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Taking care of your contacts is very important. Protecting your eyes is vital. If you choose to wear eye contact lenses, you must make sure that you take care of them so you will not damage your eyes and your vision. Most contact wearers get disposable contacts;however, there are still people who wear non disposal contacts which will need replacing once or twice a year; therefore, cleaning is essential. It is alsoimportant that you consult an optometrist before putting anything in your eyes.The eyes are very delicate tissues that need proper care to prevent infections or diseases that come from improper wear and care of lenses.

Some ways to take care of yours lenses are as follows:

Follow whatever instructions your Physician advises.

Take contacts out of eyes per Doctor’s recommendations.

Use only products that are FDA approved.

Do not use any type product to clean your contacts.

Some other ways that you can care for my contacts are as follows:

Wash your hands often so that you don’t get dirt and germs into your eye.

Do not use deodorant soaps.

Dry your hands with a paper towel or with an air dryer.

Use the basic contact lens care kit which consists of a cleanser, a rinse and a disinfectant.

Do not put your lenses in your mouth to rewet them.

Do not store your contacts in water.

Products that are available to care for your contacts are:

Eye Drops- for lens dryness and irritation and rewetting to lubricate your eyes

Sensitive Eyes 3 in one solution- for allergies and sensitive eyes.

Multipurpose Solution- for cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting and storing your contact lenses

Daily Cleaner- Rub into the palm for 20 seconds

Contact case- for storage

Steps used when storing your contacts:

1. Remove one lens at a time and clean it with the recommended solution

2. Put the solution in the palm of your hand and rub the lens in the palm of your hand for thorough cleaning

3. Rinse the lens again with the solutin to remove debris and bacteria

4. Put the lens in your clean lens case or lens holder and fill with fresh solution. (Repeat steps 1-4 for other lens)

5. Do not fill the solution to the top of case because germs and bacteria can seep into case. Also, lens could get trapped under lid and rip or dry out

6. Remove lenses daily due to protein buildup, which make the contacts feel dry and uncomfortable

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