# Eye care for Contact Lens Wearers

> "My lenses used to be fine and now they are unbearable by mid afternoon."

Declining lens comfort is almost always solvable. Material, replacement schedule, wearing time and underlying ocular surface health all affect it, and the answer is rarely to give up on lenses altogether.

Comfort is the reason most people stop wearing contact lenses, and it is a reason that usually has a fixable cause behind it.

Sometimes it is the lens: an older material with lower oxygen transmission, or a monthly lens accumulating deposits through week three. Sometimes it is the schedule, with wearing hours that have crept up over years. Frequently it is an underlying dry eye that has developed gradually and never been evaluated.

Options have also expanded considerably. Daily disposables now cover astigmatism and presbyopia properly, silicone hydrogel materials transmit far more oxygen, and scleral lenses have moved from specialty use into a genuine option for difficult eyes.

## What matters most

**Comfort declining over years**

Usually a combination of ocular surface change and a lens that is no longer the best available option. Both are worth reassessing rather than tolerating.

**Told my prescription rules out lenses**

Toric, multifocal, rigid, hybrid and scleral designs between them cover far more than was possible a decade ago.

**Worried about infection**

The rules that matter are short: never let lenses touch water, fresh solution every time, replace the case every three months, and never wear a lens in a sore eye.

## Where to start

- [Contact lens exam](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/contact-lenses/contact-lens-exam): Reassessing fit, material and eye health
- [Lenses for dry eyes](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/contact-lenses/contact-lenses-for-dry-eyes): Comfort problems with a solvable cause
- [Care and hygiene](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/contact-lenses/contact-lens-care-and-hygiene): The short list that removes most of the risk


## Questions and answers
**How often should I be seen?**

Annually. Corneal health and lens fit both change over time and an annual check catches problems while they are minor.

**Can I swim in my lenses?**

No. Waterborne organisms cause severe corneal infections and lenses trap them against the eye.

---## About this practice
Arizona's Vision Eye Care Center, 15215 S 48th St Ste 180, Phoenix, AZ 85044.
Phone (480) 706-3937. Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Independent optometry practice, founded 1994. One location. Does not perform refractive or cataract surgery.
This site publishes no star rating and no review count, because the figures across the practice's own properties contradict one another and cannot be verified.
This page is general information, not medical advice.