[phantasma]

I'm really not all sure if this is in the right section, but I figured that since it was more about health than beauty.

I know this question has been asked about 5437537 million times, but I really wanted to know an accurate answer, and the other threads that posted these questions are, like, 3 years old, lol.

Are circle lenses harmful to your eyes? You see, my birthday's coming up soon (yay), and my eyes aren't really that...big, haha. So I was thinking about going to AR Market to get my circle lenses. I saw a poster that said that the glasses place next to it was selling them. I'm thinking about getting grey or brown. But anyways, I was hearing from my friends that they made their eyesight HORRIBLE. I'm thinking about wearing them occasionally, like...maybe once a month or something. Maybe only like...a couple of hours (4 hours). Just for when I go to school.

I'm actually reconsidering getting them. So yeah, are circle lenses harmful to your eyes? Thanks!

[kerpao]

to be honest, they're a lot more comfortable and cheaper than my clear toric lenses from costco. so i would assume no.

[duh123]

Circle lenses are much thicker than regular contacts. Some of them are also bigger so they cover the eyes more. The problem with circle lenses is that you can't wear them for more than 6 hours otherwise they get really dry and they hurt. Because circle lenses are much thicker than corrective lenses, your eyes aren't getting enough oxygen. So yes, it can be potentially harmful. Your friends may have worn them A LOT or worn them too long in one day. If you are just using them every once in a while for a change in your appearance then it should be fine but you can't wear them as long as regular contacts.

[Namderful]

Can you go for a day of school w/ contact lenses for halloween ? 8D

[<3goesDOKIDOKI]

i think a lot of the problem is, is that girls get addicted to wearing circle lenses. and wear them 24/7 because they like the look. wearing any type of contact lens for over extended periods is harmful to your eyes because you deprive your eyes of oxygen.

[hishari]

My eyesight actually got worse from wearing circle lenses...and I didn't even wear them that much.

[phantasma]

^ ahh, really? ):
i was gonna wear them every once in a while at school, but i noticed that school is 7 hours long =.="
so does that mean that if i wear them to school, it'll get worse?

[-love.]

honestly, it's not harmful to you're eyes. it's just that you need to take care of it. and everyone here is right, don't wear them for more than 6 hours because it'll start to irritate your eyes, and worsen your eye sight. but overall, i don't think it will harm your eyes.
btw, HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAAY(:

[Searesrayne]

I've wore circle lenses for 2 weeks straight all day cause I was still waiting for my regular clear contacts to come in, I had my eyes checked afterwards (there were also over the period of 2 years that I wore circle lenses) and the opt doc said my eyes are fine , I think it's how you care for it mostly, even with clear ones it can affect one's eyes if you don't take care of them

[doctorlee]

Anything that you put on your eyeball is harmful.
But as long as you don't keep it in there for a month it should be fine.

[damyoungji]

A friend of mines bought a pair before and she said that her eyesight got worse. She is from Korea and even though it is part of the trend these days, people don't recommend it over there. I guess a short period of time is okay (I think most people just wear them when they are taking pictures), but otherwise, it is not good to wear them. When I said that I am interested in them, she told me not to get them. O-well, it's not like I really want them. I just want to try them on to see how they are like, but I rather think about the possibility of experiencing consequences in the future than my life at this point in time. The contacts are obviously different from normal contacts in order to make your pupils look big, so I don't think they are good for the eyes. Not to mention, it may make one look "better", but in the fake way.

[witchery]

i think a lot of the problem is, is that girls get addicted to wearing circle lenses. and wear them 24/7 because they like the look. wearing any type of contact lens for over extended periods is harmful to your eyes because you deprive your eyes of oxygen.

This is very worrisome...I bought mine not too long ago and I'm already addicted, I can't imagine myself not wearing them. Same thing happened with my falsies lol, but that hasn't given me any side effects.
Hmm maybe I should only wear them a few times a week. I'm the only person in my family who doesn't require glasses, I don't want my eyesight to deteriorate!

