Contact Lenses are a good cosmetic option for refractory errors. If you are wearing Contact Lenses for the first time, please keep in mind that Contact Lenses should always be bought from a qualified eye care practitioner, preferrably a Eye Doctor. Please do remember that Contact Lenses are classified Medical Devices.
Important points to remember
Always handle the lenses gently. Shake the lens case a bit before you take out the Lenses. Place the lens on the tip of your index finger , which should be clean and dry. With the fingers and thumb of your other hand, simultaneously pull up on your upper eyelid and down on your lower eyelid.Then place the lenses over the cornea or on the white of the eye.Once the lens is in position , look in various directions so that the lens settles down.
Many people have doubts in finding out if the Lens is inside out. A simplest way is to place the lens on your index finger. If the lens forms a perfect cup , its normal, if it forms a distorted cup, it may be inside out
Wash your hands with Soap and water before wearing Lenses . Its very important that you do not have long nails when you are wearing lenses. These might damage the contact lenses or can also damage the cornea of your eye while you are removing the Lenses
Wash your hands with soap and water before you remove your lenses.To remove soft contact lenses, look upward or sideways while you pull down on your lower eyelid. With a finger, gently maneuver the lens onto the white of your eye. There, you can very gently pinch the lens together with your index finger and thumb and lift it off the eye. Until you master contact lens removal, you might consider keeping your fingernails clipped to avoid accidentally scratching and damaging your eye.
Rigid contact lenses can be removed by holding out the palm of your hand, bending over, and then opening your eye wide. With one finger of your other hand, pull on the skin of your eye's outside corner straight out toward your ear with your eye wide open. Then blink. The contact lens should pop right out and into your open palm.
