This post was most recently updated on August 2nd, 2023
The 4 Most Comfortable Contact Lenses (Monthly or Two Week Replacement)
Performing contact lens exams in Denver provides us an opportunity to work in an area that puts a lot of stress on our contact lens wearers. Instead of looking at this as a disadvantage, we have chosen to embrace the opportunity to provide our patients with the best contact lenses on the market. We have taken the liberty of putting together a list of the 4 most comfortable two week or monthly replacement contact lenses.
1. Bausch & Lomb Ultra Contact Lens
The Ultra is a new addition to a daily wear market that has been stagnant for some time. Considering the amount of research and development invested in new contact lens materials, we feel it is about time a lens of this quality makes it to our exam room. So far we have had great success fitting this lens in our practice, and have been able to get a number of our patients back into full day contact lens wear because of its performance. Bausch and Lomb Ultra is available in spherical, toric and multifocal modalities.
2. Acuvue Oasys
A two week replacement contact lens, the Acuvue Oasys has been around a long time and is a staple in contact lens practices. It has been a go to contact lens for over 20 years and is a major reason that Vistakon (Johnson & Johnson) has the largest share of the contact lens market in America. Another great aspect of this lens is its UV protection, blocking 96% of UV-A and 99% of UV-B radiation. This lens is available as a spherical, toric (astigmatism) or multifocal modality.
3. Cooper Biofinity
Utilizing Aquaform® technology, the Biofinity is a monthly replacement lens that performs extremely well in the dry air of Denver. We have had great success fitting this lens in our practice. It is available in sphere, toric (astigmatism) or multifocal option. 
4. Air Optix Night and Day
Air Optix Night & Day was designed to be a 30 day continuous wear contact lens. Though we don’t like to recommend it for that use, it is still a great monthly lens even if you do not sleep in your contacts. It has one of the highest oxygen permeabilities on the market. Which leads to improved eye health overall. This lens is also little smaller than most other 2 week or monthly contact lenses, which can lead to improved comfort.
Final Thoughts
All of these lenses can be great choices for patients who suffer from contact lens induced dry eye and have exhibited difficulty wearing their contact lenses for a full 12-14 hour day. If you have tried this lenses in the past, but still have issues with comfort and blurred vision. We recommend you try daily disposable contact lenses, which continue to be our go to contact lenses modality.
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