Monthly contact lens buying guide 2021 | Air Optix, Bausch and Lomb Ultra, Biofinity, Acuvue Vita
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- Monthly contact lens buying guide 2021 | Air Optix, Bausch and Lomb Ultra, Biofinity, Acuvue Vita
Alcon Air Optix with Hydraglyde
Bausch and Lomb Ultra
Coopervision Biofinity
Johnson and Johnson Acuvue Vita
Today we talk about the different monthly contact lenses that are currently available on the market.
If you are looking for a comfortable lens with minimal dryness then watch this video to find out which contact lens will work best for you
This video was not sponsored in any way
You're the only person who actually reviews different type and brands of contacts. Thanks! So much to know as a new wearer
This was really helpful. You may want to think about doing an update for 2024. Objective comparisons are really hard to find and I'm always suspicious if there is affiliate marketing involved.
As a casual wearer looking for comfort, your guide has been fantastic. Thanks!
😁👍 glad I could help’
Alcon Air Optix with Hydraglyde 2:39
Bausch and Lomb Ultra 4:53
Coopervision Biofinity 7:04
Johnson and Johnson Acuvue Vita 9:05
I switched from 1day Acuvue Oasys for astigmatism to 2week Oasys for astigmatism due to the price, but I couldn’t see 20/20 with them. I switched to Biofinity Toric and now I can see crystal clear with them. Your guide helped a lot. Thank you.
Glad it helped’ 👍👍
This same thing is going on with me. Like I can’t really see clearly with the acuvue oasys. It’s like I still have a hard time focusing. I’m think of switching to biofinity
ya biofinity is the best i see blurry in acuvue vita
I don't do daily lenses... but the Ultra are great, except not durable at all. If you really do wear them 12+ hrs daily, they'll probably last 2 plus weeks. If you wear them around 7 to 8 hrs daily, then 3 to 4 weeks.
Great Video, I'm a new wearer, I started with Air optix for astigmatism and I must say I'm impressed, 2 days are left until a switch to the second pair and still I feel comfortable after 10+ hours with a help of a small naturale tear bottle. Also the fact that it is more riggid than the others is very good for beginners because the lens is easy to remove and insert and also is very hard to fold in the eye and stuck.
Bausch and Lomb Ultra are only good for two weeks- after that i could not wear them for a full day.
With the Acuvue Vita i dont have that problem- they feel pretty good the whole month.
Air Optix isn’t the flagship anymore, Total 30 came out in September 2021 and is exactly what you asked for in the video, the monthly version of Dailies Total 1. I’ve been a long time happy user of Vita and before 2 week Oasys for over a decade but I definitely want to try it out. Precision 1 was way better than MyDay and Oasys 1-day for me, but daily disposable lenses are just way too expensive.
I believe the reason for the lack of mention of Alcon's Total 30 lenses is because they're seemingly not available in Australia where Antonio practices.
I approve Acuvue Vita has the best comfort for the whole month. I used to use Bausch and Lomb, but it was hard to use after two weeks.
Have you tried Biofinity Coopervision?
Have wore Biofinity for like 8 years n let a eye doctor talk me into the Acuvue vita last year definitely not as good as Biofinity to me but I have seen good reviews of the Bausch and Lomb so need opinions on them or just go back to Biofinity
Thanks for the amazing video! I’ve been using the CooperVision one for a few years and good lord they dry out so dang quickly and feel so uncomfortable after a while
Hi everyone,
actually I wear the Acuvue Vita lenses and they are very comfortable.
My question is: Are there actually new favorites in 2023 or is this review still up to date?
Thanks and greets from Germany!
Excellent guide!! This is the one video that I'm searching for! Thanks mate!!
Always so helpful! What do you think of hard contact lenses for someone with astigmatism AND dry eyes?
Soft lenses should cover most astigmatism but for people with a lot of astigmatism hard contacts do yield clearer vision. I like soft because they are much easier to work with but RGPs have their place in the world 😁
I use Biofinity toric and I had issues with the stability of the lens when the cyl value was less than necessary. Once this was fixed, I have never ever experienced a rotated toric lens and I see perfectly all day. Acuvue Oasys have really bad lenses recently (2020-2023), they become unusable on the 3rd day due to loss of rigidity/shape.
