Tips for Contact Lens Wearers

Here are some tips to keep your eyes happy and healthy while wearing contact lenses:

• Always wash and dry your hands thoroughly before touching your contact lenses
• To maintain comfortable lens wear, rub and rinse your lenses with solution to remove protein, oil, and make-up 
• Always recap your solution bottle
• Do not sleep or nap in your contact lenses unless prescribed to do so by your eye doctor
• Water contains microbes that can cause serious eye infection. Your lenses should not come into contact with water: avoid swimming and showering while wearing them 
• Do not wear ripped or torn lenses
• Before using any type of eye drop (medication or artificial tear), ask your doctor if the lenses need to be removed
• Insert lenses before applying make-up and remove lenses before removing make-up 
• Clean your contact lens case daily with solution or by rubbing the inside of the case under warm water. Let the case air dry completely, uncapped and upside down, on a paper towel
• Replace your case every 3 months 
• Replace the solution in the lens case every day. Never add more solution if there is solution already there or reuse solution
• Healthy lens wear should not induce redness, discomfort, or visual disturbance. If you have any concerns, consult your eye care professional
• Your eye doctor has selected a wearing and replacement schedule for you. These are important to be followed