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Contact lenses

 

How to put in and take out soft contact
lenses

Everything is difficult in the beginning. Especially when it comes to learning to put in and take out soft contact lenses - a real test of your patience. Try using these tips and tricks for handling contact lenses.

Sit at a table when you are working with your contacts. In case you should lose one of the contacts this will make it much easier to find it again. Lay a mirror flat out on the table. Avoid any reflex type movements of the eye and eyelid. Always keep your nails short and smooth to help avoid injury to the eye. Before you begin, wash your hands and dry them with a fuzz free towel. Make it a habit to always begin with the same contact so in the future you can avoid mixing the right one from left one.

 

Soft contact lens care

 

What are soft contact lenses?

Soft contact lenses are the most popular choice of in-eye vision correction for lens wearers, representing 80% of the contact lens market. Benefits include:

  • Good initial comfort
  • No foreign-body sensation
  • Variable wearing time
  • Ability to change eye color
  • Stability in sports
  • Economical

Soft lenses come in a wide variety of types including disposable, toric, and tinted. They are also commonly classified as being either daily-wear or extended/flexible-wear soft contacts.

Daily-wear soft contacts are intended for daily wear only. Wearers should remove their lenses every night.

Extended/flexible-wear soft contacts can be worn for up to 7 days/6 nights.

Studies have shown that wearers of extended-wear lenses are at higher risk of serious ocular infections and must be willing to see their eye care practitioner more frequently.

Wearing extended/flexible-wear lenses on a daily-wear basis is perfectly acceptable; the opposite should be generally discouraged.

Because many contact lens care products are designed exclusively for use with soft contact lenses, it's important to make sure that the product you sell is suitable to the customer's needs. Options for soft contact lens disinfection.

Soft contact lenses should be cleaned and disinfected every time they are removed from the eye. Of the different cleaning methods, the 2 most frequently used are multi-purpose solutions (MPS) and hydrogen peroxide solutions. Even within the 2 methods, specific regimens vary from product to product. Therefore, it is important to always refer to the product's package insert for specific cleaning instructions:

  • They are convenient and easy to use.
  • They are used to clean, rinse, disinfect, and store lenses.
  • They contain preservatives and disinfectants to inhibit and control microorganisms.

 

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