Never use hard contact lens care products on soft contact lenses. Talk to your eye care provider for more information about contact lens care systems. Your eye care provider can help you determine which care system will work best with your eyes and your contact lens type. Visit the Protect Your Eyes page for more information on how to properly care for your contact lenses.
Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Minus Related Pages. Multipurpose Solution Multipurpose solution is an all-in-one care system used to clean, rinse, disinfect, and store soft contact lenses.
What is the difference between cleaning and disinfection? Rub and rinse your contact lenses and store them in fresh solution every time you take them out 1 , 2. Rub and rinse your contact lens storage case with fresh solution—never water—every day Empty all excess solution out of the case, and dry it with a fresh, clean tissue Store the clean case upside down on a fresh, clean tissue with the caps off after each use 8 in order to prevent germs from building up in the case A multipurpose solution bottle and case.
Hydrogen Peroxide-based Systems Hydrogen peroxide-based systems clean, disinfect, and store contact lenses.
Carefully follow all instructions on the label for proper use of hydrogen peroxide-based systems Put the contact lenses in the special case with fresh solution. Never mix fresh solution with old or used solution. To clean contacts with a multipurpose solution, place the lens in the palm of your hand, apply a generous amount of solution and gently rub the lens against your palm with your pointer finger, using a back-and-forth not circular motion.
Wash your hands so that you don't transfer dirt and germs to your eye. Try to avoid moisturizing soaps, as they are not good for contact lenses. Dry your hands with a lint-free towel. Remove one lens and clean it with the recommended solution. Cleaning removes eye-produced buildup, cosmetics and other debris that impairs lens comfort.
The FDA recommends that you rubthe lens in the palm of your hand with a few drops of solution, even if you are using a "no-rub" product. Rinse the lens again to remove the loosened debris, making sure to take as long as the package directs: Rinsing is an important step.
Place the lens in your clean lens case or lens holder and fill with fresh solution; don't "top off" your old solution.
Disinfecting kills microorganisms on the lens. Disinfection time varies from product to product; check the package for details. Depending on what kind of contact lenses you wear and how much protein your eyes deposit on your contacts, your doctor may recommend you use a product for protein removal. While cleaning them does remove some protein, it can still build up on your lenses and make them uncomfortable. That's why the longer you wear lenses before replacing them, the more likely you are to need a protein remover.
For example, if you wear disposables, you probably won't need one; but if you wear the kind of lenses that are replaced only once or twice a year, you definitely will.
Products for removing protein include enzymatic cleaner and daily protein removal liquids. Eye dryness and irritation.
Use contact lens eye drops to lubricate your eyes and rewet your lenses. Eye sensitivity and allergies. A small percentage of lens wearers develop an eye allergy to the chemicals present in contact lens solutions. If this is the case with you, you don't need an additional product: You just need to switch products to those marked "preservative-free.
Saline solution is for rinsing and storing contact lenses, when you're using a heat or UV disinfection system. Never use saline products for cleaning and disinfection.
Hydrogen peroxide systems may help wearers who are sensitive to preservatives used in multipurpose solutions. This "extra strength" daily cleaner works for all soft contacts, including silicone hydrogel.
It requires rinsing with sterile saline or a multi-purpose solution afterward. This product should never be placed directly in your eye. Daily cleaner is for cleaning your contact lenses. You place a few drops in the palm of your hand and carefully rub the lens for as long as directed, usually around 20 seconds, making sure to clean both sides.
Use other products for rinsing and disinfection. Multipurpose solution is for cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting and storing your contact lenses. Clean your lenses as you would with daily cleaner, then rinse as long as directed and disinfect, all with the same solution; or rinse the lenses twice, then place them in the clean lens case with solution to clean and disinfect.
When you are ready to wear the lenses, rinse them again. Sterile normal saline solution is isotonic. It contains no preservatives, and has no other chemical additives. Rinsing contact lenses with sterile normal saline solution prior to wearing helps wash away chemical agents found in multi-purpose contact lens solution. Multi-purpose contact lens solution may contain various chemical additives such as cleaning agents, surfactants, chelating agents, buffers, biocides, disinfectants, and preservatives 1.
Rinsing contact lens with multi-purpose contact lens solution may cause minor eye irritation or discomfort when wearing contact lenses. Use saline as a substitute for contact solution. Add new solution to your contact case every day. Thoroughly rinse and dry your contact case after each use.
Continue to re-use your contact case before a thorough rinse and dry. Take your contacts out if you ever feel discomfort or pain. Sleep in your contacts unless you happened to have a pair that is approved for overnight use. Please feel free to contact Eye Consultants of Atlanta if you have any additional questions or concerns about contacts or your general eye health! Want to Request Your Appointment Today? Request Appointment. Facebook Twitter YouTube Blog. Commercially produced ingredients: preservative, buffer, binding agent, wetting agent.
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