How to Drive With Contacts Lenses

Driving with contacts can pose an issue if you have your car's defroster or other wind blowing into your face. Hot, dry air will dry out and make the contact stick to your eyelid, or worse, just pop out.

Drive Contact Lens

• Redirect your defroster airflow on the driver's side if possible so the air is not on your face.
• Roll up the driver's side window .
• Wear sunglasses if possible .
• If you notice your contact getting 'sticky', blink rapidly, roll your eye or any 'trick' you know to keep your contact wet.
• Adjust the airflow to prevent the eye from drying out before continuing to drive.
• Stop the car if you need to find a lost lens. Take out your backup glasses, backup lens or call a friend to get you.

Tips

• Keep sunglasses or backup eyewear in your car.
• It may help to close the eye that just lost the lens