My personal trick for keeping the lenses clear and comfortable for an entire month is to use peroxide solution at least once a week. I am not always using peroxide, because my regular solution makes the lenses very "soft" due to hialuronic acid.
Good Video on showing the comparison between fifferent contact lenses Dr. Antonio
great video ! So many different options out there so its nice to have a video guide like this
😁👍
Great video! I found the Acuvue Oasys Astig. quite uncomfortable and blurry. I'm now trying the Air Optix Astig. which have been much better for me. I will also probably also ask about a trial for B&L Ultra Astig. The Coopervision Biofinity Toric don't come in -2.75, so if the other lenses don't go well (hopefully not), I'll look into the XR version!
great video - adding sports is a huge plus as some contacts are terrible if you need to move your eyes fast!
Acuvue are expensive but are extremely comfortable and beginner friendly. I highly recommend it.
Hey, great video! I'm currently using Acuvue Oasys Daily Contacts, however, they are quite expensive and I've wanted to transition to monthly contact lenses. From your experience, does the fit and level of comfort of the Acuvue Vita feel similar to the Acuvue Oasys Daily contact lenses? Thank you!
Very much so 😁
@@AntonioTheOptom Ow, nice to hear. I live in the Netherlands and Acuvue Oasys were 62€ now 94€! I wanna change them for Acuvue Vita but Oasys we’re so good… I hope Vita will be too!
Acuvues were the only lenses that didn't cover my cornea properly and caused irritation. Happy with BL Ultra atm and waiting to test total30 when they come out.
Dope! 👍
@@AntonioTheOptom Which solution were you using for this test? Do you think that rubbing solutions might've degraded comfort of the lens causing micro damage to the surface?
My concerns are with air optix O2 lenses monthly one, I have been using them for 2 years they were of great comfort but now they are drying me out after 5 hours, is this the sign that I should switch to other one, which one would u recommend?
I appreciate these reviews. I've recently been trying to wear the multifocal B&L ultra and now Biofinity Toric. It is been difficult for me to find the clearness as my brain can't seem to grasp the whole seeing near and far in one lens. My right eye Lens prescription is a little stronger in far-sighted and the left is for closer (Not totally monovision, as my eyes are pretty bad). When the doctor tried both eyes in the same level of power, I couldn't see close up to save my life. I've only had the Biofinity for one day but I'm not getting enough distance vision. The non-dominant eye is taking over in seeing near. I may be the 5% that can't wear the new multifocal contacts. ☹
I have astigmatism n near side weak
My dr give b/l multigocal n astigmatism but it’s not work good for reading so which lens it’s good please reply
@@humerashahid22 I could never adjust to the lenses. I wear progressive lens eyeglasses now.
Vita was the worse contact I have ever had. Mine were monthly, I felt like it was constantly scratching my eye, eye’s itched all the time. I was constantly moving my contacts around to find a better position, at first I thought they were inside out, NOPE! Second time getting that brand and both times they were the worse for my eyes. They dried out so fast at the end of the day I felt like I was peeling a bandaid off my eyes. In one day they had build up that I couldn’t get off with the contact solution they were monthly and only lasted a week and half. Sucks they didn’t work for my eyes! Now I’m on a search for a different brand.
I have the same experience. It seems that the stabilization prints scratch my eyelids.
I used Acuvue Vita Astigmatism for about 3 months, but tbh it was quite disappointing. I could barely see anything because of blurry in dark environments. And also, my eyes felt irritated (dry and itchy) only after a few hours wearing.
I thought that I was not suitable for contact lenses and about to give up, until I saw Precision 1 Astigmatism just came on market. I wanted to say, my eyes feel way much better, though more difficult to attach and remove, I never experience any blurry or irritation any more even in darker environments, and I usually forget I am wearing contact lenses. The only drawback of Precision 1 is too pricey 😂
Thank you for the highly informative review!!! I can now decide on the type of contacts I need to buy 🙂
Hi! Acuvue Vita doesnt have have a 8.6 bc so which one would be the closest to get or which one did you get?
Hi did you find out which one would be good 8.4 or 8.8?
