While some brands of contacts may be very expensive, there are other brands that don t cost a lot. When you compare them, there really aren t that many differences. A lot of contact lens users feel that the cheaper brands of contacts are reliable, dependable, comfortable, and above everything else - affordable. If you wear contacts, you should always make inspecting them a part of your daily routine. Along with inspecting your contact lenses you ll need to keep them clean. You can clean your contacts after you have inspected them, by putting a few drops of your solution in the palm of your hand and gently rubbing your contact around. If you clean them like you should and soak them in solution for a few hours when you take them out, you shouldn t have anything to worry about. Each and every colored contact has the color or design coded on the contact itself. When you wear a pair of these lenses, it is actually the color that has been coded into the contact that projects the colored image everyone sees when they look in your eyes. Soft contacts on the other hand, will take less time to get used to, as most people who wear them can break them in a few days. Contact lenses, as we all know, have many different uses. They are mainly used to correct vision, although they can also be used for those who have just had cataracts, especially if the natural lens around was removed. As a whole, contacts are the best alternative to wearing glasses. They are comfortable, don t hang off your face, and above all - they are affordable. Among the many types of contact lenses available on the market, are the extended wear contacts. There are many benefits to these contact lenses, which we will go over. Gas Permeable Contact Lenses Also known as oxygen permeable contacts, gas permeable contact lenses are a lot easier to take care of then other types of contacts - including soft contact lenses. GP (Gas Permeable) contacts are made from a combination of fluorine and silicone, meaning that they won t attract protein near as much as other types of contacts.