Tips for Proper Contact Lens Care and Hygiene

Proper Contact Lens Hygiene and Care

Contacts provide an effective way to improve your vision without affecting your lifestyle or appearance. However, it's crucial to use them correctly and keep them clean. For more information about proper contact lens hygiene, contact us at EYECARE for You, your optometrist in Richboro, PA, and Newtown, PA.

Contact Lens Care Tips

1. Always remove your contact lenses before bathing or swimming. Remember this before getting into a bathtub, shower, hot tub, pool, river, or lake. Most contacts should be removed before sleeping as well.

2. Use mild soap to wash your hands before touching your contact lenses. Thoroughly dry your hands as well. If you accidentally drop a lens, it must be fully disinfected before you can safely wear it again.

3. Replace your contacts as directed by an eye doctor. Disposable daily contact lenses must be replaced every time you remove them.

4. Always throw out a contact lens solution after its expiration or discard date.

5. Be careful not to put on another person's contact lenses. They could transmit an eye infection and likely won’t fit your eyes properly. Keep in mind that some people don't always clean their contacts correctly.

Remove your contact lenses and visit an optometrist near you if you're experiencing eye irritation, swelling, severe dry eye or changes in your vision. You may be able to avoid a dangerous infection by taking action quickly. If possible, wear glasses until your eye care appointment.

Get Dry Eye Care, Contact Lens Care, Daily Contact Lenses, and Eye Doctor Services from an Optometrist Near You

An eye doctor on our team at EYECARE for You can address issues involving contact lens care, dry eye and other eye health problems. If you are looking for optometry care for your eye health, our offices in (215) 485-5384 Richboro, PA, and (215) 860-9001 Newtown, PA, are here to help you get the treatment you need. Contact us for dry eye care, contact lens care, daily contact lenses, and contact lens hygiene advice from an optometrist near you. Dr. Joyce, Dr. Lynch, and Dr. Rosenthal are here to help.