Hey Antonio, I have a question. I went to my doctor yesterday for a yearly check and I was wearing monthly contacts that were 6 weeks old (I wanted to wait until my eye exam to order new ones). I thought he was going to tell me I should never do that again but to my surprise, he just asked me if they were still comfortable and told me that my eyes have very good lacrimation and that I could wear my contacts for 5 or 6 weeks if they were still comfortable. This is the first time I hear this. Is this normal?
Also, I asked him for torics because I have astigmatism, but he told me that my astigmatism was so low that there aren't any contact lenses for it (I have -0,5 astigmatism in both eyes). Is this also right?
Thanks a lot and thank you for the videos :)
If your astigmatism of -0.5D is between 0° and 20° or between 160° and 180° - that's the physiological astigmatism that even people with perfect eyesight have and you actually should not try to correct it.
My optometrist switched me to the Vitas after about 10 plus years of using the biofinity because they were just drying out on me so quickly. So far I like the comfort way better of the vitas but I can feel the lenses on the corners of my eyes. It does look like the lenses are a little bigger than the biofinity. Is this something I’ll adjust to?
Yeah give it a few weeks and it should be okay 👍
great video. please can you talk about the total 30 as well? I heard they are the absolute best. Thank you .
Great videos! I use Oasys 1 day torics - so much better than the acuvue moist! Would you say the vita would fit well (is the 0.1mm in BC change significant?)
I can’t really say 0.1mm would have a significant difference in how they feel 😁
Cool my doctor my doc is giving me the vita’a glad to know they seem to be the best choice
You have done a Daily and Monthly contact review - Can you do a review on bi-weekly (2-week, fortnightly) contacts.
Sure I’ll give it a crack!
I’ve been using the Alcon dailies total 1 however they’re really way too expensive for me and i’m looking for a monthly replacement.. any ideas?
I hate Air Optics. As someone with dry eyes, it's so uncomfortable. If I put them on at 7am, by 1pm I'm already seen everything blurry.
Hi, I have compound myopic astigmatism; had been using toric contact lenses and all was well. Moved to another country, got a new Rx and now I can´t read up close with them on. Doctor says it is presbyopia...but without the lenses I still read and see pretty well up close. Why? The doctor does not explain....
Are you around the age of 45? If so, then you’ve reached a point where the crystalline lens inside your eye has hardened. This means glasses/contacts = clear distance vision, without them clear near vision. It really does depend on your prescription and age tho
So hey I have been using Acuvue vita contacts for almost a week now. I need to know whether I can wear it for more 10 hrs* ..Kindly answer me with reasoning
Hello Antonio please do a review of Alcon total 30 monthly disposable lenses please
This helped so much! Thank you!
that pump fake though ! i've been using Acuvue Oasys bi-weekly lenses for 3 years now and i think i might ask my optometrist if i can switch to acuvue vita monthly lenses so i can save some money
Week 4 really be kicking our eye’s butt
Can you review the Total30 please?
Can you do a review about night and day air optix
🤔 do I risk a microbial keratitis for a video... 😂😂
I have a question regarding both monthly and daily’s.
I’ve been doing research and I’ve heard that monthly contact lenses give better vision than daily contact lenses.
I don’t know if that’s true or false.
It really depends on how each lens fits the eyeball regardless of dailies or monthlies. Given they fit well the difference will be negligible
@@AntonioTheOptom Thanks ☺️
Just tried monthly (Bausch and Lomb Ultra Multifocal for Astigmatism) first time yesterday and it seems to me that they have a very strong magnetic pull to my iris - they were harder to move them to the white part of my eye compared to the Acuvue Oasys daily disposal. Did you find the Monthly harder to remove compared to the Daily?
No but I think the new Bausch and Lomb lenses may be quite thin so the eyes will be more reactive to the touch
acuvue vita ia uncomfortable i feel a little heavyness in my eye coopervision is the best i switched cause it was cheaper but i must tell u it is not for everyone stick to lenses which are comfortable to you and dont switch companies
In terms of 1-day toric lenses 2021, have you tried Precision1? Acuvue Oasys work well for me (for a few hours at least), but I'm considering trying Precision1 to see if it could be a better fit. Would love to see a review! :)
Precision 1s don’t come in Toric just yet in Australia, but I’ve heard the US has had them for a bit now
Yea I wanted to know about these as well. Only like two videos that show them but not to informative.
