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| Things to Remember | Before buying any lens care product you should consult your eye doctor, because some brands are not compatible with your other products and with your contact lenses.
There are some tips necessary to know for all lenses wearers:
1) It is forbidden to touch tips of solution bottle, because an infection can enter to the solution.
2) Don’t apply tap water on your contact lenses and accessories to avoid having a microorganism known as Acanthamoeba that is able to lead to serious eye infections. The contact lens disinfection procedures performed regular are necessary to get rid of Acanthamoeba.
3) Don’t forget to clean your contact lens accessories (lens case, cleaning/ disinfecting devices, enzymatic cleaner vials and so on) according to the recommendations.
4) When you don’t apply lens cases you should rinse them with hot tap water and dry them.
5) To lessen your risk of infection you should not use your contact lens case more than a month according to the recommendations.
6) It is recommended to clean and disinfect your contact lenses once a day. If you wear extended wear contacts you should at first remove hem, then clean and disinfect. See the instructions for the time of removal. Cleaning and disinfecting should be necessary for the comfort and health of contact lenses.
7) People usually need time from a day to two weeks for getting used to lenses. Its duration depends on your eye sensitivity and the type of lenses, whether contact lenses are soft or rigid gas permeable (RGP). Some people are sure that their eyes never get used, but that happens very seldom.
8) You should not be afraid that a contact lens be lost behind you eye, you can easily see it under the lid. If you have problems with its inserting or removal, you can ask an eye doctor for help.
9) It is obligatory to get in mind the guarantee term of various types of lens:
* Conventional soft contacts can be worn about a year; the guarantee term of conventional RGPs is some years.
* Frequent or planned replacement contact lenses can be worn from one to some months.
* Disposable contacts are worn from one day to two weeks.
If you wear daily wear lens, you should remove them at night. If you wear extended wear lens, you can sleep in them.
10) It is better to wear disposable and frequent replacement contact lenses that are removed at the end of the day; on such lenses less protein and bacteria is available and they do not demand cleaning solutions.
11) If you wear extended wear lenses, you can sleep in them safely from some days to 30 days. It is possible, because such lenses are made of materials that do not prevent the entry of oxygen to your eye.
12) It does not matter where you purchase your lenses: by an eye doctor, at retail stores or from the Internet.
13) If you are refused to be given a contact lens prescription, it can be explained by the eye doctor’s fear that you don’t check your eyes regularly necessary to avoid having serious eye illnesses.
14) Before the purchase of lens you can have all the necessary information by an eye doctor who will advise you safe and comfortable lenses that will suit you perfectly.
15) You can wear contacts even you wear bifocal eyeglasses.
16) If you are asked to come to an eye doctor a week later after inserting, it is necessary to ensure that no problems are available and lenses fit you. If you are asked to come to an eye doctor an year later after inserting, your vision will be checked and in the case of necessity new lenses will be prescribed.
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