Always wash and dry your hands with a lint-free towel before handling contact lenses.
Carefully and regularly clean contact lenses daily. If recommended, rub the contact lenses in multi-purpose solution with fingers and rinse thoroughly before soaking lenses overnight.
Use contact lens solution recommended to you by your eye doctor because not all contact lens solutions are the same.
Store lenses in the proper lens storage case and replace the case every 1-3 months. Clean the case after each use, and keep it open and dry between cleanings.
Only fresh solution should be used to clean and store contact lenses. NEVER re-use old solution.
Use re-wetting drops when lenses feel dry and prior to removing them.
Apply makeup after inserting lenses.
Always follow the replacement schedule prescribed by your eye doctor and dispose of contact lenses on schedule.
Remove contact lenses immediately if you experience any sudden change in vision and/or eye pain, redness, or irritation.
Always have current eyeglasses and/or a spare pair of contact lenses available.
DON’T:
Use soaps containing lotions, creams or perfume. They can leave a film on your hands that can transfer to the lenses and cause eye irritation.
Use tap water or homemade saline solutions to wash or store contact lenses or lens cases.
Put contact lenses in your mouth or wet them with saliva, which is full of bacteria and a potential source of infection.
Share lenses with others.
Do not swim in contact lenses because you could contaminate them.