Vision Contact Lenses Care Part III

If you wear make-up, apply your eye make-up after putting your vision contact lenses in, and try and use hydrogenated mascara. Lenses are terribly delicate to deodorants and hair sprays, so either spray before you put the lenses in, or shut your eyes really firmly while spraying.

Remember to replace your vision contact lenses on schedule. Daily disposables - each morning, 2-week replacements - each 14th day. Two days delay would not make much difference, but wearing 2-week replacements for a month is probably not healthy for your eyes.

Avoid hazy or dusty rooms. Soft vision contact lenses collect each tiny particle and your eyes will feel uncomfortable. If your eyes feel uncomfortable or irritated, take the lens out. It is possible that something is stuck under it or the lens is torn. If your lens isn't damaged, wash your eye and the lens, and put it back.

Vision Contact Lenses Care Part II

Never mix up your right contact lens with your left contact lens. Most people have a different prescription for each of their eyes. Train yourself to begin with ether the right or the left lens. When cleaning your vision contact lenses do not forget to look after the lens case too. Rinse your lens case after every use and let it air dry.

Your vision contact lenses should be either in the eye, or in a special solution. If you accidentally let the lens dry up, throw it out, it is not good.

Don't wear vision contact lenses if you have a cold, cold sores, pink eye, or another infection. You do not need any germs to get into your eyes. It's easy to transfer the germs in your body to your eyes if you're not careful. Think about when you have a cold and you sneeze or cough, those tiny germ can get deposited onto you hands and into your eyes if you're putting in vision contact lenses or taking them out. It is handy to have a back up pair of glasses for such occasions.

Vision Contact Lenses Care Part I

Wash your hands before handling your vision contact lenses and clean your lenses each time you handle them. Give each lens a light 10-15 second rub in solution. The sole exception to this rule is color lenses - wash, but do not rub them ; it could damage the color.

Never put your lenses in the same solution twice. You should replace the solution each time you handle your lenses. Often you should not use any solution six months after the bottle has been opened, and absolutely never after the expiry date. Store your vision contact lenses and solution in a dry, cool place. The fridge door is perfect. Soft contacts should not be permitted to dry up. Handle just one lens at a time, so you do not confuse them.

Buying Vision Contact Lenses Online?

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The FDA would like for you to be a smart patron if you purchase vision contact lenses, an FDA-regulated product, online, over the telephone or by mail.

While such purchases are frequently a convenient and cost-effective technique to get vision contact lenses, using the Internet, telephone, or mail order methods require consumers to exercise some caution. These questions and answers should help you take easy cares to make your Web , telephone or mail purchase effective and safe for you. What do I need to think about when purchasing vision contact lenses online, by telephone or by mail? Is my vision contact lens prescription current? You should generally have a current, correct prescription when you order vision contact lenses. If you've not had a check-up in the last 1 to 2 years, you will have issues with your eyes that you aren't conscious of, or your contact lenses may not correct your vision well.

The expiry date for your prescription is presently set by your state. Some need an one-year renewal, some a two year renewal, while other states leave it to your health practitioner to choose. Never order vision contact lenses with a prescription which has expired.