What do you think about Acuvue 2?  What's your experience? What's good - what's bad?

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They are great

"i got glasses when i was in seventh grade… thats when i started wearing contacts too… never had a problem with them…. i wear acuvue 2 (they are GREAT)" (Add a comment)

Posted by: crazyblo
Date: June 27, 2009
Source: http://teens-bakersfield.com/blog/?p=274

Acuvue 2

"While I loved my Acuvue 2 lenses when I first tried them 4 years ago, I now HATE them. I have recently started developing problems with them. They make my eyes extremely dry and I get extreme redness after wearing them for a day. They have also caused me to get eye ulcers. I have decided to switch to Oasys or Advance. Hopefully, one them will do the trick." (Add a comment)

Posted by: Sham
Date: July 1, 2009
Source: http://www.acuvue-now.com

Acuvue 2

"I loved my Acuvue 2 contacts; wore them for years. Never have I had a more comfortable brand of contacts. However, I've learned through several doctors that Acuvue 2 contacts don't let your eyes get oxygen. I kept wondering why the whites of my eyes weren't white anymore and my blood vessels seem to stand out."  (Add an answer or a comment)

Posted by: Melissa
Date: May 30, 2009
Source: http://www.acuvue-now.com

:)

"This is my second day of wearing them, I love them. Wish I would have started wearing them 4 years ago,when my eyes were going bad. Better then glasses!!!" (Add a comment)

Submitted by: LLL
Source: www.acuvue-now.com
Date: May 29, 2009

What kind of contacts do you wear?

"I have Acuvue 2 and have never had trouble with them. I sound like an ad. Hah! Love them though." (Add a comment)

Submitted by: oddbunny
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Date: March 30, 2009

Will She Stay With Them - Not Sure

"I got new contact lenses yesterday. I've been using Acuvue 2 for years and have had no problems at all. But the eye doctor said that because I wear mine so much - around 16 hours a day - that I am developing blood vessels from the lack of oxygen that will make my eyes look red and bloodshot. Add in a newborn and I'm about four seconds away from looking like a meth addict.

So he fitted me for the Focus Night And Days - they let in six times more oxygen and are FDA approved for wear up to 30 days, overnight an all. I hate them. Right now anyway. I can FEEL them. And for those of you who wear contacts, you know that feeling them is not the goal.

However, the doctor said it was because my eyes are so used to Acuvue 2 that they need to heal with the new lenses. Something about old cells sloughing off and new ones growing. And because these contacts are made of a new material, I may feel them for up to two weeks while I get used to them.

I protested because with a new baby in the house, the last thing I need is one more thing to be uncomfortable about. So, he did send me home with a pair of the Acuvues in my new prescription (which is one step away from being holyhell blind) but asked me to give the Focus a chance. He made such a good case about the health of my eyes and how great it would be not to have to fumble for glasses when the new baby woke in the middle of the night that I had to ask if he gets kickbacks for this brand of contacts, he was pushing it so hard. He assured me he wasn't.

I'm trying them. I've had them in since yesterday afternoon and though they don't hurt and my eyes aren't red, I can feel them and if I think about it, it annoys me. I want to give them a chance because if they do work, the thought of not having to take my contacts out every night (though I'm sure I still would every once in a while to give my eyes a break) is very appealing. Especially when my son needs me to, you know, SEE in the middle of the night.

Anyone have these contacts or have had a similar experiences with "getting used to" new ones?

I also thought I was going to leave there with reading glasses because I've noticed I've had a hard time focusing on my laptop or a book recently when I first look at it. But he assured me it's because I was pregnant/am nursing and that my eye muscles are weak and don't focus as well as fast. Pregnancy symptoms never end, do they? " (Add a comment)

Submitted by: AndreAnna
Source: www.diaryofamodernmatriarch.com
Date: July 15, 2008

My Experiences

" I'm very nearsighted and do not like to wear glasses.  I have worn contact lenses for years and have tried different ones.  A couple of years ago my eye doctor prescribed me with a brand that I have never worn.  They are Johnson & Johnson Acuvue 2 contact lenses.  From the first day I put them in it was like I had nothing in my eyes.  They were so very comfortable.  I wear them everyday from 6 A.M. in the morning to I take them out in the evening and have never had any trouble whatsoever.  Acuvue 2 contacts are UV Blocking so that helps protect my eyes from the sun.  I can sleep with these contacts with no problems, though I choose not to.  There is no need to go through the trouble of expensive lasic surgery when you have these contacts.  They are very inexpensive and I wouldn't be without them." (Add a comment)

Submitted by: SusieD
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