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They can be worn up to a week. Daily wear ocular lenses are made of plastic science that is permeable to oxygen and absorbs water; therefore, biomedics and 38 and & and 55 they are soft contact and flexible. lenses and ocular and science These lenses must be removed and cleaned each biomedics and 38 night, and & they do not correct 55 all contact vision problems. lenses are easier to get used to than rigid lenses, but are more prone to tears and do not last as long. Extended-wear lenses lenses ocular and science are highly permeable to oxygen, are flexible by virtue of their ability biomedics and 38 to absorb water, & and can 55 and contact usually lenses and ocular be worn for science up to one biomedics week. They do not 38 correct all vision problems. & There is more 55 of a risk of contact and lenses infection with extended-wear ocular and science and biomedics and 38 and & and 55 lenses than with contact and lenses and ocular and science daily-wear lenses. biomedics Extended-wear disposable lenses 38 are lenses worn continually for up & to six days and then discarded, with no need for cleaning.

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