How to clean your soft lenses

Clean, disinfect and store your lenses properly and you will be rewarded with more comfortable lens wear and you will maintain healthy eyes. Your lens care system -- the group of cleaning and disinfecting products your practitioner recommends at the time you are fitted for contact lenses -- has been selected based on the type of lenses prescribed and your lifestyle. Since the solutions within the system are designed to work together, it is critical to use these products as directed. Each time you remove your contacts, you must clean and disinfect them:

• Wash and dry your hands.
• Place the lens in the palm of your hand.
• Squeeze some daily cleaner into your palm.
• Rub both surfaces of the lens in the cleaner in a straight back-and-forth motion and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
• Rinse the lens throughly with a commercial sterile saline or rinsing solution. (Never use homemade solutions or tap water. They may contain orgasims that cause infection.)
• Now you are ready to disinfect your lenses. Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully.