't that much more than monthly lenses.
These lenses come in single cups with foil overlays. They are made from 69.4% water and 30.6% nelfilcon A polymer. They are to be worn and then thrown away after a day of use. No more cleaning lenses, storing them, protein build up, possible rips in older lenses, and going crazy if you lose a lens.
With monthly lenses, it doesn't matter if you wear them every day or twice a month, they have to be replaced every 30 days. Because I don't wear my contacts every single day (I do have glasses for the computer when I am working on that and I often don't wear any correction which I know is bad and I'm working on that.), I found I was tossing away contacts that I had only worn a few times in a month. I hated the whole cleaning process and storage and I often ended up with small tears in my lenses because I am just not the most careful person in the world with contact lenses.
CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses are very thin and very, very comfortable. Once I got the prescription just right, it was like I had new eyes. Everything was sharp, clear, and my eyes never got dry. I suffer from dry eyes so I always had problems with contact lenses. I don't with these dailies. They re-moisten every time I blink. They never slip AT ALL. I have never worn contacts that stayed so well in my eyes and never blurred even for a second.
They fit so well that I totally forget that I am wearing them at times. I also have to work a bit to remove them because they adhere to my eyes so well. It's such a pleasure to toss the lenses away and have new, fresh ones or the next time.
My Experience
My left eye astigmatism apparently is very high. Glasses are so hard to get used to because they distort things and cause me to feel dizzy. I have computer glasses with a lower amount of astigmatism correction than I should have but they at least help when I am online all day. I am going to TRY to get used to glasses but it's a real chore.
Contact lenses don't distort things since they sit on the eye which is why I prefer them. However, I find the maintenance to be a chore and I am rough with lenses. They tend to rip and burn the heck out of my eyes and cause blurriness. They also get protein buildup which blurs my vision and can cause eye infections.
Now, with CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses, I can wear a fresh, new pair of contacts all day and night then toss them away. No worries about keeping them clean and no worries about them ripping. I don't waste money by wearing them only a few times a month and having to throw away costly lenses.
I wear these lenses when I want, as often as I want and they are so very comfortable that I actually WANT to wear them. The vision correction is better with these dailies than my usual monthlies and the lenses are so thin that I really don't even feel them at all in my eyes ever. Sometimes, I honestly have to think about whether they are in or not and the way I know is that everything is sharp, bright, and clear.
The one problem I have is that these lenses adhere so well to my eyes that I have to find a new way to remove them. Before, I could see the thicker lenses on my eyes and literally pinch them and remove them. Now, I have to really work to get the lenses out of my eye that way. I was told to look up and to gently pull the lens off my cornea and out of my eye. I will try that tomorrow.
If you have astigmatism and are thinking of getting contact lenses or if you wear ones that may not be super comfortable or that may cause your eyes to become dry, give CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses a try. They are amazing. I love how well I can see and how comfortable they are. My eyes never feel dry these days. These dailies, for me, are the only way to go.
Conclusion
I bought my CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses for about $20.00 for a box of 30 per eye. That is more than monthlies but I don't mind paying or the convenience of these lenses. Since I don't wear them everyday (but much more than my other lenses because they're so much better), I get more than a month's use out of a box of 30. Even if I did wear them every day, I would buy them in bulk since they are cheaper that way (A year's supply is the cheapest way to buy them.) and I wouldn't sweat the price difference. My eyes are worth it. The comfort, moisture, lack of need for supplies, and superior vision all make CIBA Vision Focus Dailies Toric Contact Lenses my new favorite contact lenses. I have never, ever felt anything this comfortable in my eyes and I have worn contacts on and off for years. 5 stars and highly recommended.
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