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Contact Lens Care

Dos & Don'ts:

  • Follow the specific instructions carefully when the eye doctor fits your contact lenses
  • Give your contacts time. If you are a first time contact lens wearer, you can expect an adjustment period
  • Many people are comfortable right away, some take a little longer
  • Do not rub your eyes while you are wearing your contacts
  • Wear UV protected sunglasses. They shield your eyes from potentially harmful UV rays
  • Keep the proper re-wetting solution with you at all times to ease the discomfort of dust, smoke and pollen in your environment
  • If your eyes get red or itchy, remove your contact lens and contact your eye doctor immediately as these can be symptoms of serious problems

Be prepared, Emergencies Can Arise:

  • Have other eyewear options handy when you are wearing your contacts. Your regular prescription eyeglasses should be available should your contacts become suddenly uncomfortable to wear for any reason.
  • Your UV protected sunglasses should be worn when you are working or playing outdoors

Care:

To ensure proper performance and a long life for your contacts as well as to protect your eye health and vision, it is very important for you to follow your eye doctor's instructions as well as the care procedures.

Always:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly before you handle your contact lenses
  • Follow instructions for cleaning and storing
  • Use commercially prepared solution and care products
  • Store lenses in a specially designed contact lens case
  • Call your eye doctor if you should notice severe, itching, redness or chronic blurred vision
  • Clean contact lens cases daily

Never:

  • Put torn or scratched contacts into your eyes. It can seriously damage your cornea.
  • If you wear eye makeup, do not apply it before you insert your contacts
  • Makeup should not get onto your lenses
  • Put contacts in your mouth or moisten them with saliva. Use only approved care products for your lenses and follow your eye doctor's recommended regimen.
  • Do not allow anyone else to wear your contacts lenses or try them on. You can risk accidentally transmitting or acquiring a serious disease.

Makeup Tips for Beauty and Safety:

  • Put your contacts on first. Then apply makeup.
  • Choose hypoallergenic products. Water-based makeup can be less irritating.
  • Keep your mascara and eyeliner for only two to three months at a time. These products are particularly susceptible to the bacteria that can cause eye infections.
  • Products labeled natural and preservative free should be avoided because of possible bacterial build up.
  • Remove contacts before you remove your make-up.
  • Avoid waterproof mascara. This type of mascara cannot be easily removed with water and may stain soft contacts.