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How To Take Good Care of Your Contacts and Extend Their Life

by Varun Sharma optometrist

Clear vision is very important, and particularly for individuals that indulge in high intensity or physical activities. A lot of people use eyeglasses as vision correctors however in high-intensity activities it's impossible to wear spectacles. Also, glasses have several other cons, like extreme stress on the nose bridge, obstruction of vision and much more. Therefore contacts have become a well-liked of many.

 

Contacts provide advantages just like a clearer vision. Also during intense activities, it is a useful tool to remove unwanted distractions experienced in spectacles. But it is not as easy to maintain a pair of contacts as it is to maintain a pair of spectacles. So today we share the simplest approaches to take care of your contact lenses.

 

The Perfect Way To Wear a Contact Lens:

 

Putting on a soft contact seems difficult but is easy when you are familiar with managing a contact. Always wash both hands when you handle your contacts. To put on a soft contact lens, you can put a lens out of your lens case on your palm. Use your lens cleaning solution to clean the lens before putting them on. This must be done daily to avoid infections and take away dust and dirt from the eyes.

 

Put the clean lens on top of your index or middle finger and use your hands to stretch your upper eyelid upwards and lower eyelid downwards. And slowly place your lens on your eyes while looking either upwards or forward. Some individuals also put the lens on the white area and then blink their eyes. Soft lenses usually proceed to the right place over your cornea on its very own. For the first couple of times, you could possibly feel discomfort and redness, but usually, after a few moments, you will believe that your eyes have adjusted to it.

 

The Perfect Way To Take Off Your Contact Lens:

 

Removing contacts is generally easy. Similar to the way one wears the contact lens, stretch the eyelids to be able to reach the lens. Then make use of a ring finger or small finger to carefully take the lens away from the eye lens on the white area and then pinch it off using your index and thumb. It's best to have clean short nails until removal and wearing becomes easy.

 

The Perfect Way To Clean Your Contact Lenses:

 

When not in use store the lens correctly can prolong life and usefulness. If you wear contacts daily, you will have to clean them each night (unless you use daily disposable lenses). Once taken off place the lens on your palm and make use of a lens cleaning solution to clean the lens. Do not rub since it will damage the lens. Use a fresh cleaning solution to clean the lens. Also, use a fresh lens solution in your lens case to store the lenses.

 

Bausch and Lomb SofLens Toric is a monthly replacement lens designed for people with astigmatism. The patented Lo-Torque design keeps SofLens Toric lenses exceptionally stable during wear, and the advanced optics correct astigmatism by refocusing the light to a single point for sharp, clear vision.

 

Following these hints might help extend the life span of your lenses and keep your lenses clean. even when you clean your lenses it's essential to change the contact lenses case every 6/8 months to prevent any infections.

 


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About Varun Sharma Junior   optometrist

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Created on Feb 11th 2020 04:01. Viewed 235 times.

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