[ddongxp]

NO THEY ARE NOT
(this was said by my provider in korea)

they're only harmful to your eyes when you don't take care of them the right way.
and only if you leave them in over the suggested amount of time (6-8 hrs max)

if u take care of them, clean them, use clean hands before handling them, and don't go over the expiration date, they should be fine.
and NEVER LEAVE THEM IN for more than 8 hours
and carry eyedrops with you to moisten your eyes because they hurtttttt after like 4-5 hours.

so far i've worn them for about 18 monthes and my eyesight is still the same (i have pretty good eyes, its 20/20)
i wore them only like 3-4 times a week tho, and took REALLY good care at handling them.

[chrissatinee]

Looks like we're getting different answers here..

ANY thing that goes in your eyes harms you.. even regular contacts.

ddongxp: Even if you do take care of them, it's still harmful to your eyes because your eyes will have less oxygen

[whisper2468]

i don't really know if circle lenses are harmful for your eyes
but i have worn regular contacts for like 2 years
and when i went to my eye doctor to get new ones
they told me my eye sight got even worst
so if regular contacts can make my eye sight worst
i think circle lenses will make them even worst...
and even if you say ur going to wear them sometimes...
no offense i think you will probably get addicted
to how u look in them and wear them a lot like someone
else said above me...

NO THEY ARE NOT
(this was said by my provider in korea)

not to sound mean but if i was selling circle lenses
as my job i would lie to you to make you buy them
cuz i want the money.... so you never really know...

[hishari]

^ ahh, really? ):
i was gonna wear them every once in a while at school, but i noticed that school is 7 hours long =.="
so does that mean that if i wear them to school, it'll get worse?

yeah, and my eyes would get really red after I wore them for only four hours.
And I cleaned them really well too.

I just wore them for fun :'(

[margaretgoesrawr]

okay circle lenses do not make yr eyes biggger! its juss an illusion! haha jk but seriosuly it doesnt make yr eyes bigger, all it does is change yr eye color. when i wore my circle lenses sometiems they would irritate but i still wear em and yeahh they do kinda mess up yr visionnn. but likee i stopped wearing em and my vision is just fine ( :

[beckii]

hmm ok. everyone is right to an extent here. yes, any kind of contact lens with the wrong care regime and wearing time has the potential to cause harm...because any contact provides an extra barrier to oxygen entering your eye.

circle lenses as far as i know, will have a larger diameter than regular contact lenses. which would again, limit the oxygen transfer even more. as for it being thicker, i dont know the material that circle contact lenses are made of - but be assured if you have toric contacts they would indeed be thicker.

so...id say if u want to wear circle contacts...do not wear them for an extended period of time, unless your optometrist says it is okay to do so [note: if they are made of silicon hydrogel....thats ok for a longer period of time. if theyr made of plain hydrogel...NO IT IS NOT]....u can get daily disposable circle lenses now [Acuvue Define]...so those are less harmful cuz u can throw them out at the end fo the day. but prob dont exceed 8-10 hrs max [saying that its dependent on the individual and how tolerant your eyes are].


disclaimer: im a registered optometrist in a couple of months.

[witchery]

Wearing contact lenses for a long period of time may cause blurry vision, pain, and redness due to the lack of oxygen passing through to the cornea. A lack of oxygen can also change the shape of your cornea and results in uneven vision. Improper cleaning of contact lenses can result in bacterial infections which can lead to other eye diseases.

So two separate things can happen- even if you clean them very thoroughly there's still the problem of insufficient oxygen reaching your eyes.

The silicone hydrogel contacts are safer, and do deliver more oxygen to your cornea, but I don't think the circle lens are made of silicone hydrogel?

Also, I don't think using eyedrops will do anything to prevent the risk of harm. All they do is hydrate your eyes when they're uncomfortable and dry...

[revontulet]

I actually wore circle lenses for like a month during the summer and I happened to get an allergy to the lenses in my right eye It pretty much sucked because I couldn't wear them ever again and I had to wait two weeks before I could wear regular contacts again. I think I had like a GnG pair? I don't even remember exactly but they were a known brand name and I bought them from a legit place. I'm pretty clean and meticulous about my contacts so I doubt it was because I was being unhygienic :/

If you want a pair, I would say try to buy the more expensive lenses. Although there's no guarantee that they're made of better material than a cheap pair, it's better to be safe than sorry.The pair I had were 20 bucks so pretty cheap haha