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How to clean contacts I Flipbook PDF
this tiny book will get you some tips about wearing contacts
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How to Clean Contacts: Disinfecting & Cleaning Contacts Whether you are use daily wear or extended wear contact lenses, and whether you discard them each day or after three weeks or more, it is important for you to follow your eye-care provider’s instructions carefully regarding cleaning and disinfection. Each type of cheap contacts and care product will have specific instructions for how long to rub the lenses to clean them (or not to rub them), how long to immerse the lenses, and how long to scour the lenses and in what type of solution. Follow these instructions carefully.
Preparing to Insert Your Lenses – Ready, Set, Go! Before inserting your lenses you should take proper precautions to ensure they are in right condition and ready for wear. Before handling your lenses, always wash your hands using a non-creamy, non-oily soap. Tip: Most pump soaps contain creams. If your eyes are red or irritated, do not insert your lenses. Wait a few hours or until the symptoms already pass. If they do not pass, call your doctor. If you are in pain, call your eye doctor immediately. If you are going to be inserting your lenses over a bathroom sink, close the drain. Always check your lenses before inserting them into your eyes. If they are damaged—even if they only have tiny nicks or tears— do not use them even if they are clean and ready for insertion. Instead call your doctor for a replacement pair and use another pair of lenses or your eyeglasses. If your eye doctor believes the lenses are safe and can be worn comfortably, follow his or her instructions. Otherwise, never try, it can hurt your cornea badly.
How To Keep Your Contact Lenses Moist Most contact lens wearers know it can sometimes be difficult to keep their lenses moist. It is very common for contact lenses to become dry. Environmental factors are usually the reason, although some people’s eyes have a natural tendency to become dry, which in effect dries out the lenses. Tip: Never use tap water to moisten your lenses. Both of these substances contain bacteria that can cause serious damage to your lenses and eye health. These substances are a leading cause of eye infections. Soft contact lens wearers should never use any of the substances mentioned above. Instead, always use a wetting solution such as saline
solution soft contact-lens rinse. It is recommended that soft contactlens wearers keep some of this solution at all times in case of emergencies. Regardless of which type of lens you wear, never use tap water. Unfiltered tap water is not clean enough to clean and disinfect your lenses. In fact, any kind of water, including bottled and distilled, gets absorbed by the lenses and may cause the lens material to deform.
How to Remove Your Contact Lenses Many eye care professional people recommend that you get into the habit of starting with the same eye every time. This is done to avoid accidentally interchanging the lenses. If you are left-handed, start with
your left eye first, or vice-versa. You should begin your routine by removing the lens, cleaning it, and placing it in the proper case box before moving on to another lens.
General Cleaning Instructions For Contacts Some general guidelines should be followed for all lens types. These include: •
Always wash your hands before removing or inserting the lens.
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Always use quality lens-care products instead of homemade
solutions, and try to clean lenses as often as possible. •
Always follow the minimum soaking-time guidelines in the
instructions before wearing your lenses again.