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Mar 11, 2019 8:16 PM
MigatteNoG0kui
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DutchCraft2050
That is yuck.
mythosmusik
Just toss them in the goddamn garbage can how much fucking further can that be
Eurydice7205
Kinda pretty actually...
AliBarber
That's.. Fucking disgusting
ChristianSalge
glad to hear im not the only one extremely grossed out by used contact lenses, much less old ones kept in a jar.
probshouldntsayitbut
The thought of any sort of garbage remaining bedside for a year and half makes me queasy.
AliBarber
My best friend had a girl housemate for a year who didn't throw away used pads, they just got tossed under the bed.
probshouldntsayitbut
God fucking damnit why did you tell me that!!!
AliBarber
Because I don't want to suffer alone
Shohanna
THE SMELL!! Not to mention... OMFG! **GAG**
blitz717
Can you make scale armor from these?
Ctr1F8
Daddygivesthebestmassages
Can you wear those longer than a day?
jnxinthewoods
I sure do. I was just thinking how wasteful this was.
Sasuuni
If you wear monthlies then sure, if you wear daily disposables then you're an idiot. Sauce: Worked for 8 yrs in an opticians.
jonjuan85
Lasik, stop creating ocean trash
Bigiee4
You’re kind of disgusting
thefreestyler
That title sentence gave me brain cancer
shamanbaptist
Thanks I can’t believe I had to come this far down for this comment.
NeverMetAGoodMod
They should make them edible.
MigatteNoG0kui
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/azum51/about_a_year_and_halfs_worth_of_daily_disposable/eiamknt/?st=jt4szhed&sh=8fa1fd4e
donteatmysushi
Wow now that was interesting.
NeverMetAGoodMod
Oh...
jbilly90
Gross
OldMadDad
ART!
idothemaths
Am I the only one who hates wearing contacts?
CompassBear
I hate having to wear contacts, but only wearing my glasses will accelerate my already deteriorating eye sight.
idothemaths
Really? Is that everyone?
CompassBear
Honestly, I'm not sure. I have an eye condition called keratoconus. Basically, my corneas are shaped like cones instead of footballs, so I
CompassBear
need hard contacts to flatten them out so I can see and have normal peripheral vision.
Whatupium
You know they make daily contacts, that won't use a fuck ton of plastic, they're called glasses.
StephanieSwedberg
Some people’s prescription is so strong that they can’t see as well with glasses as they can with contacts.
prolorus
British story a year ago, woman kept adding lenses, not removing any. Pain drove her to ER: they removed 14 or so!
ultradongle
Didn't she have some kind of dementia too?
ChubbsIsMyName
Sauce?
3nd3rwiggin
https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/health/contact-lens-uk-trnd/index.html
buttknuckles007
KRYKSYS
Now that's a beautiful art piece! Could sell that for some major cash ?
allthenamesaregone
I use monthly day/night ones. Far less hassle.
FernandoRumdebum
I use fortnightlys. But I'm poor atm so they're 3 monthlys. So far lol.
andydotcom
Are you saying monthly’s are less hassle than daily’s? Heavens I never have to buy contact solution and spend time washing my contacts
clucja1
I don't even own solution. I use monthly contacts. You litterally spend 30 to 60 times more time messing with contacts every month than me
werewhale
monthly’s are less hassle but they’re not an option for me medically bc doc says my eyes are too dry to handle it :(
upchuckcarnage
Same, friend
werewhale
gonna try daily’s tho! i’m excited for no more contact solution
allthenamesaregone
I put mine in at the start of the month and leave 'em there. Day and night.
Mortalnick
Not good for your corneas.
clydeman420
Real bad to not take them out. Your eye doctor should tell u that.
volock
Those aren't healthy for your eyes (generally speaking).
Xedi22
Daily's are the only thing I can wear...allergies like fresh lenses. Also, the night wearing still isn't "ideal" even if FDA allowed.
Cr4zyC4tLady
Same here, only problem I’ve had is them drying out or getting dirty from the proteins that build up, so I use otc eye drops for proteins
summershank
Wait they make those!? How much a pack
MoxnesMonster6
I pay 80$ per pack. My insurance only pays 100$ a year which sucks but I can get a pack of 6 to last quite a while.
Mortalnick
You are ruining your eyes. You need to change them every month. Your corneas get their oxygen from the air and back of your eyelids.
ghostbuster55
Same here. Pop them in on the first, take them out on the 30th, and just use rewetting drops every morning.
