How to Help Prevent Eye Infections for Contact Lens Users
Users of contact lenses often get caught by many eye infections. Eyes are one of the most sensitive parts of your body and due care needs to be taken to prevent any sort of damage to them. Redness, swelling, irritation and water dripping out of your eyes are clear symptoms of infections. If not cured timely, any eye infection can lead to an irreparable loss, like permanent impaired vision and blindness. Rather than getting the infection and then finding a suitable cure for it, contact lens users can adopt certain precautionary measures to avoid any possible eye infections.
Instructions
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The most common mistake made by contact lens users is the handling and storage of lenses. Using tap water to clean your lenses on regular basis can be extremely dangerous for your eyes. Always use a good quality contact lens disinfectant.
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Have regular examinations of your eyes and keep following the directions of your eye doctor. Use your contact lenses as prescribed by your eye care provider.
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Make sure never to wear lenses while taking a shower, swimming or getting into a hot tub. Most infections are caused by water entering your eyes.
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Always wash your hands, and particularly your nails, thoroughly with soap before handling contact lenses. You never know how many germs are stuck on your hands while doing your routine work.
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Always use the liquid disinfectant suggested by your eye care provider and clean up your lenses with it on daily basis. Make sure to use fresh disinfectant every time you wash and store your lenses. Saline solutions are best for this purpose. Never use old disinfectant for washing or storing purpose, every time pour fresh one into the storage case.
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Rinse your lens storage case with the saline solution and let it dry before putting lenses into it. Make sure to replace your storage case after every three months.
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Never sleep while wearing contact lenses. Do take them off before going to bed.
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If you experience blur images, vision loss, pain in the eyes or swelling, immediately see an eye doctor for suitable treatment. Stop using contact lenses if you keep suffering from such conditions and duly follow the instructions of your doctor.