I got the Energys and I don't know if they're thicker but I feel them in my eyes which is pretty annoying. Is it only a gimmick because I don't seem to find a difference between them and the Proclear that I used to have?
Could you do a version for Coloured Toric lens? It's been a huge struggle to find these.
Please make a video for 2024 dr.
I take random daily daytime naps.. and would prefer to not take out my contacts. So is it better to switch from Acuvue Oasys daily Astigmatism to the Oasys fortnight version as they are extended wear? It seems like both have the same dk/t on their website.. but only one is approved for extended wear.
From what JnJ told me they couldn’t get FDA because it’s a ‘new material’ although both have similar oxygen transmissibility
Just bought Acuve Vita but i have solution of Bausch and lomb( Renu ) so can i use it??
Do you have any recommendations or a video on bi-weekly lenses?
My faves are either Acuvue Oasys 2-weekly or Coopervision Uvicia (no particular preference between the two)
i wear contacts like 3-5 a month -- would you suggest i get dailies over monthly? and if so which company ? i have a astigmatism
I have the issue with my Cooper Vision lenses. They are good at home, but sometimes (not always) when I go out, my eyes are itchy and all in tears and I don't know why it is happening. It happens in every part of the year I suppose (because I thought maybe allergy). Itchiness goes away, and I feel relief just after taking them off. Do you maybe know what might be the issue @Antonio?
What about Miru 1 Month? For me it's the best :)
I’m going to have to try it! 😁
Hey! Which one, in your opinion, is better. Biofinity toric or Ultra toric. Thanks!
Better for different things, I would just for the cheaper of the two
Hello, I am currently trying out contacts. I just cannot get fully used to them. I like the vita lens, but I notice significant eye strain since I am working on the computer every day. Is there a better option, or blue light blocking lenses should fix the issue? I tried energys lens as well and they are not comfortable for me. I also have a new lens from alcon total 30 (it is like the total one but for 30 days) thanks for the recommendations!
Eye strain is most likely due to our behaviour as human beings in front of the computer, I would suggest taking regular breaks on the computer (i.e. 20 seconds after every 20 minutes), blinking more frequently and occasionally lubricating the eyes in the form of eye drops. I personally found the vita to be the most comfortable and unfortunately we don’t have the total 30s just yet in Australia. Blue light is probably not going to do too much here
@@AntonioTheOptom thank you. With vita, I have a hard time reading on the computer. Is that normal? How should I optimize it?
Hey I've seen that all of the contacts are extended wear except the vita for "lack of oxygen" why is that the case when it has the highest dk/t over any toric lens
Excellent video. Does cleaning solution help with comfort at all?
Not really unless you have protein build up on the lenses that you can clean off
I have astigmatism, If I choose 8.6 BC contacts I need to get the toric lens. However, if I choose 8.4 BC it works fine. Any suggestions?
Best thing to do is to get it seen by an optometrist to see whether a smaller/larger BC makes a significant difference 👍
This is very interesting. What values do you have for astigmatism?
Hey! I noticed that the center thickness of the Acuvue Vita lenses is 0.07 mm whereas the center thickness of the Acuvue Oasys 1-Day is 0.085 mm. This is interesting to me because I always thought that monthly contact lenses were much thicker than dailies. I've wanted to try out the Acuvue Vita because I find that the large diameter of the Acuvue Oasys 1-day and the thickness bother me towards the end of the day (not drying, but they feel quite bulky). Would you say that the Acuvue Vita contacts feel as if they are on the thinner side?
I personally wouldn’t be able to tell the difference of 0.015mm in my eyes but every eye is different and I would encourage you to trial them with your optometrist first!
Do you know what are the differences between Bausch Lomb pure vision 2 and Ultra?
Hi Antonio! What's the best contact lenses for playing basketball?
I personally use the Acuvue Oasys 1-day for playing basketball and other sports
Thank you so much!
No worries!
@@AntonioTheOptom You answered all my questions about Acuvue Vita in this one video! New subscriber :)
Seems like your only using dkt for non torics in this video? Sometimes even thought the regular dkt is higher on one, the toric lenses may not be comparable dkt
I start with coopervision toriq.. is it normal if i see the lens curve while wearing it?
