The thousands of people in the Orlando/Lake Nona area who wear prescription glasses, often find that they are hindered by them, either by their bulkiness or the thought of losing them. If it’s a constant worry to carry your glasses, it may be time to consider contacts.
Many of us who depend on glasses are turning to contact lenses. This switch can give you more freedom as well as comfort. If you are thinking of making the move to contacts give Lake Nona Eye Care a call and schedule a consultation today for our Moss Park or Eagle Creek offices.
It is important to understand the necessary care and upkeep for not only your contacts but, the health of your eyes. Don’t worry, we have you covered.
Care of Contact Lenses
Before handling your contact lenses, make sure your hands are clean. Any debris or residue and make their way onto the lenses and into your eyes.
Though it may be tempting, but only wear them for the prescribed amount of time. Serious consequences can occur, such as permanent vision loss. Short term side effects include; sore, red eyes and blurred vision.
Unless you have specific extended wear lenses, don’t sleep with them in your eyes. If you accidentally fell asleep with them, moisten the contacts with eye drop solution, safe for contact lenses, before taking them out.
At least once a month clean the contact lens case with a sterile solution or hot water and let air dry to prevent bacteria from growing.
To prevent your contact lenses from contaminates and grime build up, wash them daily with solution. Remember washing with just water cannot remove microorganisms. Not all contact lens solutions are the same, each are formulated to provide different benefits, rinsing, disinfecting, cleaning, and storage.
To prevent infection, don’t let the tip of the solution bottle touch your fingers or anything else.
Before you apply make up, put your contact lenses in your eyes. This prevents germs and bacteria found in make-up from getting on your lenses. Also, remove your contact lenses prior to removing make up.
If your eyes feel dry, apply lubrication or wetting solution to prevent infection.
If you feel your eye is becoming infected, stop wearing your contact lenses and call Lake Nona Eye Care.