If you have chosen to use contact lens instead of glasses or if you eye surgeon advised you to use contact lens it is vital to take precaution and take proper care of the eyes as well as contact lenses. You have to take care of your eyes and of course you have to take care of your contact lenses too. You should always ask your doctor about how to take care of the contact lenses and also what precautions you should take while using contact lens. If you have any doubt, you should clarify the doubt immediately from your doctor or health care provider.
The care for your eye starts with not wearing contact lens 24 hours a day. Wearing contact lens continuously may cause irritation to the cornea and also it may reduce oxygen supply to the cornea and cause problem. You should always remove contact lenses during sleeping (which may be night time sleep or day time nap). Wearing of contact lens, especially hard type of contact lens during sleep may cause injury to the eye. Use of soft type of contact lens may reduce the chance of injury due to wrong handling of the contact lenses.
Before you touch contact lenses (for wearing them) you should wash and rinse your hands thoroughly with soap and clean tape water. The soap should not contain any fragrance, or any allergen. The soap should not contain any antibacterial substance as it may destroy the normal bacterial flora of the eye due to improper washing or cleaning/rinsing of hands. The normal bacterial flora of the eye does not allow the pathogenic bacteria to colonize the eye. You should also wash your face (eyes) thoroughly with the same soap used for washing and rinsing your hands.
The technique of inserting/wearing contact lens should be learned and practiced properly as improper technique can cause injury to the eye, especially cornea. You should learn the technique from your health care provider and practice it before actually using contact lens. The technique of wearing hard type and soft type of contact lenses are slightly different.
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