... Over the years, they developed the Boston Advance system, and I tried that, and liked it as well. Then, when I got GP lenses, I needed to make sure that the solution I was using was the right one for the new lenses.
One thing about GP lenses is that what makes them more comfortable to ... Read review
Provides complete conditioning: wetting, soaking and disinfecting for rigid gas permeable ... more
and hard contact lenses. It combines a dual preservative system providing maximum disinfection to kill harmful microorganisms with a patented cushioning system to...
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Provides complete conditioning: wetting, soaking and disinfecting for rigid gas permeable ... more
and hard contact lenses. It combines a dual preservative system providing maximum disinfection to kill harmful microorganisms with a patented cushioning system to...
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Advantages: One solution for soaking and wetting Disadvantages: None that I know of
...the years, they developed the Boston Advance system, and I tried that, and liked it as well. Then, when I got GP lenses, I needed to make sure that the solution I was using was the right one for the new lenses.
One thing about GP lenses is that what makes them more comfortable to wear, is what also can make them more problematic. Holes. GP lenses are filled with microscopic holes that allow gases (like air) to flow to the eye. However, ... ...possible.
The Boston Advance Conditioning Solution is just such a product. When you put them in, you use this solution to wet the lense and place it in your eye. When you take them out at night, you pour some of this same solution into your case to soak them. This solution works as a mild cleanser, since the liquid fills up the holes by washing the dirt and other debris out of the holes.
I've been wearing contact lenses since 1974, so you can imagine that I've tried just about every product out there on the market today.
Back when I first got lenses, they didn't have the Gas Permeable (GP) kind - only hard lenses. My doctor recommended that I use the Bausch & Lomb wetting solution that was available at the time. While it seemed a bit expensive, I bought it, and liked it. Over the years, they developed the Boston Advance system, and I tried that, and liked it as well. Then, when I got GP lenses, I needed to make sure that the solution I was using was the right one for the new lenses.
One thing about GP lenses is that what makes them more comfortable to wear, is what also can make them more problematic. Holes. GP lenses are filled with microscopic holes that allow gases (like air) to flow to the eye. However, if you have a hole somewhere, it is very likely that they can get clogged. When holes in your GP lenses clog up, they can give you an infection in your eye. So it is essential that the product you use is one that will do its utmost to keep those holes as clean as possible.
The Boston Advance Conditioning Solution is just such a product. When you put them in, you use this solution to wet the lense and place it in your eye. When you take them out at night, you pour some of this same solution into your case to soak them. This solution works as a mild cleanser, since the liquid fills up the holes by washing the dirt and other debris out of the holes.
But all is not perfect in lense land. This product is a bit on the pricy side. So, over the years, in order to try to save a few pence, I've tried several different products. Almost every time, I've ended up with some sort of infection and had to stop wearing my lenses for a time until it cleared up. This also meant that I had to throw the other product away, thereby totally negating any "savings" I might have had by purchasing the cheaper product. So, I've always returned to the Boston Advance Conditioning Solution.
Occaisionally, I'll find their travel packs on the shelves. These are special little zip bags that have a lense case, small conditioning solution and an even smaller cleaning fluid. They are wonderful for traveling since you don't end up lugging the bigger bottles around, and if you forget to empty the solution out of the case before you put it away, it won't empty out and get all over the other things in your sponge bag.
I've also used their cleaning fluid, and found it works very well, especially the morning after a late night at a smoke-filled pub when my eyes can get tired and caked up.
I'm not all that enamoured with their rewetting solution, however, and found the Boots Artificial Tears to work much better for a quick drip when you get someting irritating in your eye and can't remove the lense and clean it properly.
B&L recommends that you change your lense case every few months. This is a good idea, and I would recommend taking them up on their suggestion. But more importantly, if you want your contact lenses to stay clean and your eyes to stay infection-free, listen to them even more when they say you should change the solution in your lense case every night. Yes, this does mean you'll use more of the solution in the long-run, but aren't your eyes worth it?
Well, my eyes are certainly are worth it. So I'm sticking to B&L's Boston Advance Conditioning Solution and never going to count my pennies again.
Advantages: Cleans very well Disadvantages: Not too nice if you don't clean if off your lenses properly
Seeing as a review was just written here about the BostonAdvanceConditioningsolution by my wife, I thought I'd complement this by writing about the sister product, BostonAdvance cleaner.
Both the Cleaner and the conditioningsolution came as godsends to me after trying all kinds of contact lens care products. I found the other products either too fiddely or painful after finding out I had an allergy to their contents. As my wife and I are both almost completely blind without our contacts, it's very nice that we use the same contact lens solutions-we just have to watch out that we don't wear each other's lenses!
I must start by saying there is a major problem with this product- it cleans so well that you sometimes forget to use it! According to the manufacturer's instructions, you should be using it every day, but I find that ...
Advantages: Don't sting, work quickly, last long Disadvantages: Slightly expensive, but not more than some
(29ml) and claims to have three moisturizers. All well and good but I?ve found that after using these drops, about an hour or so later I need to use them again. This means to me that this particular product has something in it which actually makes my eyes feel dryer in the long-run. My belief is that Visine may have a preservative in it that causes this problem.
Another manufacturer, Bausch & Lomb, who make the wetting and conditioningsolutions that I use (see my BostonAdvance op), have a slew of products from ?re-wetting drops? to ?computer eye drops? to ?sensitive eyes? drops. Their prices are usually sky high, and none of them have really done me any real long-term good. Many other products on the market aren?t recommended for contact lens wearers and both I and my husband went from product to product without finding anything ...
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