Contact Lens Care

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.