Disposable contact lenses make sense for the type of lifestyle most people lead these days. Busy, active folk don’t have time to mess with cleaning solutions and disinfecting every day. Disposable contact lenses are meant to be worn once and then thrown away to be replaced with a new, clean pair. They come in a wide variety of prescription strengths, and in varieties that can be worn for as little as a few hours or as long as a month.

If you are considering disposable contact lenses, but haven’t yet made up your mind, then comparing the pros and cons will help you to decide if they’re right for you.

Pro: Convenience

Wear-once disposables never have to be cleaned, disinfected or stored. You wear them once, and then throw them away. No messy solutions, no spending half an hour disinfecting them – just open the package, wear them – and when it’s time to take them out, toss them in the trash.

Pro: More sanitary

Because you wear the contacts only once, there’s less chance of eye infections and irritation caused by improperly cleaned lenses. There’s less chance for the buildup of proteins and lipids (a natural consequence of wearing contact lenses) to breed bacteria and transfer it back to your eyes.

Pro: Less Expensive

We tend to think of disposable anything being more expensive – but in the case of disposable contact lenses, the expense of buying a new pair is offset by not having to buy cleaning solutions, storage cases and disinfectant. Your only expense is the disposable lenses themselves. You can wear disposable contact lenses for only a few cents a day.

Con: They may not be right for you.

About 90% of contact lens wearers can wear disposables. The simpler your prescription is, the better the chance that a manufacturer makes contact lenses that come in your prescription. Because manufacturers only stock standard sizes and prescriptions, you may be out of luck if your prescription is unusual or uncommon.

If you’ve never tried wearing contact lenses – or if you’ve tried but couldn’t because you got frequent eye infections or were sensitive to the contact lens cleaning solutions, disposable contact lenses may let you lose the glasses for good. Check with your doctor to see if disposable contact lenses may be a solution for you.

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