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Contact Lens Prescription
I have a box of contact lenses left (from my old prescription) that are -0.25 lower than my current prescription (Older: -1.75; Newer: -2.0)-- I use Acuvue Oasys 2-week lenses. Is it okay to use the older lenses and then switch to the current prescription once those have run out? Will this have any effect on my current prescription?
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If you had a new check up with no change in sight, then it would be okay to use any lenses you haven't used. Once you get a stronger prescription for your contacts, you need to dump the old ones and use the new ones. I used to wear contacts too and hated the idea of tossing good contacts I'd paid for but if they are too weak, not sharp enough in vision, then why wear them to try to save money. I quickly realized as I thought about it that most check ups are once a year or every other year and upgrades in glasses or contacts insureance only pays for every two years so I was always given a 2 year supply if my coverage covered that many, sometimes I had some to pay out of pocket. So if I took my old contacts to use, delaying getting into my new ones by lets say 6 mos. then once I start taking my new ones, I have only 18 instead of 24 mos before my next appt where i might need a change again to a different prescription meaning that by time 2 yrs is up and I have my new ones, I will still have 6 months of the ones I delayed taking, still left. I realized I would always be in the same predicament so it made no sense to take the old ones, just toss em and start the new ones. I hope this helps you decide.
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It's not going to change your current prescription to use old lenses. But, you wont be getting the full benefit and vision correction. That can lead to headaches and exhaustion and just general icky feelings. So it's certainly be better to switch to the new ones right away, even tho the old ones wont harm you.
The most important thing is not to switch between the new and old and back again. Once you change to the new, you should never go back to the old. It could make you feel very disoriented and sick.
I really wouldn't recommend using the old lenses for much longer. If you just have 1 or 2 pairs left, that's probably not a big deal, but if you have months and months of them left, just do your eyes the favour and switch to the new.
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MMmmm well my guess is their corrective for a reason, so no i wouldnt go back to your old ones unless you absolutely have to.
The goal is to FIX your eyes here. lol.
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