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Follow all of your doctor’s instructions and call the office if have any questions.
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Return to the office for your regularly scheduled follow-up visits. It is the patient's responsibility to schedule and keep appointments.
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Follow your wearing time schedule as prescribed by your doctor.
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Always thoroughly wash, rinse, and dry hands before handling lenses.
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Clean your lenses after wearing and before storage.
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Be thorough, but careful while cleaning a lens, they can tear or crack.
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Use fresh solution when storing in case.
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Rinse the storage case wells out with warm tap water then with saline after each use and let air dry with covers off.
- Sit or stand close to a sink while inserting lens to avoid loss of lenses.
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Re-clean lenses that have dropped on the floor or on your clothes.
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Always close drain when working near sink. A dark face cloth or towel may also be used to cover the drain.
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Wear eye protection now that you wear contacts for Racket sports, hockey, etc. Wear safety eyewear to avoid trauma.
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Avoid contact with sprays and aerosols. (Hairspray, spray paint etc.)
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Apply hairspray, deodorant or spray cologne before lens insertion or keep your eyes tightly closed until the spray has settled. Hair spray is very uncomfortable and hard to clean.
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Avoid harmful vapors and fumes especially in work areas while wearing lenses. Inform your employer that you wear contact lenses so they can recommend proper eyewear.
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Avoid dusty environments: wear protective eyewear.
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Use caution when adjusting to temperature extremes such as ovens, fireplaces, freezers or sub-zero weather.
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While inserting the lenses, some patients find it easier to hold back the upper eyelid back.
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Keep a storage case and a small bottle of lubricant or saline with you at all times for emergency use.
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Apply all cosmetics after inserting contact lenses, including lotions and foundations as well as all eye make-up
- Don't wear lenses if they are suddenly/ consistently uncomfortable.
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Don't wear your lens if you notice a chip or tear.
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Don't exceed your wearing schedule during the adjustment period.
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Don't wear your lenses for maximum hours if you have not worn them for a day.
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Don't handle your lenses roughly and avoid contact with fingernails.
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Don't insert your lenses over an open drain.
- Don't move around if a lens is dropped. Check your lashes, clothes, shoes and immediate area.
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Don't pick up a dropped lens with your fingernail to lift it. Dampen your finger for the lens to stick.
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Don't switch to a "thermal" (heat) cleaning system after using a "chemical" cleaning system or vice versa. Doing so can damage your soft lenses.
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Don't use any other solutions than those your doctor prescribed.
- Don't switch or mix brands of solutions without doctor's approval.
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Don't start using different brands of solution simultaneously. Start them separately so if there is a problem you can identify it.
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Don't touch solution bottles to lenses or case. It can contaminate a sterile bottle of solution.
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Don't try to wear a soft lens that was left out of solution and has become brittle.
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Don't wet lenses by putting them in your mouth or using tap water.
- Don't overfill the storage case; it can cause a chip or cut lens when closing lenses.
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Don't use eye drops like Murine or Visine while wearing lenses.
- Don't force apart a soft lens that is folded over itself. Put the lens in your palm and soak with saline and work it out gently.
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Don’t rub the lenses with towels, tissue or shirttails, it may scratch.
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Don't swim or shower with lenses on because you are risking getting an infection.
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Don't wear lenses if you have a cold or flu.
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Don't leave lenses in "hot spots" (TV, glove box, hot sand etc).
- Don't sleep in lenses without doctor's approval.
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Don't ride in open cars without eye protection.
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Cold cream and deodorant soaps can leave residue on hands.
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Eyelash thickeners/lengtheners have contaminating fibers/additives.
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Waterproof mascaras are hard to remove without abrasive cleansers.
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Don't apply eyeliner above lower lash line; it blocks glands that produce the tear film making lens wear uncomfortable.