Using Contact Lenses & Potential Risks | Dr. Jeff Goldberg & Dr. Andrew Huberman

[@robrider838]

Love my daily’s. Total game changer for me. To feel like you’ve regained one of your senses is amazing. Skiing, mountain biking, going out, confidence, etc all so much better.

[@KasKade7]

As someone who has been wearing contacts for almost 3 decades now. The early generations contacts were very very bad. Had red eyes all the time. You could not even get them out with your fingers, if there was sand or other irritant behind them. Needed a special vacuum pump. I slowly learned that the oxygen permeability of contacts is super important. This guy didn't even talk about it in this clip. I tryed like all brands. The best in my opinion is Biofinity, also very affordable. Very high oxygen permeability, 160 Dk/t.

[@aesonswampmonster2958]

He did talk about oxygen though...

[@Tonex_msomi]

Biofinity is the best monthly CL brand I agree 💯because of the higher DK. But daily disposable contact lenses are the most recommended. Using daily disposables reduce chances of getting infections

[@Krivdina]

Thank you for this talk! What is Dr. Goldberg opinion on Orthokeratology (ortho-k) specially designed gas permeable contact lenses that you wear overnight?

[@islandbreeze496]

Can you do a video on LASIK?

[@mysoulcalledlife]

🙏

[@TomlinsonHolman52583]

What about the risks of polymer plastic chemicals from contact lenses leaking into our eyes?

[@SentMyOwnWay]

I knew contacts weren’t for me when I tried them out in elementary school. Gave it a try a few more times, and decided taking glasses on and off is about a million times more comfortable.

[@PavoNurmi06672]

I wore contacts for 25 years and recently got lasik. Was largely just for long term cost benefit and always hated being reliant on having my contacts in to function.

[@sstruzzo]

I’m wondering if contact lens solutions containing Thimerosal preservative (prior to it being banned) could contribute to poor acuity later on.

[@hypernewlapse]

my approach is glasses for a daily basis, contacts for special occasions where i am more pampered so to speak

[@chrisosborn7142]

I use daily contacts. They help a ton with my eye allergies during the summer. I used to need $100 per oz prescription drops during the summer for eye allergies. Daily contacts got rid of that need. So for me, contacts have been a benefit over glasses. But, as I age, I’m considering a “hybrid” approach with glasses during certain times and contacts during others. I never wear contacts to bed either.

[@JWLSports]

Can you please explain what you mean by eye allergies? And how the contacts help?

[@chrisosborn7142]

@@JWLSports in my case, tree pollen during May/June was causing my eyes to itch when I was wearing glasses. When I switched to daily contacts, they act as little shields to the pollen, so the bulk of pollen contacts the contact and not my eye. I then throw away the contact with the pollen on it and my eye is left relatively clean from the pollen when I sleep. It mainly helped because I spend a fair amount of time outdoors.

[@Macabre.Marionette]

I'm almost 34 and have been wearing the Air Optix Night and Day (30 days/nights of continual wear) for about 9 years now. I still tolerate them the same, I never really take them out unless it's time for a new pair and I've never had any infections or worsening dry eye. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@douglasrobin4784]

I also wear absolutely can't fault them a drop in each eye in the morning and away you go don't even know there there most of the time unless dehydrated 👍

[@Macabre.Marionette]

@@douglasrobin4784 yep, same!! Even when I'm on my motorcycle and I have air blowing into my helmet, they still don't get very dry lol

[@memastarful]

When I was younger I loved wearing contact lenses but as I got older I started getting frequent eye infections so I stopped wearing them. Now I only wear bifocals.

[@deekayvixen]

I’m someone who gets dizzy and nauseous when I wear glasses, so contacts it is. But I will strongly consider dailies (I’ve experienced a corneal ulcer in the past).

[@lamorenalindacopswife]

Can you describe what it felt like?

[@deekayvixen]

@@lamorenalindacopswife Extreme sensitivity to light (like, sunglasses indoors sensitive), a feeling of something being stuck in your eyeball, pain and very watery eyes. It was difficult to sleep, because of the discomfort.

[@lamorenalindacopswife]

@@deekayvixen I'm sorry you went through that. Thank you for your reply.

[@Forge17]

It’s a bit scary to imagine being less tolerant of contact lenses as we get older. As a daily user in my 20s I can’t imagine being forced into glasses, Total One lenses actually seem to help with my dry eyes. Thanks for the relevant information 👍

[@motomusica]

Glasses are not that bad lol grow up

[@PowerlightGG]

@@motomusica I've been wearing glasses for like 15 years now, it's not that bad yeah, but it's still annoying

[@Learned-r6w]

@@motomusicaglasses are inconvenient

[@courtneyderouen]

@@motomusicait IS that bad when you’re extremely nearsighted and no matter how quality the lense is it skews size and depth perception. It’s miserable.

[@smooth_pursuit]

I regret my years of contact lenses, they gave me dry eye

[@ferguson8143]

Yeah, i got 6 scars on my right eye and 4 scars on my left eye didnt know it was a rare experience and i sleep with my eyes open so i always sleep in them and my eyes dont dry out

[@SocraticViolet]

What?

[@mightyshield1444]

😂😂😂

[@tkkt.6480]

How about night contacts such as Ortho-K where their purpose is to be worn overnight. Is there any negative side effects for that?

[@Mijnvuurtoren]

Working in the industry, most people who wear them , are very satisfied, 95 % success rate!

[@lululemonbar9110]

What was the alternative?

[@Adil92_]

I have kerataconus, nothing works on my eyes bar rgp lenses what can be done? Laser doesn't work on my eyes

[@mrgod679]

Find a specialist that fits eyes with your condition in your area, like the scleral lenses he mentioned.

[@immy00]

I have also have this condition. It’s more severe in the left eye, but vision can be sufficiently corrected with glasses, don’t wear lenses as couldn’t get on with them. Collagen cross linking procedure will stop the condition from deteriorating. There’s also topography guided Laser.

[@SeoulMan2020]

I have wear scleral lenses all due to a mistake by an optometrist… always wonder what the long term effects will be ☹️

[@rachelsantilli1755]

Hey Andrew how about asking him about the fact that 18 different contactlenses were tested and ALL contained PFAs?

[@lala_ho]

I love this!! It spoke to my spirit!! Let's get it done!!!

[@george6977]

I had a very painful eye infection from contact lenses, so wear spectacles now.

[@ropro9817]

Never understood why some people _choose_ to sleep wearing their contact lenses. 🤔

[@anitahernandez1207]

I don’t like my new contact lens prescription. They are the breathable disposable lenses but I hardly wear them and never sleep with them. I see better with my old glasses 👓. So, I need to find an optometrist like Dr. Goldberg. Or the issue may be that I had a recent wrist fracture, and there may be an issue with the nerves. Waiting for approval for an MRI. At least I know that my eye health is good because the optometrist showed me the picture of my inner eye and it was clear. So it must be something else, maybe related to my wrist injury. Interesting how the eyes are connected to nerves.

[@stevesorensen9648]

I thought glasses were coming back into style pretty hard? Could you even imagine Clark Kent in contacts😩?

[@Whitewooki]

You mean Superman? The glasses are pretty much his whole disguise 🥸 😂

[@beest_]

What a wrong premise of the discussion. As a person whom wesrs contacts for decades, the new CL are simply amazing... 99% of the time you cant even tell, and i wear them night-day (sleeping) for a month, and take out maybe biweekly. Also the comparison of glass/lense against eye is same as saying you should use smoke signals your host your podcast

[@CMarieCantBeBroken]

I wear my contacts during the day at work. At night and on the weekends I wear my glasses. 🥸