{"id":3579,"date":"2011-10-01T12:58:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2011-10-13T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T02:39:14","slug":"night-contacts-vs-day-contacts-my-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=3579","title":{"rendered":"My Experience: Night Contacts vs Day Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<span id=\"Overview\"><h2>Overview<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>* Night contacts are also known as:<br \/>\n* Ortho-K: Orthokeratology<br \/>\n* CRT: Corneal Refractive Therapy<\/p>\n<span id=\"Night_Contacts\"><h2>Night Contacts<\/h2><\/span>\n<span id=\"Pros\"><h3>Pros<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>* <strong>No<\/strong> need to wear contacts during day time.<br \/>\n* Great for sports, especially water sports such as <strong>swimming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Cons\"><h3>Cons<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>* Need to wear <strong>every <\/strong>night.<br \/>\n* Need to wear <strong>certain hours<\/strong> (9?) every night for best results.<br \/>\n* Can <strong>not <\/strong>wear glasses as an alternative, because your eye sights are supposed to have been corrected.<br \/>\n* Requires <strong>more <\/strong>eye doctor <strong>visits <\/strong>to ensure correct wearing.<br \/>\n* Only <strong>selected <\/strong>eye doctors are trained and licensed for night contacts, so they usually cost more.<br \/>\n* Night contacts are more <strong>expensive<\/strong>. And usually you need an equally expensive <strong>backup pair<\/strong> in case you lose the original lenses.<br \/>\n* Possible scrubbing eyes at sleep causing contacts to fall out (this happened to us).<br \/>\n* <strong>No<\/strong> disposable available at this time. So need to clean well to prevent debris buildups over time.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Day_Contacts\"><h2>Day Contacts<\/h2><\/span>\n<span id=\"Pros_1\"><h3>Pros<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>* <strong>Flexible<\/strong> schedule. You can wear glasses if you don&#8217;t feel like wearing contacts.<br \/>\n* Can be disposed daily, weekly, or monthly. So easy to clean.<br \/>\n* Most eye doctors can prescribe day contacts so usually cheaper.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Cons_1\"><h3>Cons<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>* Possible lens fall outs during strenuous sport events.<br \/>\n* Possible lens fall outs during water sports (this happened to me).<\/p>\n<span id=\"References\"><h2>References<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>* <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orthokeratology\">Orthokeratology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview * Night contacts are also known as: * Ortho-K: Orthokeratology * CRT: Corneal Refractive Therapy Night Contacts Pros * No need to wear contacts during day time. * Great for sports, especially water sports such as swimming. 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