How to Look After Your Contact Lenses
Unsurprisingly, a lot of contact lenses are damaged and become unwearable due to the fact that many people don’t know how, or forget to, look after their contact lenses properly. If you take proper care of your contact lenses, you can ensure the best possible experience when wearing your contact lenses.
• Only wear your contact lenses for the allotted time – contact lenses have come on leaps and bounds over the past 50 years and they are available in many different styles, types and wearable lengths. Always ensure you wear your contact lenses for the recommended time. For example, if you have daily disposable contact lenses, make sure you take them out after the day has ended. Similarly, if you have contact lenses that can be worn for two weeks, don’t be tempted to wear them for another week – it will cause a variety of problems and may result in your vision deteriorating.
• Wash them properly and as recommended – There are some exceptions, for example, extended use contact lenses, but most contact lenses needed to be cleaned daily. Always ensure you use a high quality cleaner and that your contact lenses are never stored or worn after they have been dropped, without washing them first.
• Store your contact lenses in a clean environment – as well as your contact lenses, the case which they are stored in must also be kept extremely clean to ensure no bacteria develops and is then transferred onto the contact lens. Keep your contact lens case clean by using a daily soaking solution that keeps the case and contact lenses both fresh and disinfected.
Following the above three points should ensure a safe and clean environment for your contact lenses, reducing any risk of bacteria or infection developing.