All types of lenses require proper cleaning and storing. Always try to buy those sterile solutions for your lenses, which are commercially prepared. Avoid using home-made solutions as they can be harmful. You can get all the important information’s and instructions from your eye doctor on — how should you take care of your eyes and contact lens.
Most of the people, who use contact lenses, pay no attention towards the risks they can have by its improper usage. They continue to wear the lenses even when their eyes become tired of it and also they don’t clean them as directed by the doctors.
If anyone of you wear the contact lenses than it is necessary to take few precautions to save your eyes from getting infected.
Few advices are given by the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center to the users of the contact lenses that — how one can take care of his/her contact lenses:
1. Clean your hands before touching your lenses or also your eyes.
2. Don’t allow others to use your contact lenses.
3. Try to use the lenses in such way as directed by the doctor. Put the lenses in and out according to your doctor’s recommendations and also try not to put the lenses in and out again and again.
4. Try to buy those lenses which your doctor has recommended you. Don’t buy — fashion lenses and also try not to buy lenses just from anyone. Always try to stick to a reputed and good brand contact lenses as per your doctor’s instructions.
5. Change lenses within the time limit as told by your doctor.
6. Daily clean your contact lenses properly and carefully as per your doctor’s instructions. Most of the users don’t clean their lenses properly.
7. Don’t use disposable lenses and throw it away after one use.
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