We recommended the alternate wear program mainly for one reason. Although, the lenses we use are of exceptional quality, you save money in the contact lens material. If you do not lose or tear a lens you only need four pairs of lenses for the entire year.
How does it work? You wear one pair of lenses for one week. At the end of the week you store those lenses in a case with solutions. Then for the next week you wear your second pair of contact lenses. You then alternate pairs week after week for six months. At six months we reevaluate your contact lenses for fit and eye health and provide your second two pairs.
Should a lens rip or be lost, you have a spare and can purchase a replacement from us. If you were not a part of alternate wear, you would have to purchase a box of six. Note the industry packaged lenses by six, not evenly divisible into a month! Thus you end up purchasing more lenses than needed in a month.
The method is not endorsed by the FDA. Yet, the lenses meet the criterion required by the FDA for extended wear. Extended wear means wearing lenses on your eyes 720 hours in a row, twice more than our alternate wear suggests in waking hours wear.
Many people wear their contact lenses far beyond the four weeks advised by the FDA with lenses less superior to those we have limited to the alternate wear program. Also we, at no extra cost to you, provide a six month contact lens evaluation when you replace your two pairs of contact lenses.
Should you not be comfortable with the lack of the FDA endorsement or not desire to store lenses a week, you may purchase four six packs for the year. and discard your lenses after four weeks. Remember we pass the lenses along to you at our cost.
We ask you to sign a form acknowledging that you: 1. Are wearing lenses beyond the recommended period according to the FDA. 2. We informed you the FDA recommendation is four week disposal. 3. You do not hold us liable for damage to you resultant only from wear of the lenses beyond four weeks.
Optometrists with your budget in mind have safely provided alternate wear over 40 years.
How does it work? You wear one pair of lenses for one week. At the end of the week you store those lenses in a case with solutions. Then for the next week you wear your second pair of contact lenses. You then alternate pairs week after week for six months. At six months we reevaluate your contact lenses for fit and eye health and provide your second two pairs.
Should a lens rip or be lost, you have a spare and can purchase a replacement from us. If you were not a part of alternate wear, you would have to purchase a box of six. Note the industry packaged lenses by six, not evenly divisible into a month! Thus you end up purchasing more lenses than needed in a month.
The method is not endorsed by the FDA. Yet, the lenses meet the criterion required by the FDA for extended wear. Extended wear means wearing lenses on your eyes 720 hours in a row, twice more than our alternate wear suggests in waking hours wear.
Many people wear their contact lenses far beyond the four weeks advised by the FDA with lenses less superior to those we have limited to the alternate wear program. Also we, at no extra cost to you, provide a six month contact lens evaluation when you replace your two pairs of contact lenses.
Should you not be comfortable with the lack of the FDA endorsement or not desire to store lenses a week, you may purchase four six packs for the year. and discard your lenses after four weeks. Remember we pass the lenses along to you at our cost.
We ask you to sign a form acknowledging that you: 1. Are wearing lenses beyond the recommended period according to the FDA. 2. We informed you the FDA recommendation is four week disposal. 3. You do not hold us liable for damage to you resultant only from wear of the lenses beyond four weeks.
Optometrists with your budget in mind have safely provided alternate wear over 40 years.