Basil H. Bloom BSc(Hons) FCOptom

Optometrist

Orthokeratologist.

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CLEANING AND STORAGE.

Apart from Daily Disposable Lenses, all Daily Wear Contact Lenses need to be cleaned and disinfected every day.The cleaning gets rid of surface debris and the disinfection kills the bugs!

1. CLEANING.

When you remove the Lens from your eye you must clean the Lens by placing it in the palm of your hand and rubbing it with a few drops of cleaner. The Lens must then be rinsed off using either the Soaking Solution or Sterile Saline Spray.

Do not use TAP WATER.

You must do this every day!

2. DISINFECTION.

Immediately after cleaning the Lenses, they must be placed into a storage case and soaked in Disinfecting Solution for the appropriate amount of time. They can then be left in this solution until you need to wear them again.If they remain in the solution for more than 48 hours then the Lenses should be disinfected before wearing.

You must not store your lenses in water or saline.

You must only store them in a recommended soaking solution.

3. PROTEIN REMOVING TABLETS

These must be used once a week on all non-disposable Lenses.

HYGIENE

Hygiene is obviously of great importance in Contact Lens wear but some things are of vital importance.

With the, albeit very rare, occurrence of Acanthamoeba, which lives in cold water supplies, it is essential not to use water with your Contact Lenses.

Do not rinse, clean or store the lenses, or clean the case, in tap water.

The Contact Lenses must only be used with the recommended solutions. The case should be regularly cleaned with the disinfecting solution and allowed to air dry and replaced every 3 months.

I appreciate that solution cost is a significant factor but you cannot afford to compromise your ocular health by economising on solutions.

If you keep to the recommended regimes then there is very little danger of contamination.

The most important rule with Contact Lenses is:

WHEN IN DOUBT

TAKE IT OUT!

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Last modified: June 26, 2005