The disposable contact lens: a new concept in extended wear.

Due to reports of severe eye infections associated with the extended wear of soft contact lenses, this once-popular mode of contact lens wear has fallen into disrepute and been abandoned by many fitters and patients. Recently, an extended wear disposable contact lens was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The lenses are designed to be worn continuously for one to two weeks and then discarded. A new pair is then inserted. This approach holds the potential to increase the safety, convenience, comfort, and quality of vision possible in extended wear. Clinical studies are presented in support of this position. I found this disposable contact lens to be a safe and convenient way to re-introduce extended wear.