Suggestions To Help Improve Proper Contact Lens Health and Hygiene
If you wear contact lenses then there are some basic should be taken in order to prevent eye infections. Basic contact lens hygiene is easy to follow and will help to keep your eye healthy.
You must wash and dry your hands thoroughly, at any time before putting contacts into your eyes. You must lather and scrub your hands with warm water for 30 seconds.
Inserting your contacts while standing over a bathroom sink is never a good idea, because a dropped lens means it will be swimming in bacteria from the sink, or you may even lose it down the drain. Instead of working on a desk or a clean table with a mirror. Open the case that holds your contacts one side at a time to ensure you do not mix up your lenses by mistake.
Repeat the process for the second one when after the first lens in place. Dump any solution left in the sink and rinse the case with the cleaning solution lens.
Don’t touch the contact lens solution bottles mouth with anything. It’s contents sterile and this will help to keep the bottle.
Although it’s not a good idea to ever rub your eyes, if you wear soft contact lenses, this is particularly important. You could scratch the cornea of your eye and cause major damage. Soft contact lenses should only be re-wetted with contact solution, never use water or saliva.
Watch your eyes for buildup of mucus like material. This is an indication of a problem with the contacts and they should be removed and kept away until the problem is resolved. These give the eye time to heal and prevent contamination of the contact.
The contact lens case should be replaced every three months. Contacts should be replaced as directed by your doctor. Not longer than recommended by your doctor, do not attempt to wear your contact lenses.