Every person that wears contact lenses or are thinking about obtaining some lenses for vision correction or a fashion statement should understand that proper care and maintenance for is very important for the health and safety of your eyes. Caring for your lenses will only take a few minutes of your time each day and will help keep your contacts in excellent condition for a number of years. Many people prefer wearing contact lenses to wearing glasses and with proper care and maintenance, wearing your lenses can be just as safe and hassle free.
The most important part of contact lens maintenance is making sure that your hands are clean and free of debris before handling them. Particles of dirt or hair on your hands can adhere to the surface of the contacts and scratch the surface of the eye when the contacts are put in, causing pain and discomfort until the contact lens can be removed. Any viral material or bacteria that are on the hands can also be transferred to the surface of the eye by the lens and can cause illness or infection that may require medical treatment to cure. The hands should be thoroughly washed with hot water and soap before handling them out of the case or out of the eye.
The next step in proper care for your contacts is to use a sterile contact lens solution for cleaning them. These solutions can be purchased at any neighborhood grocery store, drug store, or mass merchandiser. There are many different brands of contact lens solutions available from different manufacturers and it is up to the person to decide which brand they like to use the best. Using this solution, the contacts should be rinsed before placing them in the eyes and after they have been taken out of the eyes to remove any particles of dirt and to disinfect them. The solution is also used in the case when storing the lenses to prevent them from drying out and provide a barrier from infectious agents.
These should be removed from the eyes according to the schedule of the manufacturer of the contact lenses. There are many different varieties of lenses can be purchased and the type of contacts that are purchased will dictate how often they need to be removed and cleaned. Some contact lenses need to be taken out every night at bedtime for cleaning and disinfection while some other types can be left on the eyes for a week at a time before they will need to be removed.
There are also a number of other solutions and devices that can be used for cleaning the contact lenses if the person chooses to use them. One of the most common solutions used are the protein removal solutions that removes any of the proteins that are found on the surface of the eye or in tears from the surface of the contact lenses to prevent build up and clouding. There are also special cases that plug into an outlet so that the case will slowly agitate the lenses during the night, helping to wash anything off of the surface of the lens. Proper care can extend the life of your contact lenses and protect your eyes from many of the complications associated with contact lens use.
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