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Age Related Macular Degeneration	Astigmatism	Cataracts	Contact Lenses
Convergence Problems	Diabetes	Vision and Driving	Regular Eye Examinations
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Convergence Problems

Diabetes

Vision and Driving

Regular Eye Examinations

Floaters & Spots

Glaucoma

Hyperopia

Keratoconus

Lazy Eye

Myopia

Parents Guide to Children's Vision

Patient Rights

Presbyopia

Pterygium

Vision & School Achievement

Vision and Computers

TV and Vision

UV Light

Find your Nearest Optometrist

Children's Vision Campaign


Safe Contact lens Wear The information included here is intended to be a helpful guide to wearers of all types of contact lenses. Whether you wear soft, RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable), hard, disposable, extended-wear or daily- wear lenses, most of this information will apply to you. KNOW YOUR ROUTINE Care regimen awareness Different solutions cannot always be used together and not all solutions are safe for use with all lenses. Use only the lens care solutions recommended by your optometrist, and do not change brands with out his or her approval. Follow directions in the package inserts for the use of contact lens solutions. There are three essential steps in contact lens care: 1. Cleaning 2. Rinsing 3. Disinfecting Every time contact lenses are removed, they must be cleaned, rinsed, and dis-infected before wearing again, Some solutions are designed to perform more than one of these functions. Always remove, clean, rinse, enzyme, and disinfect your lenses according to the schedule prescribed by your optometrist. The use of an enzyme or any clean- ing solution does not substitute for disinfection. Lenses stored longer than 12 hours may require cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting again before use. Consult the package literature or your optometrist for specific instructions. KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY Recommendations for safe contact lens wear Never wear lenses longer than prescribed. Do not wear daily wear lenses while sleeping. Do not wear your lenses overnight unless recommended by your optometrist. Overnight wear of contact lenses increases the risk of complications. Always wash, rinse, and dry your hands before handling lenses Do not use saliva to wet your lenses. Do not put lenses in your mouth. Use only approved contact lens solutions for lubricating or wetting your lenses. Always use fresh solutions in your lens case when disinfecting your lenses. Ask your optometrist about wearing lenses during water activities and other sports. Schedule and keep follow-up appointments with your optometrist. Never use non-sterile home-prepared saline. The use of home-prepared saline with contact lenses has been associated with serious infections. Contact lens cases can be a source of bacteria and other micro organism growth. Lens cases should be cleaned, rinsed, and allowed to air dry each time the lenses are removed. Replace the lens case frequently. If your eyes become red, irritated, painful or if your vision worsens while wearing lenses, immediately remove the lenses and consult an optometrist. Do not get lotions, creams, or sprays in your eyes or on your lenses. It is best to insert lenses before applying make-up and remove them before removing make-up. Water-base cosmetics are less likely to damage lenses than oil-base products. You should have eye examinations every six to 12 months or as recommended by your optometrist. Contact lenses wear out with time and should be replaced regularly. Disposable and frequent or planned replacement lenses should be thrown away after the recommended wearing period prescribed by your optometrist. KNOW YOUR PRODUCTS Lens care product awareness: Cleaning solutions remove dirt, mucus, and debris that get on the lens during wear. Disinfecting solutions kill bacteria and other germs on the lenses. Disinfection is necessary to help prevent serious eye infections. Rinsing solutions remove other solutions from the lenses. They also prepare the lenses for wear. Enzyme solutions remove protein and other deposits that accumulate on the lenses over time. Rewetting solutions are used to wet (lubricate) the lenses while you are wearing them, to make them more comfortable. Never use unpreserved saline from a bulk (for example, 500 ml) multi-use plastic container with a replaceable screw cap. If preserved saline cannot be used then purchase either a unit-dose unpreserved saline or aerosol. Some solutions may have more than one function, which will be indicated on the label. Read the label on the solution bottle. Keep solution containers tightly closed and upright in a clean, dry, cool place when not in use. Solutions may become contaminated after opening. Throw away opened solutions as recommended. Do not use any solutions after their expiration date, Remember the expiry date refers to the unopened container. Pay scrupulous attention to hygiene when handling the bottle tip and lid. Never touch the tip of the container with any other surface including fingers, and always handle the bottle lid with dry hands.

