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Contact lens care

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Hello

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Congrats on your new lenses and your new look! 

With these tips, you’ll be surprised how easy it can be to make contact lenses a part of your daily routine! 

Below you’ll find all the advice you’ll need for wearing and caring for your contact lenses....

CREATING A ROUTINE

Plan Time For Putting In and Taking Out Your Lenses

Plan Time For Putting In and Taking Out Your Lenses

Plan Time For Putting In and Taking Out Your Lenses

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  • Give yourself a little more time in the morning to get ready until you’re used to putting in your lenses.
  • It can be easy to forget to clean your contacts or take them out at night. Set an alarm and your phone will remember for you.
  • Set a reminder. Put important dates on your calendar such as opening a new box, or reordering lenses.


HOW TO PUT IN & TAKE OUT CONTACTS

Establish A Cleaning Habit

Plan Time For Putting In and Taking Out Your Lenses

Plan Time For Putting In and Taking Out Your Lenses

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  • With daily lenses, you can toss them at the end of the day. But when it comes to reusable lenses, it’s important to have a cleaning routine.
  • Over time, protein in your tear film can accumulate on your contact lenses, creating a thin haze. Protein deposits may also lead to eye irritation.
  • Clean your lenses daily, and keep your eyes-and yourself-looking bright, fresh and healthy.

CLEANING YOUR CONTACTS

CREATING A ROUTINE...

There’s no denying trying contacts takes some getting used to. 

But when you’re ready for contacts, they become a part of your daily routine, and with any new habit, you just need a little practice. 

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HOW TO

PUT IN & TAKE OUT CONTACTS

Nervous? Don’t be.

Putting contact lenses in and taking them out is easier than you might think.It may take a few days for your eyes to get used to the feeling of wearing lenses.

If you’re having trouble don’t force it, give yourself plenty of time to get comfortable. 

There’s no rush, you can always try again tomorrow

HOW TO PUT IN CONTACTS IN 4 EASY STEPS

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step 1

Before you start wash your hands with soap (preferably non-perfumed, anti-bacterial liquid soap), then rinse and dry your hands with a lint-free towel.

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step 2

Check that the lens isn't inside out. To do this, just put the lens on the tip of your finger and hold it up to the light. 

If the edges flare out, it's inside out. 

Some lenses have a 1, 2, 3; indicator—make sure the digits aren’t backwards. It should look like a bowl with straight edges.

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step 3

Using your right hand gently hold your upper eyelid with one finger so you don’t blink or get your eyelashes in the way, and carefully pull down your lower eyelid with your other fingers.

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step 4

Move the contact lens toward your eye steadily. 

Look upward as you place it on your eye, and slowly release your eyelid and close your eye for a moment to allow the lens to settle. 

Repeat for your other eye.

HOW TO REMOVE YOUR CONTACTS IN 4 EASY STEPS

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step 1

Ensure your hands are clean and dry, and start with your right eye, then look up and carefully pull down your lower eyelid with your middle finger.

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step 2

Bring your index finger to your eye slowly until you touch the lower edge of the lens, and slide the lens down to the lower white part of your eye.

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step 3

Gently squeeze the lens between your thumb and index finger and remove it. Repeat for your left lens.

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step 4

Discard daily disposable contact lenses. 

If you wear dailies you can toss them out, but make sure you clean and disinfect bi-weekly and monthly contact lenses.

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CLEANING YOUR CONTACTS

Caring for your contact lenses is a must when you’re wearing reusable contacts, and it only takes a few minutes to clean your reusable contact lenses with the appropriate solution.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER

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Wash Your Hands

Clean Contacts After Removal

Clean Contacts After Removal

 Ensure your hands are washed, clean and dry to avoid irritation. 

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Clean Contacts After Removal

Clean Contacts After Removal

Clean Contacts After Removal

 Always clean your contact lenses immediately after you remove them. 

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Begin With the Same Eye

Never Use Tap Water to Clean A Lens or Lens Case

Never Use Tap Water to Clean A Lens or Lens Case

Establish a habit of starting with the same eye. 

This way you won’t mix them up, since each eye has its own prescription.

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Never Use Tap Water to Clean A Lens or Lens Case

Never Use Tap Water to Clean A Lens or Lens Case

Never Use Tap Water to Clean A Lens or Lens Case

Refer to your contact lens solution instruction guide for further information about how long to soak your contact lenses or how often you should change the solution if you don’t wear them every day.

STEPS FOR CLEANING YOUR 2-WEEK OR MONTHLY CONTACTS

1. Fill Each Chamber

1. Fill Each Chamber

1. Fill Each Chamber

of your contact lens case with fresh contact lens disinfecting solution.

2. Place One Lens

1. Fill Each Chamber

1. Fill Each Chamber

in the clean, dry palm of your hand, and apply a few drops of your contact lens disinfecting solution.

With one finger, gently rub the lens back and forth on your palm to clean the lens surfaces.

3. Rinse Your Lens

4. Repeat This Routine

4. Repeat This Routine

thoroughly with more of your solution, and put it into your clean contact lens case.

4. Repeat This Routine

4. Repeat This Routine

4. Repeat This Routine

for your other lens, and close the case and leave your lenses to soak overnight.

CLEANING YOUR LENS CASE...

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1. Empty

2. Rinse

2. Rinse

Empty your contact lens case of the old solution.

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2. Rinse

2. Rinse

2. Rinse

Rinse it with fresh contact lens solution.

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3. Air-Dry

4. Replace

4. Replace

Allow Contact Lens container to air-dry, upside down on a clean tissue.

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4. Replace

4. Replace

4. Replace

Replace your contact lens case on a regular basis, every 3 months.

TIPS FOR REPLACING YOUR LENSES

Once you find the lenses that fit your lifestyle,

Once you find the lenses that fit your lifestyle,

Once you find the lenses that fit your lifestyle,

make sure you create a replacement schedule. Here are some tips for setting up a schedule that keeps your eyes comfortable and healthy...

If You Wear Reusable Lenses,

Once you find the lenses that fit your lifestyle,

Once you find the lenses that fit your lifestyle,

replace your contact lenses on the same day of the week.

Try discarding your old lenses on Sunday night, and starting with a new pair on Monday morning.

When You Open a New Box of Contact Lenses,

Write “Reorder” on Your Last Box of Lenses,

Write “Reorder” on Your Last Box of Lenses,

mark the date on the lens packet.

It’s an easy way to stay on schedule.

Write “Reorder” on Your Last Box of Lenses,

Write “Reorder” on Your Last Box of Lenses,

Write “Reorder” on Your Last Box of Lenses,

as well as the phone number of your

doctor on the box of contact lenses for quick, easy replacement.

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