Always wash your hands before handling contact
lenses.
Carefully and regularly
clean contact lenses, as directed by your optometrist. If
recommended, rub the contact lenses with fingers and rinse thoroughly before
soaking lenses overnight in sufficient multi-purpose solution to completely
cover the lens.
Store lenses in the
proper lens storage case and replace the case at a minimum of every
three months. Clean the case after each use, and keep it open and dry between
cleanings.
Only fresh solution
should be used to clean and store contact lenses. Never Re-use old
solution. Contact lens solution must be changed according to the manufacturer's
recommendations, even if the lenses are not used daily.
Always follow the
recommended contact lens replacement schedule prescribed by your
optometrist.
Remove contact lenses before swimming or
entering a hot tub.
Avoid tap water to wash or store contact
lenses or lens cases.
See your optometrist for your regularly
scheduled contact lens and eye examination.
Don'ts
Use cream soaps. They can leave a film on
your hands that can transfer to the lenses.
Use homemade saline
solutions.
Improper use of homemade saline solutions has been linked with a potentially
blinding condition among soft lens wearers.
Put contact lenses in
your mouth
or moisten them with saliva, which is full of bacteria and a potential source
of infection.
Use tap water to wash or store contact
lenses or lens cases.
Share lenses with others.
Use products not
recommended
by your optometrist to clean and disinfect your lenses. Saline solution and
rewetting drops are not designed to disinfect lenses.