Contact lenses are extremely popular world over as fashion statements and to improve eye sight. The lens when wearing a contact lens is placed right over the cornea. The cornea is defined as the clear front portion of the eye where light rays are bent and focusing occurs. The cornea has no blood supply and derives oxygen directly from the air itself.
According to ophthalmologists and other doctors who specialize in diseases of the eyes, those who wear contact lenses must protect the cornea from problems like the abnormal growth of blood vessels and irritations caused by lack of oxygen and chemicals.
Dos
- Wash your hands with a mild soap and dry them with a lint-free towel before touching your lenses.
- Clean, rinse, and disinfect your lenses each time you remove them. Follow your eye care professional’s instructions.
- Handle the same lens first to avoid confusing the right and left lenses.
- Keep all solution bottles closed when not in use.
- Clean your lens case daily and let air dry. Replace your lens case every three months.
- Use solution before expiration date marked on bottle, or discard.
- Remove contacts before you go swimming.
- Carry your contact lens case along with a bottle of multi-purpose solution to have a safe place to store your lenses.
- Fix regular appointments with your eye care professional as he/she recommends.
Donts
DO NOT :
- Allow soaps, cosmetics, or other substances to come into contact with your lenses.
- Touch the tip of a lens care solution bottle to any surface, including your finger or the contact lens.
Re-use any lens care solution. - Use eye drops or solutions not intended for use with contact lenses.
- Wear your contact lenses in the presence of harmful or irritating vapors or fumes.
- Wear lenses for more than the prescribed time.
- Swap contact lenses with anyone.
- Apply hairspray after putting your contact lenses on.
