10 Tips for Contact Lens Wearers

Here are 10 tips from the CDC to help contact lens wearers to reduce their risk of eye infections:

1. See your provider eyecare regular eye exams.
2. Wear and replace contact lenses according to the schedule prescribed by your provider eyecare.
3. Remove contact lenses before any activity involving contact with water, including showering, using a hot tub, or swimming.
4. Wash hands with soap and water. Dry your hands before handling contact lenses.
5. Clean contact lenses according to the manufacturer's guidelines and instructions for its care provider eyes.
6. Use fresh cleaning or disinfecting solution each time lenses are cleaned and stored. Never reuse or upper age beyond solution.
7. Never use saline solution and rewetting drops to disinfect lenses. Neither product is an effective or approved disinfectant.
8. Store reusable lenses in the proper storage case.
9. Rinse storage cases with sterile contact lens solution (never use tap water) and leave open to dry after each use.
10. Replace storage cases at least once every three months.