Here’s how to care for your eyes and your contact lenses
DO:
- Attend for regular check-ups as recommended by your Vision Optometrists practitioner
- Wash and dry your hands prior to handling your lenses
- Clean, rinse and disinfect your lenses after each use (except daily disposable lenses, which should be discarded after each wear, and continuous wear lenses)
- Air-dry the storage case and keep dry when lenses are being worn
- Apply your lenses before putting on make-up
- Remove lenses then remove make-up
- Avoid hairspray as this can coat your lenses
- Replace your storage case monthly to prevent a build-up of contamination
- Have spare lenses (and solutions, if used)
- Have an up-to-date pair of spectacles available for when you need to remove your lenses
Ask yourself these three questions, each time you wear your lenses:
- Do my eyes look good? — no redness
- Do my eyes feel good in my lenses? — no discomfort
- Do I see well? — no unusual blurring
If the answer to any of these questions is ‘no’, leave your lenses out and consult your Vision Optometrists contact lens practitioner.
DON’T:
- Use tap water on your lenses or lens case
- Wet your lenses with saliva
- Re-use disinfecting solution – discard and replace with fresh solution each time lenses are stored
- Sleep in your lenses unless specifically advised to by your practitioner
- Switch the type of solution you use except on the advice of your practitioner
- Use your lenses for swimming or water sports, unless wearing goggles
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