The 4 steps of Contact Lens Care

Except the daily disposable ones, all contact lenses must be properly cared and maintained to prevent eye complications such as dryness, redness, irritation, and infection.

1. Cleaning—this involves removal of protein, fat, and mineral deposits.

2. Disinfection—this is the step responsible for the killing of those nasty bacteria to prevent eye infections.
3. Storage—Since contact lenses are made of a form of plastic, they must be stored and soaked in liquid under sterile conditions.
4. Rinsing—before inserting lenses that have been cleaned and disinfected, use a sterile saline solution to give them a quick rinse to make sure they are free of all deposits.

During wearing, contact lenses are subjected to protein, fat and mineral deposits from your eyes. Soft contact lenses can also absorb elements from the tear film because they are spongy. Reduced comfort and unclear vision are the results of unclean contact lenses—lenses that have deposits built up on them.

Don’t try to scrimp on the cost of solution by using water to rinse your contact lenses. Tap water is not clean and often contains chlorine, minerals, metal particles, and who-knows-what-else. These agents are not friendly to your eyes. They can damage your lenses and hurt your eyes. Let’s not forget that water also contains bacteria and other organisms, which can result in serious infections of the eye through microbial contamination. Since Home-made saline, purified and even distilled water do not disinfect contact lenses, they should not be used for rinsing either.

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The 4 steps of Contact Lens Care