TheCrispiestNoodles
What drops do you use? I can't find any that are safe to use while the contacts are still in.
imagine1day
I could never sleep in my contacts. It's always so uncomfortable. I also have bad allergies so that may be a factor.
Cr4zyC4tLady
I do the 2 week day/night ones. Biggest problem is the proteins from eyes building up if I don’t use eye drops and waking up they’re dry.
Cr4zyC4tLady
Other than that they work wonders. And it’s way easier
CaptainDumbhole
I take mine out when they hurt. My last box (6 month supply) lasted 30 months.
Yesisaidthat
I buy the monthly ones and take them out every night. They'll last me 6months each easy. I'm more likely to lose them than wear them out.
imnotalightbulb
Please don't do this. I did this and had to stop wearing contacts. Even dailies bothered my eyes at the end.
summershank
That is incredibly bad for your eye and can distort the shape of them. You will the. Have to wear hard contacts to reshape the eye
AustenFan
You shouldn't do that.
PamfromTheOffice
Isn't that super dangerous to sleep with them in your eye?
Mortalnick
It is very much dangerous to sleep in
SOcean255
They’re FDA approved for 30 days continuous wear. If worn properly, should not cause any eye health problems.
genshi731
It's still bad for your eyes in the long run. The chances of corneal ulcers, neovascularization, and GPC goes way up. It only takes one 1/2
mynameistc
Maybe not eyes, but eyelids can get fucked up like mine. I can only wear dailies now because they're thinner.I used to do exactly what u did
Mortalnick
Wrong. Still at a higher risk for infections, ulcers and scarring. FDA approved doesn't mean it wont happen.
AceOfShovels
I wore monthlies like that which weren't even supposed to be left in during the night and had no problems. I don't know how people get them>
AceOfShovels
>stuck inside the sockets. Eye doctor did tell me that they inhibit oxygen flow to cornea which causes itty bitty blood vessels to grow >
boshbashbish
Monthly ones i found to be a pain the arse; could never just collapse on sofa/bed after a long day to doze off.... well i could, i’d just /1
shano510
No way I'd sleep in my contacts for a month. That just cannot be good for your eyes.
lavenderys
I wear them every night for months at a time. My optometrist was amazed my eyes are in great shape but he was like yeah don't do that lol
Arch0s
Think you're supposed to remove them each night and soak them in lens fluid. Think leaving them in can cause things like conjunctivitis.
AustenFan
That's exactly what I do! I can barely nap in mine without them feeling weird after!
PeteB73
No, you leave in them for a month at a time. If like me you have dry eyes you should take them out overnight for one night every week/ two.
BlastFX
A couple years ago 24/7 lenses came out. Of course they're uncomfortable after waking up a significantly increase risk of 1/2
BlastFX
eye infections. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers just slapped the “24/7” label on the same old lenses. 2/2
PulpyOJ
Eye doc told me not to use those day/night ones continuously even though they are marketed as such. Can do some damage so I’m told.
Mortalnick
It's very much true
imnotalightbulb
I'm proof. My eyes got so bad I couldn't even wear dailies without irritation.
CaptainDumbhole
Details. How many years did that take to happen?
Shohanna
I have severe dry eye now, wore dailies for 20+ yrs. I am 47 now and I haven't been able to wear lenses for 5 yrs or so.
imnotalightbulb
It happened over about 10 years. I got gpc and had to take a break from contacts. Then tried them again and was super
boshbashbish
Wake up to the lenses stuck to my eyeballs and had to peel them off. /2
Gribblecillin
For me, after just a few days of using/cleaning the monthly/weekly ones they became too uncomfortable. I had to switch to daily disposables.
Freakowt1
I'm on like 6 months of the same monthly ones... Lol but I can tell I need some new ones soon
mushroomking
I got a free trial pair that were supposed to last a week and I kept them for almost 2 years. My eyes probably hate me, but it didn't hurt.
clucja1
I don't take the monthly ones out until I need new ones. Sometimes a couple months later
pandaboo
Don't use the cheap lens solution.
Gribblecillin
Oh gee I sure wish I would've thought of that before. I was just using sand and hot sauce.
kraeftig
I wear my biweekly ones without discomfort about 1mo-2mo per pair. Oops.
