Montgomery Eye Physicians

Care for Contact Lenses

Recommendations for Safe and Healthy Contact Lens Wear

  1. Always wash your hands before handling contact lenses.
  2. Carefully and regularly clean contact lenses, as directed by your eye doctor. Rub the contact lenses with your fingers and rinse thoroughly before soaking lenses overnight in sufficient multi-purpose solution to completely cover lens.
  3. Store lenses in the proper lens storage case and replace the case at a minimum of every three months. Clean the case with a sterile contact lens solution after each use, and keep it open and dry between cleanings.
  4. Use only products recommended by your eye doctor to clean and disinfect your lenses. Saline solution and rewetting drops are not designed to disinfect lenses.
  5. Only fresh solution should be used to clean and store contact lenses. Never reuse old solution. Contact lens solution must be changed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, even if the lenses are not used daily.
  6. Always follow the recommended contact lens replacement schedule prescribed by your eye doctor.
  7. See your eye doctor for your regularly scheduled contact lens and eye examination.

Inserting Contact Lenses

  1. Wash and dry your hands.
  2. Close nearby drain in sink.
  3. Pour the right lens and storage solution from the case into your palm. (It is a good idea to get into the habit of always working with the right lens first to avoid mix-ups.)
  4. Make sure your fingers are clean and dry.
  5. Place the right lens on the tip of your index finder of your dominant hand.
  6. Using the middle finger of your other hand, pull and hold your upper lid firmly open so you cannot blink.
  7. Pull down your lower eyelid, using the middle finger of your inserting hand.
  8. Look directly at the lens and place the lens directly on the cornea.
  9. Look down to position the lens correctly.
  10. Slowly release your eyelid and close your eye for a moment.
  11. Blink several times to center the lens on your eye.

Removing Your Lens

  1. Wash and dry your hands.
  2. Close nearly drain in sink.
  3. Make sure your lens is centered.
  4. Looking up, pull down our lower eyelid with the middle finger of your inserting hand. The use of a rewetting drop may be helpful in freeing the lens from the cornea for removal.
  5. Use the finger to pull the lens down.
  6. Slide the lens down to the lower white part of your eye.
  7. Gently squeeze the lens between your thumb and index finger and remove it from your eye. DO NOT CREASE THE LENS.
  8. Follow the lens care procedures recommended by your eye doctor.
  9. Remove left lens following the same procedure.