Do I need to clean my contact lenses?
Daily Contact Lenses - No cleaning requiredIf you wear dailies (that should be thrown away after a day)- You don’t need to clean them as you remove them straight from the contact lens packaging to your eyes.Monthly Contact lenses - Cleaning needed in 4 StepsRemove it carefully from your eye (I recommend to use the “precision pinch”)2. Fill up your contact lens case with the the multipurpose solution3. Use your grip to place your contact lenses in the contact lens case (no-rub? No rub unless they are visibly dirty. For example if you can see traces of mascara or hair fiber on the contact lens)Hope my answer was helpful for you.
So i cleaned my contact lenses case with tap water.....?
so today when i opened by contact lenses case in the middle of contacts was black dirt. immediately i took them out ... then i cleaned the case with tap water and right after i put my disinfecting contect lens solution in the little lense holders so they can disinfect SO 1. should i still use that case that i rinsed with regular tap water? (i didnt know i wasn't supposed- i thought the tap water rule applied only to the contact lenses themselves and im currently soaking the lense case in the stuff i disinfect my contacts with) 2. if i put my contact lenses back into the case i rinsed with tap water, should i keep using the contact lenses? (i just put them in their temporarily-without the tap water-, and then when i found another case, i transfered them to that new case...) 3. how long should i use a contact lense case in general? i looked at the back of my contact lense solution thing and it said to discard every 30 days.... is this true? 4. if i continue using the contact lenses that i put back into the tap water rinsed case, what signs should i look for that indicate an eye infection? thanks!!!
I'm confused about when to clean contact lenses?!?
I just got contact lenses. I'm wearing them right now. I haven't changed the solution since yesterday because I've heard you only refill the case if the solution looks like it's finishing. But then I heard another story. Okay, is this right? I don't think it is. In the morning, you put the contacts in your hand as you clean/rub them and put them in your eyes. Then you throw away yesterday's solution. At night, you put the contact lenses back in the case. And then the process repeats. Is this right? So we just clean the contacts in our hand before putting them on. Ok I'm ****ing confused!!!!! Help me, lol and explain slowly and easily.
When it's not in use, should I leave my contact lens case open or closed?
I always tell my patients to leave their cases open to air dry. It goes with never wanting to reuse or 'top-off' solution and having fresh solution to store your lenses everyday. Topping off solution and reusing solution has in the past been responsible for blindness and disease from Acanthamoeba and fusarium infections.The best practice is to dump out all of the remaining solution after removing your contacts and leaving the case open but face down to dry. This will limit your risks of potentially blinding diseases. Also be sure to replace or disinfect your contact lens case every one to two months.
In contact lens cases, over night do you leave the cap on?
ingnore answerer #2...NEVER put water in your contact lens case! Tap water has lead and other chemicals in it, and you obviously don't want those chemicals in your eyes.... Leave your contacts in their case overnight (or when you don't wear them), and then when you are wearing them, rinse off the inside of the case with some of the Lens Solution (whatever brand you use) and leave it open to dry. Once you are going to use the case again, rinse off the case with some more of the Lens Solution to rid it of any dust that might have gotten on it, pour that solution out, pour more solution into it, and put your contacts in it.
Clean contacts everyday?
I am going to presume you are wearing monthly, soft lenses. The advice is that you should clean them before and after you wear them. This involves putting the lense in your hand and putting a little lotion on it and rubbing it clean. You are also advised to clean both sides. In addition, you should also clean lenses thoroughly after prolonged lengths of storage (more than seven days). However, to be honest, I rarely do any of that. When I just take the lenses out of the case, I make sure that my hands have already been cleaned, and then avoid too much contact with them, and put them in as soon as possible. I hate getting lotion all over my hands, and find it makes it harder to hold my eyes open whilst I insert them. If you do decide to clean both sides, try to avoid turning them inside out, as this damages them and also can get you confused about which way is the correct way. I just wouldn't bother. I never wash them after, I see no point, they are going to spend all night in the case anyway. If I ever drop a lense, or it gets too dirty, from trying to put it in my eye, and failing, then I just put it back in the case, and shake it a little, to rinse all the dirt off, and then simply try again. The problem I find is that your hands get totally wet, and then it is very difficult to put the lenses in, and then they can even get more dirty after that. I just simply take them out and put them in as soon as possible, and that has worked fine for many years. Hope this answers your question, although I will point out that of course cleaning them will do you no harm!
How often do you need to change your contact lens case?
You are right about the contact lens case washing and air drying. Rinse with hot water and air dry. It is stupid to change and pollute the environment more with contact lens cases. I know, some solutions have a new case in each new bottle, but no need to change the case as soon as the solution is finished! Now, if you cannot find the Opti Free case, get another with other colors maybe. There are plenty types/colors around, even in internet, and in Optical stores. The B&L are not the only ones around.
Cleaning contact lenses with tap water?
When you wash your face and a drop of water goes in your eyes, it is blinked away and your tear film fights off any bacteria that was in the water. When you have contacts on that were washed in water , the lenses have absorbed whatever was in the water and then holds that against your cornea, trapping the bacteria between the lens and your cornea, where the tears can't wash it away. bacteria multiply in a wet environment like that. The other thing is that water ruins the lenses. It replaces the natural water content of the lenses that keeps them soft. The lenses dry out and aren't wearable anymore. Just keep contacts far away from water...they don't mix.