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Hey, I play goalie in soccer And I take soccer seriously. Can I play in a sand pitch with contact lenses. Please answer.
I mean it’s not ideal if the sand gets into the eye but it’s not the end of the world if you do 👍
I have a -4.25 cyl on my right eye and the Biofinity Toric XR feel fantastic after about an hour of wear, but I feel them get a bit dry after about 4-6 and the movement of the contacts becomes noticable afterwards because I can feel them drying out towards the end of the day. I find myself seeing better with contacts than with glasses and was wondering if you'd know of other brand of contacts so I can compare my options and see what's available. The last contacts you mentioned seemed really promising but when I look for contacts that match my prescription, I only really come across Biofinity. Any suggestions?
I have 1.00 on my left eye and 2.25 on my right and right has astigmatism. Is that normal?
Thanks for sharing Dr.
How do the Vitas compare to the oasys 2 week toric for you? The 2 week toric felt horrible but I only tried it for a few min at the office. The Vitas feel good after getting used to them but only been a week. The Ultras felt like sand paper after the first week, almost think I got defected ones but the first week was great.
I have a spherical prescription but Vita is MUCH a better than Oasys. I had been using Oasys from around 2009 and switched to Vita in 2018. Vita stays comfortable for much longer and feels more comfortable even when new.
Which lens is best for amblyopia/lazy eye?
Have you found an answer to this question elsewhere? My left eye has that problem,where as my right eye does not.
Newbie subscriber here doc ❤️❤️❤️
welcome!
I was put on acuvue 2 lenses. I was previously on air optix Hydraglyde monthly’s and I find the acuvues harder to stick to the cornea than the air optix. The optix would move towards the cornea and stick after insertion. The acuvue I would have to move lenses to the cornea and when’s over the cornea it would not stick and if I blink they come right out. I have to keep playing with the lenses until it sticks.(Which I don’t like) once they’re in, they’re fine. Are the acuvues better than the optix? I also prefer monthly’s.
Why were you put on Acuvue 2? It’s a very out of date lens, came out in 1999. It’s a hydrogel lens with very low oxygen transmission compared to modern silicone hydrogel lenses. Air Optix is a silicone hydrogel but originally came out in 2008. Air Optix with HydraGlyde is the same lens but updated in 2016 with a different surface treatment. The flagship monthly lenses out right now are Alcon Total 30, Acuvue Vita, Bausch and Lomb Ultra, and CooperVision Biofinity. They’re much more updated and healthier for your eyes.
@@rdwok14 I honestly don’t know. But I will be going back to them.
Do you wear glasses or contacts on a daily basis? If it's glasses, I'd be curious why, as you praise lenses quite a lot :)
Lenses are awesome because it’s basically like temporary lasik that you can switch on and off so I wear them when I play sport or a night out but I prefer wearing glasses at work mainly because I genuinely enjoy wearing glasses - allows me to style my look better but also because contact lens overwear can make the eyes unhappy let alone the costs that stack up from wearing them consistently
@@AntonioTheOptom I'm currently getting fit Corning's Dreamlens OrthoK (night lenses) because I really want to get rid of my glasses (I hate how I get a slightly blurred vision if I don't look perfectly straight through the center). However, the optometrists has switched the night lenses two times so far and it's still not an acceptable vision (halos at night and dim light). Before trying OrthoK, I tried basically every monthly soft lens out there, but it was always too dry. Also tried RGP twice (like glass shards...). Somehow, I completely forgot about the option of wearing dailies on a daily basis. As they only have to last a single day, the are thinner than monthlies and thus should be more comfy. As there seems to be quite an innovation going on with dailies (Total1, INFUSE), I'm excited to try them out after my night lens experiment. Any opinion on my situation? Cost doesn't really matter to me as you can tell from my trial of OrthoK's (70$/month).
