You don’t need 20/20 vision to clearly see the benefits of daily contacts, eye doctors agree. Compared to monthlies, daily lenses “have a pretty big advantage,” says Dr. William McLaughlin, an optometrist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “They’re more comfortable, more convenient, and you’ll have better eye health if you’re using a fresh lens every day. They're absolutely the way to go.”

Here’s a look at why daily lenses beat out monthlies—plus how to put the higher price tag into perspective.

They counteract bad habits

Daily lenses are an “easy yes” for people whose contact hygiene could use a tune-up, says Dr. Neal Guymon, an optometrist in Idaho known as Dr. EyeGuy online. That includes those who sleep in their lenses (which deprives oxygen from the eyes, just li

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