Tips to Take Care of Your Contact Lenses

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While contact lenses are safely
used by millions of people every
day, they do carry a risk of eye
infection. Factors contributing to
infection can include:
• Use of extended-wear lenses;
• Reduced tear exchange under
the lens;
• Environmental factors;
• Poor hygiene.
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Taking Care of Your Lenses
Risk of infection varies somewhat
depending on the type of contact
lens. Single-use daily disposable
lenses are the safest type of soft
contact lens, in terms of reducing
the risk of infection. Here
mentioned are the few tips to
take care of your contact lenses.
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Tip #1:
Before handling contact
lenses, wash your hands with
soap and water, then rinse and
dry them with a lint-free
towel.
Minimise contact with water,
including removing lenses
before going swimming or in a
hot tub.
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Tip #2:
Do not put your lenses in your
mouth to wet them. Saliva is
not a sterile solution.
Do not use saline solution and
rewetting drops to disinfect
lenses. Neither is an effective
or approved disinfectant.
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Tip #3:
Wear and replace contact
lenses according to the
schedule prescribed by your
eye care professional.
Follow the specific contact
lens cleaning and storage
guidelines from your eye care
professional and the solution
manufacturer.
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Tip #4:
Rinse the contact lens case with
fresh solution — not water. Then
leave the empty case open to air
dry.
Keep the contact lens case clean
and replace it regularly, at least
every three months. Lens cases
can be a source of
contamination and infection. Do
not use cracked or damaged lens
cases.
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Don’t Do Things:
Do not re-use old solution or
"top off" the solution in your
lens case.
Do not transfer contact lens
solution into smaller travelsize
containers. This can affect
the sterility of the solution,
which can lead to an eye
infection.
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