How to Clean a Contact Lens Case

So you're feeling that its time for a clean? How do you do it then -- the art of cleaning a Contact Lens Case. Follow the steps below to learn a few tips.

• Empty the Contact Lens Case. Make sure that the contacts are NOT left in the case. It happens the best of us.
• Avoid cleaning the Case with tap water. Tap water contains other kind of things than the regular lens water does.  Bacterias and such are in the water that should not be in the case. If you must though, boil the water to sterilize it.
• Wash with lens water. This is the best way to make sure that the balance is done.
• Let it air dry. Make sure other particles don't get stuck in the Case.
• Refill. Be confident in the fact that the Case is clean and that your lenses are too! 

Tips

• Was both hands thoroughly before proceeding. It's unnecessary if the Lens Case is clean but you aren't!
• Change cases when you feel one has been overused. It's your eyes you're maintaining.
• Keep Lens Case away from Makeup kits. Makeup is very tricky to clean.

Warnings

• Eyes are sensitive! If you experience any itching or such despite cleaning your Lens Case. Do contact a Doctor.
• Lens water that has expired is not wise to use. Can contribute to more damage than help.

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

How to Deal With Hard Contacts

If you need help with hard contacts, here's an article for you.

Hard Contact Lens

• Before you do anything with them, wash your hands. If your hands are dirty then the contacts will get dirty. Then when you put the contact in your eye, your eye will hurt.


• Properly clean them every night. It's important to clean them every night so the next morning they will be clean.


• If possible, get a pair of soft contacts or glasses for swimming or for amusement parks.


• Try to not swim or shower in them.


• If something gets in them, don't rub your eye. Just blink.


• Keep wearing them. When you first get them they won't be very comfortable. But just keep wearing them and they will get better.
• If they're making your eyes red, take them out and clean them.


• If for some reason you really hate them talk to your eye doctor.

Tips

• Try to wear them every day when you first get them. they can get kinda scratchy if you don't.
• Take a break from them once in a while. They will cause if you don't.
• Try not to sleep in them. they don't feel very good when you wake up.
• Get a new pair every 4 or 5 years.
• Don't ever just wear one contact. it will mess up your eyes.