have you replaced your contact lens case lately?

When was the last time you replaced your contact lens case? Next to dirty hands contact lens cases are one of the most common sources of bacteria that will contaminate your contact lenses. You should replace your case every month, you can use your solution bottle as a guide, replace your case when you get a new bottle.  An even easier and healthier option is to make the move to daily disposable contact lenses and skip the contact lens case and solutions altogether.  

insertion & removal of contacts

Inserting and removing your contact lenses is relatively easy; watch the video below for tips from Acuvue® on successfully wearing contact lenses. 



Inserting Your Lens

  • Wash and dry your hands.
  • Pour the right lens and storage solution from the case into your palm. (It is a good idea to get in the habit of always working with the right lens first to avoid mix-ups.)
  • Make sure your fingers are clean and dry.
  • Place the right lens on the tip of your index finger of your dominate hand.
  • Check to make sure the lens is not inside out. The lens should shape like a bowl. If the edges of your lens turn out, it is inside out. Apply a few drops of solution on your lens and reverse it.
  • Using the middle finger of our other hand, pull and hold your upper lid firmly open so you cannot blink.
  • Pull down your lower eyelid, using the middle finger of your inserting hand.
  • Look up and place the lens gently on the lower white part of your eye. Or look directly at the lens and place the lens directly on the cornea.
  • Look down to position the lens correctly.
  • Slowly release your eyelid and close your eye for a moment.
  • Blink several times to center the lens on your eye.
Excessive wear?  Left your contacts in too long? Learn why you should avoid this whenever possible.  


Removing Your Lens

  • Wash and dry your hands.
  • Looking up, pull down your eyelid with the middle finger of your inserting hand. The use of a re-wetting drop may be helpful in freeing the lens from the cornea for removal.
  • Use the finger to pull the lens down.
  • Slide the lens down to the lower white part of your eye.
  • Gently squeeze the lens between your thumb and index finger and remove it from your eye.
  • Follow the lens care procedures recommended by your eye care practitioner.
  • Remove left lens following same procedure.

contacts or make-up first?

Obviously its important to see when you are putting on makeup, so put your contacts in first.  This also avoids dragging the makeup into your eye while inserting your contacts.  See the tips from the world renowned Carmindy, makeup artist: