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Advice for Contact Lens Wearers

• Do wash, rinse and dry your hands before handling the lenses. 
• Do carry identification stating that you wear contacts, so they can be removed in case of an accident.
• Do follow your doctor's instructions about regular checkups.
• Do learn to insert and remove lenses correctly.
• Do keep a backup pair of glasses.
• Do be careful applying makeup; apply after insertion of the lenses.
• Do carry your contact lens case and glasses at all times.
• Do use only those solutions recommended by your doctor.
• Do use commercially prepared saline and other cleaning solutions.
• Don't rub eyes while wearing lenses.
• Don't wear damaged lenses.
• Don't wear lenses while sleeping, or continuously, unless specifically prescribed by your doctor.
• Don't use any eye drops on your lenses without your doctor's approval.
• Don't insert, remove or work with lenses over a wash basin.
• Don't place lenses on top of anything warm; they will melt.
• Don't wear lenses while under a hair dryer or around harsh fumes.
• Don't use saliva or tap water on your lenses as a wetting agent.
• Don't use homemade saline solution or distilled water in preparing your lens care products.
• Don't reinsert your lenses without disinfecting them.

How to take care of contact lens.

1. Hygiene is the most important factor to a pair of clean contact lenses. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with mild soap, rinse well and dry your hands with a lint free towel before handling your contact lenses. Your hands have to be free from contaminants and dust. Also, avoid using creams, lotions and cosmetics just before placing the contact lenses onto your eyes.

2. Do not use your nails to handle your contact lenses. Nails may tear the contact lenses and introduce infection directly on them.

3. After removal, contact lens must be thoroughly cleaned, rinsed and disinfected. The solutions used for contact lens care must be approved by the FDA and manufactured by reputable companies. Remember your eyes are irreplaceable so never compromise on the quality of the solutions. Ensure you clean your contact lens immediately after you remove them.

4. The lens care solution must be of good quality and must not have expired. You should discard any solution that is beyond the expiration date even though there may be lots of it left in the bottle.

5. Do not substitute saliva or tap water for lens care solution when re-wetting your contact lens. Saliva can spread infection while tap water has chlorine and other chemicals that are harmful.

6. Rinse your lens case with solutions recommended by your eye care professional and according to the manufacturers’ guidelines on contact lens care. Use only solutions intended for usage with contact lenses and never reuse your solutions.

7. You should always use fresh contact lens care solution each time you store your lenses in a lens case. Do not practise the bad habit of “topping off.” This bad practice refers to the adding a little more solution to the solution that is already in the case.

8. Always use the appropriate contact lens case for storage. Keep your lenses tightly sealed inside the disinfecting solution. Do not leave your contact lens exposed to air or dust.