It’s essential to understand contact lenses care: not caring for your contact lenses properly can lead to a variety of eye infections, including some that cause blindness.
Contact lens care is easier then ever. Follow these guidelines for good care to extend the life of your contact lenses, and protect the safety and health of your eyes.
Contact lenses solution is needed to properly clean and store you colored contacts. Contact lens solution is available in almost all pharmacies and drug stores.
1. Always wash your hands with water and soap (try to avoid moisturizing and fragrance soaps) before handling your colored contact lenses. Dry your hands with a clean towel.
2. Only wear your contact lenses for the time recommended.
3. Store your colored contacts in a clean case in fresh solution.
4. Clean your contact lens case after each use with either sterile solution or hot tap water. Let it dry before adding contact lens solution.
5. Never use plain water directly on your contact lenses, and never put your contact lenses in your mouth to “rinse” them.
6. Clean your contact lens by rubbing it gently with your index finger in the palm of your hand. The newest “No Rub” solutions allow you to rinse your contact lenses without rubbing.
7. If you develop an eye infection (signs include redness, burning, or excessive tearing), remove your contact lenses and discontinue use until you talk with your eye doctor. Wearing a contaminated pair of contact lenses will invite the infection to remain. After resuming contact lens use, closely follow your doctor’s instructions to help prevent future eye infections.
8. Never wear another person’s contact lenses, especially if they have been worn before.
9. Do not sleep with your contact lenses in your eyes. Our colored contact lenses are not manufactured for “Extended wear”.
10. Visit your eye doctor immediately if you have any sudden vision loss, persistent blurred vision, light flashes, eye pain, infection, swelling, unusual redness, or irritation.
11. When first wearing contact lenses you may be concerned about accidentally wearing them inside out. If this happens, they cannot damage your eyes, but they will be uncomfortable. To avoid this, place your contact lens on the tip of your finger so that it is forming a cup. Look at the contact lens from the side. If the cup looks like it is flaring out at the top and has a lip, your contact lens is inside out. If it looks like the letter “U”, the contact lens is right side out.
12. Put in your contact lenses before applying makeup to avoid contaminating your contact lens. When removing your makeup be sure that you wash and dry your hands. Once you have done this, remove your contact lenses and then remove your makeup.
13. Don’t let the tip of solution bottles touch other surfaces, including your fingers, eyes, or contact lenses. The solution can become contaminated.
