How Do I Look After My Contact Lenses?
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Bausch & Lomb ReNu MultiPlus No-Rub Formula Solution for Soft Contact Lenses, Sale Price: $20.95 Average Rating:   |
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ReNu MultiPlus Multi-Purpose Solution: The Proven Choice for Healthy, Comfortable Contact Lens Wear. ReNu MultiPlus Solution is a trusted brand with a history of proven success. For over a decade eye care professionals have been recommending ReNu MultiPlus and it has been successfully used by millions of contact lens wearers... |
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Alcon Unique pH Multi-Purpose Solution for Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, 3-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 3) Sale Price: $26.05 Average Rating: |
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Sterile. Cleans; Conditions; Disinfects. For Use with Gas Perm Lens Brands Including: Boston; Menicon; Paragon CRT. Actions: Cleans - Unique-pH Multi-Purpose Solution removes dirt, protein deposits and debris from your contact lenses... |
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Boston Rewetting Drops for Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, 1/3-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 3) Sale Price: $15.99 Average Rating: |
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For Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses. Sterile. Rewets. Lubricates. Boston Rewetting Drops help you keep your lenses comfortable by coating the lens surface and restoring the natural tear layer, allowing for longer, more comfortable wearing time... |
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Opti-Free Daily Cleaner for Contact Lenses, 2/3-Ounce Containers (Pack of 2) Sale Price: $13.99 Average Rating:  |
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For Soft, Rigid Gas Permeable and Hard Contact Lenses. Opti-Free® Daily Cleaner combines cleaning agents to provide concentrated cleaning action which safely and effectively removes deposits from lens surfaces... |
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Lobob Optimum extra strength RGP cleaner, Contact lenses solution - 2 oz Sale Price: $6.40 Average Rating: |
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INDICATIONS: Optimum by Lobob Extra Strength RGP Cleaner, Contact lenses Solution is a sterile non-preserved cleaning solution for use with fluorosilicone acrylate and silicone acrylate rigid gas permeable. |
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DMV ULTRA Hard Contact Lens Remover Sale Price: $1.45 Average Rating: |
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Simple and effective for removing hard and RGP contact lenses. Moisten the cup of the DMV Traditional Remover and gently touch it squarely on the contact lens. The contact lens will adhere to the soft suction cup and will come off the eye easily... |
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Contact Companion: Contact Lens Full Care Kit Sale Price: $9.97 Average Rating: |
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Contact CompanionTM is a full contact lens care kit designed to go everywhere you go. Inside you will find a contact lens case marked R and L, small plastic tweezers, two bottles for your contact solution and a mirror to assist with changing lenses... |
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Boston Contact Lens Case (Pack of 6) Sale Price: $20.23 |
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Boston Contact Lens Cases are designed to hold rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Their user-friendly design includes ridges in the lens that allow for easy removal of RGP lenses. Left and right caps are clearly marked for your convenience... |
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Boston Advance Comfort Formula Travel Pack for Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses (Pack of 3) Sale Price: $19.85 Average Rating: |
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Contents: 10ml Boston Advance Cleaner; 30ml Boston Advance Comfort Formula; Conditioning Solution; Boston Lens Case. Daily Cleaner: Removes deposits; Visibly tinted for improved rinsing. Conditioning Solution: For maximum disinfection; Conditioning, cushioning and wetting for long term wearing comfort... |
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Bausch & Lomb Multi-Purpose Contact Lens Solution Multi-Pack 26 FL OZ TOTAL plus 2 B+L lense cases. Formerly RENu Sale Price: $19.59 |
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Keeps soft contact lenses clean and comfortable. Clean, disinfect, and remove protein deposits daily without rubbing your lenses! |
How important is the health of our eyes? This might well sound like a ridiculous question we are all fully aware of how critical our eyesight is. Of course you would never deliberately do anything to hurt your eyes but if you wear contact lenses you may not realise taking the correct care of your contact lenses has a major affect on your eyes.
Here are some tips to help you wear your contact lenses comfortably and look after your eyes at the same time.
To ensure no bacteria are transferred to your eyes always wash and rinse your hands thoroughly before touching your contact lenses.
Your optometrist is the ideal person to inform you of the best contact lens cleaners and eye drops to use. It is important to read and use the instructions that you will get with your contact lenses, contact lenses cleaner and eye drops.
The case you use for your contact lenses also needs to be taken care of. Some people overlook the fact that your should clean, rinse and dry the case each time the contact lenses are removed. Ideally you should get a new lens case at 6 month intervals.
Check before buying eye makeup that it is contact lens friendly.
Be sure to remove your lenses and refer to an eye specialist as soon as possible if your vision changes, your eyes are red, your eyes are painful, you have excess tears or itchiness in your eyes.
Now that we have covered a lot of things that you should do to look after your contact lenses and eyes we will cover several things you should not do.
Never clean your lenses by spitting on them. Do not rinse or store your contact lenses using bottled water, tap water or home made salt water. All of these things can cause infections.
Don?t let creams, sprays or lotions touch your contact lenses, when using cleaning products remove your lenses and never put eyeliner on the inside of your lower eyelid.
If you use daily wear contact lenses never sleep in them not even for a short nap and do not wear them for a longer period than your eye specialist tells you to.
Finally be aware of the different kinds of contact lenses and make sure you know what type you have. Below is a summary of the various types, how long to wear them at one time and when they should be cleaned.
Extended wear contact lenses are left in even when sleeping for anything up to thirty days. They need to be taken out and cleaned after thirty days.
Daily wear contact lenses are used again and again. You can wear them for one day but take them out when you go to bed or even take a nap. They require cleaning and rinsing every time you take them out or when you have not worn them in a long time.
Daily wear contact lenses are worn all the time. You wear them during the day but take them out when going to bed or when sleeping. They need to be cleaned and rinsed each time they are taken out or if they have not been used for a long time.
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