Contact Lens Care
Contact Lens Rules to Live By
Contact Lens Care
- NEVER use water on soft lenses or to clean your case. Clean your case with your approved solution as directed and replace it every 3 months.
DO NOT use eye drops such as Visine, Murine or prescribed medicine while wearing your lenses. Use only approved lubricating drops.
Lubricating drops can be used as needed throughout the day. Patients wearing lenses prescribed for overnight wear should use lubricating drops before bed and upon waking up.
DO NOT swim or show in your lenses.
DO NOT wear your lenses when you’re sick. That’s another good time for an eye infection (pink eye).
Contact Lens wear is not recommended in dry, dusty environments.
All patients should have a back-up pair of glasses.
REMOVE your lenses immediately if you experience unusual burning, irritation, pain, redness, light-sensitivity, watery eyes, discharge from your eyes, a decrease in your vision or you suspect that something is wrong.
Tips And Tricks For Inserting & Taking Care Of Your Contact Lenses:
ALWAYS wash your hands before handling your contacts, whether putting the lenses into your eyes or taking them out.
DO NOT use creams, oils, lotions, soaps, or alcohol hand sanitizers prior to handling your lenses.
ALWAYS store your lenses in entirely fresh solution, never “top off” existing solution with new solution.
DO NOT force apart lenses that are stuck together. Place it in the palm of your hand and soak it with solution until it unfolds using gentle massages.
Inspect lenses before insertion for tears or nicks. A defective lens can scratch your eye. Discard lenses with tears or nicks.
- If you wear cosmetics, insert your contacts before you apply cosmetics, and remove your contacts before you remove cosmetics.
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