CheddarDreams
Same, they're expensive and they still feel fine after 2 weeks
RandyKnapp
Yeah same, overnight too.
izzykittymeow
I did that- til I almost went blind in one eye. Multiple corneal ulcers, infection. Permanent scarring. 0/10 do not recommend.
kraeftig
I mean, can't speak for anyone else, but I try to clean them on a daily basis and replace them if they still feel odd after re-cleaning
Cerebralvomit
I bet you collect toe nail clippings and boogers too
AngstAussie
They make these great permanent glasses you can take off at night too
buttonbutton
I run in to door facings and walls when I wear my glasses. No peripheral vision. I also trip down stairs. My contacts keep my alive. :-)
ArtMadeofYourComment
Don't know why anyone would downvote this. You just said a thing that is. + 1 from me because my wife is the same.
buttonbutton
Thanks!
seenunseen
they help hide the bags under your eyes if you party late..or are just getting older like me :)
ultradongle
And crow's feet too! I love my glasses!
dandep24
I use mine to hide bags and just hide period
joot
When you have 20/800 vision, glasses are impairing because you can't see anything beyond the edge of the lenses. No peripheral.
ArtMadeofYourComment
What?! I've been throwing my glasses away every night. My family is quickly going broke...
capnjackarse
optometrists hate this one little trick.
StandBackSomeonesOffened
Someone help me budget this myfamily and I are starving! Rent:750, Food:200, Disposable prescription glasses: 6000, Utility:75
Thorinori
Bribe your landlord with second hand glasses instead of rent
Theman098
If I threw out a pair of my glasses every night, it would be around 5000... heh.
Clydefrogger
Buy more candles.
sv3nsson
MeanHug
Now make art out of them!
poop273
You could put this on display at an art gallery, and it would probably be better than half the "art".
legion805
You can really feel the artist cry for self actualization from the way it is
SpitMatt
Oh look, someone who doesn't understand art is saying how bad it is. How original
ThrustJunkie
https://gawker.com/cleaning-lady-throws-away-expensive-modern-art-she-mist-1527595660
AggressiveChickenSandwich1
Maybe not make your art look like literal trash?
poop273
I guess someone should have "explained its meaning" to her. haha
buttknuckles007
Eye catching beauty
gelvy
'Through the looking glass'
boevis
I was actually about to suggest that. It's pretty, and I bet it refracts light really neat
poop273
@OP Show us your refraction! ^^^
darksniperknight
*cue Ongo Gablogian crap crap thats art gif*
AmyBethMegJo
New wallpaper - /a/H8ekY6N
poop273
Love it!!!
dragsonandon
Call it "visions of ____"
The701
...the past"
EveryoneGetsAFreeCat2
Visions of crystal... Meth. It looks like meth.
poop273
Not just anyone can make blue meth.
EveryoneGetsAFreeCat2
You're goddamn right.
thechelonianshelmet
Past Sight
ZanarkandAbes
Visons of visions
mediocrestandpoint123
Visions of contact
theangryjanitor
TRUTH
TheGeeB
A lot of the more basic stuff sells because the artist is popular and had his “touch”. Kinda like why autographs of famous people fetch $$$
735824
Says the mental midget.
mayarai42
Artsy
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
Recycle them! http://www.bausch.com/our-company/one-by-one-recycling
DangusStank
Thanks for letting us know! I've always wondered if this was possible
r333
Holy mother!
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StarDangerous
Or eat them and gain its power.
ChimeraOfFury
Thank you! I had no idea this existed.
DuncanD00dle
Dude. Thank you#!!!
ButtsexIsMotherNaturesCondom
This is awesome!
zombieknees
.
nursejill
I’m collecting my packages and lenses for this! Pretty cool that they do this!
shavebutt
We do this program at my office!! It is awesome!!
anyway188136
.
Flustercuck
Does somebody want to tell this guy why instead of downvoting? Cuz I know the standard "landfill ends up in ocean" but im not an expert.
SnowMonkeyPlum
Thanks!!! I had no idea I could recycle my dailies, and I hate that I’m just throwing them away! You rock.
LaFajitaMeat
Why is "contributing to landfill waste" so bad?? Better than the ocean or costing 3times to remake half as much??
ThanosWasNotWrong
Waitihavesomething4this
Username checksour
VeryBeautifulVeryPowerful
We can recycle them into fisheye lenses
QueenAmy
Wow
QueenAmy
I love twrracycle. They got all of my Halloween candy wrappers
Sunnus
I worked out of the Canadian office for four years!