Safe Contact lens Wear

The information included here is intended to be a helpful guide to wearers of all types of contact lenses. Whether you wear soft, RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable), hard, disposable, extended-wear or daily- wear lenses, most of this information will apply to you.

KNOW YOUR ROUTINE

Care regimen awareness
Different solutions cannot always be used together and not all solutions are safe for use with all lenses. Use only the lens care solutions recommended by your optometrist, and do not change brands with out his or her approval.
Follow directions in the package inserts for the use of contact lens solutions.

There are three essential steps in contact lens care:
1. Cleaning
2. Rinsing
3. Disinfecting

Every time contact lenses are removed, they must be cleaned, rinsed, and dis-infected before wearing again, Some solutions are designed to perform more than one of these functions.
Always remove, clean, rinse, enzyme, and disinfect your lenses according to the schedule prescribed by your optometrist.
The use of an enzyme or any clean- ing solution does not substitute for disinfection.
Lenses stored longer than 12 hours may require cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting again before use. Consult the package literature or your optometrist for specific instructions.

KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY

Recommendations for safe contact lens wear

Never wear lenses longer than prescribed. Do not wear daily wear lenses while sleeping.
Do not wear your lenses overnight unless recommended by your optometrist. Overnight wear of contact lenses increases the risk of complications.
Always wash, rinse, and dry your hands before handling lenses
Do not use saliva to wet your lenses. Do not put lenses in your mouth.
Use only approved contact lens solutions for lubricating or wetting your lenses.
Always use fresh solutions in your lens case when disinfecting your lenses.
Ask your optometrist about wearing lenses during water activities and other sports.
Schedule and keep follow-up appointments with your optometrist.
Never use non-sterile home-prepared saline. The use of home-prepared saline with contact lenses has been associated with serious infections.
Contact lens cases can be a source of bacteria and other micro organism growth. Lens cases should be cleaned, rinsed, and allowed to air dry each time the lenses are removed. Replace the lens case frequently.
If your eyes become red, irritated, painful or if your vision worsens while wearing lenses, immediately remove the lenses and consult an optometrist.
Do not get lotions, creams, or sprays in your eyes or on your lenses. It is best to insert lenses before applying make-up and remove them before removing make-up. Water-base cosmetics are less likely to damage lenses than oil-base products.
You should have eye examinations every six to 12 months or as recommended by your optometrist.
Contact lenses wear out with time and should be replaced regularly.
Disposable and frequent or planned replacement lenses should be thrown away after the recommended wearing period prescribed by your optometrist.

KNOW YOUR PRODUCTS

Lens care product awareness:

Cleaning solutions remove dirt, mucus, and debris that get on the lens during wear.
Disinfecting solutions kill bacteria and other germs on the lenses. Disinfection is necessary to help prevent serious eye infections.
Rinsing solutions remove other solutions from the lenses. They also prepare the lenses for wear.
Enzyme solutions remove protein and other deposits that accumulate on the lenses over time.
Rewetting solutions are used to wet (lubricate) the lenses while you are wearing them, to make them more comfortable.
Never use unpreserved saline from a bulk (for example, 500 ml) multi-use plastic container with a replaceable screw cap.
If preserved saline cannot be used then purchase either a unit-dose unpreserved saline or aerosol.
Some solutions may have more than one function, which will be indicated on the label. Read the label on the solution bottle.

Keep solution containers tightly closed and upright in a clean, dry, cool place when not in use. Solutions may become contaminated after opening. Throw away opened solutions as recommended. Do not use any solutions after their expiration date, Remember the expiry date refers to the unopened container.

Pay scrupulous attention to hygiene when handling the bottle tip and lid. Never touch the tip of the container with any other surface including fingers, and always handle the bottle lid with dry hands.