Caring for contact lenses must be a habit that wearers should develop. Proper care of contact lenses could be done at all times. This includes when they are put on, removed and stored.
Contact lenses can be torn, especially the soft ones. It could be torn when it is put in or taken out. Bear in mind that to take out the lenses you need to touch them with the flesh of finger, and therefore the removal process is said to be more difficult than the application. In fact, some wearers use contact lens remover while others prefer to manually get rid of it with bare hands. Always sanitize hands prior to the removal process. Non-fragrant soap is more preferable to prevent chemical contaminants. After washing, dry the hands thoroughly to ensure that the contact lens can be eliminated easily. There are many methods one may apply to remove them. The conventional one is to take it off using the forefinger and thumb. When forefinger and thumb are joined together, look straight, open the eyes wider and pinch the sides of the lens. For people who have long nails, the latter won’t work. Thus, the use of two index finger can help. Start with right eyes, and place the two index fingers at the sides of the eyes. Position them upward with the fleshy part facing together then touch the ends of lens with the flesh of the index finger and pull it out. There are more techniques and one can search for videos of them online.
After removing each lens, put it in the palm to thoroughly clean it with solution. It is advised not to employ a home-made solution for the sake of your eye’s health. Clean it for a maximum of thirty seconds. After cleaning, ensure that the lenses are placed appropriately to the corresponding side of the casing to avoid cross contamination. As the lenses are put in its case, drop more contact lens solution into the case and soak contact lenses for a minimum of four hours. In doing so, the solution removes protein build-up from the surface of the contacts.
Just like removal, contact lenses can be also ripped when put on. Hence, proper application should be practiced. Again, before holding them, make sure that the hands are washed and dried up. Start with the right lens. From the casing, pick-up the contact lens using the fleshy part of index finger and grasp it with the help of the thumb. Put the contact lens to the left palm and drop a solution to wet it. Place it in the tip of fleshy part of index finger. Use the index and middle finger of the opposite hand to push the eyelid and eyelash to expand the eyes and place the contact lens.
Contacts can be sensitive to heat because they are just made of plastic. When wearing contact lens under the sun, ensure to shield it with sun glasses. Furthermore, remove contact lenses when bathing in a hot tub.
Contact Lenses are becoming popular these days. Because of its popularity, it is producing more markets for discounted contact lenses that can be purchased anywhere. However, they do need to be looked after to prevent eye discomfort.