Contact Lenses Care

Caring for contact lenses needs to be the practice one should observe. Proper care of contact lenses could arise anytime, it could be on the time that it is put on, taken off and kept.

Contact lenses can be torn particularly the soft contact lenses. It can be torn when it is put on and taken off. Always remember to touch contact lenses with the flesh of finger. The removal process is said to be more difficult than the application. Indeed, some wearers use contact lens remover while others prefer to manually remove it with bare hands. Always clean hands prior to the removal process. Non-fragrant soap would be more preferable to avoid chemical contamination. After doing medical asepsis, dry hands completely so that the contact lens can be removed easily. . There are many methods one can use to remove contact lenses. The conventional one is to remove it using the forefinger and thumb. When forefinger and thumb are joined together, look straight, open the eyes wider and pinch the sides of lens. For people who have long nails, the latter won’t work. Thus, the use of two index finger helps. Start with right eyes, place the two index fingers at the sides of the eyes. Position them upward with fleshy part facing together then touch the ends of lens with the flesh of index finger and pull it out. There are more other methods and one can search videos of them online.

Once the contact lenses are removed, place it in the palm to clean it with contact lens solution. It is recommended not to employ a home-made contact lens solution for eye’s health. Clean it for a maximum of thirty seconds. After cleaning, ensure that the lenses are placed appropriately to the corresponding section of the casing to avoid cross contamination. As the lenses are put on its case, drop more contact lens solution to the case and soak contact lenses for at least 4 hours. In doing so, the solution gets rid of protein buildup from the surface of the contacts.

Same as contact lens removal, contact lens can be also ripped when put on. Thus, right application should be practised. Again, prior to touching the contact lenses, see to it that the hands are washed and dried. Begin with the right lens. From the contact lens container, pick-up the contact lens using the fleshy part of index finger and grasp it with the help of the thumb. Place the contact lens to the left palm and drop a solution to wet it. Put 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 widen the eyes and place the contact lens.

Contact Lenses can be sensitive to heat because it is just made of plastic. When wearing contact lens under the sun, make sure to shield it with sun glasses. Moreover, remove contact lenses when bathing in a hot tub.

Contact Lenses are becoming popular nowadays. Because of its popularity, it is producing more markets for discounted contact lenses that can be purchased anywhere. Nevertheless, one can truly save if contact lenses are appropriately handled and cared. Proper handling and care might be complicated at first but it will be become easier eventually.