I have a video suggestion: Comparison of spectacles lens models. I'm curious how much aberration, weight etc. can be eliminated by choosing the most expensive one vs. a cheap lens. When buying new glasses, my optometrists just says "well this Zeiss lens model is thinner and lighter than that one", but he can't give me objective numbers to compare, which makes me crazy ;)
@@taulvi oh wow that’s a good idea, I might have to figure out a way of testing those aberrations 😁
Hi, Does water Content makes big difference while choosing montly lenses? Bausch and lomb monthly has 66% water content whereas acuvue vita has 41%
It does make a difference to the amount of evaporation that occurs! 👍
After trialing some of my contacts, I've been noticing some differences in the optics of the lenses, despite the prescription being the same. It seems like the Biofinity and the Ultras incorporate an aspheric lens design. Did you notice any differences in vision?
Not massively, did you use Toric lenses?
@@AntonioTheOptom I use spherical lenses and have a very minor astigmatism (-0.5 L, -0.75 R). I find that the Acuvue contacts provide me with crystal clear vision and don't give me any eye strain especially when looking at objects close up. I can't say this for any of the other lenses, which is weird to me because B+L and CooperVision seem to make sharp optics (aspheric backbone) a selling point for their lens.
@@gatherfarmen7843 I think the optical quality differences of contacts is something that isn't discussed enough. For example i find that BL ultra gives me better contrast vision than biofinity. Biofinity also seems to be more sensitive to sunshine (if I wear a cap it improves vision quality) but apart from That I like biofinity for its sharp vision. When it comes to multifocal lenses Ultra is way better for me though.
@@JG-ke7gj I've also noticed that Biofinity makes everything very bright on sunny days, very uncomfortable, and colors were washed out and lack of contrast.
Coopervision Myday 1-day contacts were much better, so are Acuvue Oasys 1-day, they don't have any of those issues.
@@musicchinook4009 I haven't tried the Myday lenses yet but I thought about doing it so thanks for the feedback. I've been experimenting with Oasys vita and so far they are the sharpest I tried for distance vision and have great contrast as well. Near vision isn't that great. Also acuvue multifocal is by far the best multifocal I tried for both near and far vision. The new alcon total 30 spherical lens gives great near vision for a normal lens (almost feels like it had a slight addition) but at the cost of slightly less sharp distance vision compared to acuvue vita. Next week I'll be trying out acuvue oasis for Astigmatism and compare them with biofinity toric. Hoping they'll give better contrast and stability...
thank you
New to contacts. Is there any way to tell if the contact lens is "daily" or "monthly" disposable, by the softness, thickness, texture, etc.? Anyone or the Doc?
It's stated clearly on the packaging
Hi, can i swimm in the sea in my contact lenses?
Maybe if you don't get any water in your eyes.
I totally forgot to think about it one time and looked under water like usual, and later realized that the contacts had floated away during the swim.
@@XDuralexX This summer i was wearing my contact while swimming with my swimming goggles. It was nice expiriance 😊
Thoughts on biofinity energys?
Inconclusive at the moment, they don’t have a Toric option just yet which means I can’t really test the digital zone optics on the lenses.. need to wait for the Toric version to be released
The acuvue vita only has a 8.6 base curve option, while my prescription is 8.7. I'm currently using the biofinity lens also covered in this video, but find them uncomfortable. Do you think I should be able to switch? My optometrist advises against it, but I'm thinking that is because he doesn't sell them.
Hmmm I honestly don’t think a change in 0.1mm in base curve will make a big difference....
@@AntonioTheOptom Alright, I ordered a test set and will let another optometrist have a look, thanks! Nice video too by the way, very informative 🙌🏻.
@@papafranku8657 thanks Frank the Dank!
Is there any possibility that I can swim with lenses on.. as I have extremely weak eyesight and obviously I can't wear my glasses durin a swim.. or can you suggest an alternative for swimmers??
Btw love your videos.... 😃
Great question!
The ideal method is to have prescription goggles (but I find they are quite difficult to find and especially if your prescription is high you are left with no other options) so the next best alternative is to use daily disposable lenses because if the pool water gets into your eye it might soak into the lens, so dispose of the lenses after you’re done swimming. Probably not the best idea to use monthly lenses for swimming 👍
2022?
Hey, what’s the closest monthly contact lens to dailies total one in similarity?
Te amo doc
Please talk about bifocal lenses
Why you look like a kid here?
I try my best with my skincare routine 😂
@@AntonioTheOptom Need to know what skin care routine you have - I like to take 20 years off my age.
@@CherylRiderhaa ha