QueenAmy
Thank you :)
NoOneLikesYourSelfies
Hinahou
Didn't want to eat them?
domo106
You stick them in your eyes and you see better
UsuallyARabbit
Perhaps OP doesn't live in an area where they can hope to keep a set of contacts clean overnight.
TheWookOfWallStreet
I think the question was why throw them in a cup by your bed for a year and a half
LivingDecomposition
Cause it's quick, it's easy and it's free
Goggalore
There are a lot of reasons to use disposable contacts. They actually tend to be among the most comfortable, and they're the most sterile.
Notuniquesnowflake
Also, if you wear glasses most of the time, but prefer contacts occasionally for certain activities/hobbies, they can be more cost effective
texasdean
Not necessarily most sterile depending on your hygiene habits, but least likely to get an infection with them is probably accurate.
Mimsey
No hygiene habit is going to make reused contacts more clean than a brand new pack.
Varenvel
why not just use glasses. i wear glasses for 75% of my life , i would be terrified to jab lump of plastic into my eye every day.
Hinahou
Sports. Anything with possible heavy impact or possibly needing better peripheral vision glasses aren't good for.
IThoughtIWouldNeverChangeMyUserNameUntilNow
For me it's because I hate glasses. Not on anyone else, just when I use them.
RebeccaRuxin
Glasses always side down the bridge of my nose. And my contacts don’t get smudged.
Hinahou
Also rain, contacts don't get blurry in the rain.
Cymland
That's why I wear glasses, fear of putting them in/taking them out & fear of the lens slipping behind my eye.
SalmySwims
Contacts don't look weird if your one of your ears is higher than the other.
IntrepidGamer
I use them because I only use contacts on weekends and times when glasses are inconvenient. So daily is easier.
waitwhat1234
So gross. You slept beside that for 18 months!??
somethingsomethingwittyhere
That's what my fiancee's parents told her when I first met them.
TheGreatPeru
Dont touch. That is an unbelievable amount of human surviving bacteria you've grown there.
DelumStudios
Bacteria is literally everywhere.
KotimainenKayttajanimi
Maybe lick it a bit? Just a small taste.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Bacteria require moisture to survive. That's why toilet seats and other dry, non-greasy surfaces are not an infection risk, regardless of...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
what they might have come in contact with.
Shohanna
OMFG I haven't heard such ignorance in a VERY long time. Dude, Science look it up. PLEASE before you get sick.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Care to back that up with a link or two, or do you have nothing but ad hominem attacks to offer?
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
A damp towel or kitchen sponge contains oodles of rapidly multiplying bacteria. Dry surfaces do not. Repeat after me: Bacteria need moisture
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20324304 The exact same thing applies to long-dried out contact lenses.
Skyff
Paige, no!
beastofburidan
Horrified gasp
caustickiwii
eww
q2grapple
Go for it Paige! Live your dream!!
beastofburidan
This is the kind of positivity and support we all need. Have you read the blowfly girl blogposts?
jnxinthewoods
I wear "dailies", too, but don't replace them every day. This is crazy to me.
pnkelly
I wear monthly and get about 90 days per pair with no problems. Clear Care is secret!
CorySays
I swear by Clear Care. Recommend it to everyone I know who wears contacts.
pnkelly
Me too! It’s like putting on a new pair every day
jnxinthewoods
Careful- I do a similar thing and said so elsewhere on this thread. Received assumptive rant about being an "idiot". SMH
pnkelly
had contacts for 30 years-multiple optometrists are unable to see any buildup on the lens at 60-90 days, many said weekly/daily is a scam 1/
pnkelly
And that they are all made of the same material.
jnxinthewoods
Nearly *exactly* my experience. I take my eyes very seriously. Made a comment about how I don't always just wear dailes for just a day1/
reallysadbee
It's all fun and games until you get a corneal ulcer
jnxinthewoods
As myself and my optometrist already know, I've had zero issues since 1995. Think I'll listen to my optometrist, thanks.
reallysadbee
Yeah good idea, they designed the devices. And they can treat your corneal ulcer if it comes up. And eyes don't age. Or not? U got this
jnxinthewoods
Do... do you think I stopped going to the optometrist in 1995?
reallysadbee
No...nope. As eyes age they produce lower quality/less tears, a.k.a. length of time means less. For your sake, hope your luck continues