Great Tips on How to Wear Contact Lenses

Wearing contact lenses for corrective or cosmetic purpose is very popular these days. Hardly anyone wants to wear heavy spectacles or glasses. Contact lenses apart from being used as the replacement for the proper spectacles or glasses is also light weight and invisible virtually. People who are uncomfortable wearing glasses prefer these lenses.

Rather than being light weight and invisible, these lenses must be handled with great care. If removed, it must be carefully stored or immersed in a cleaning solution. Around 2% of the population in this world is estimated to be Wearing Contact Lenses either for cosmetic purpose or therapeutic purpose.

Handle With Care

Proper care must be taken in handling contact lenses. New users are at first very afraid to handle the lens, as touching their eyes or handling the soft lens is always a major problem. They are hesitant or fear touching the eyeballs afraid of getting hurt. It is tough time even for the Ophthalmologists to fix it, as your eyes will close the moment he brings the lens near to the eye.

But as time goes by, you will get used to it and will be able to handle it more perfectly. Always remember that touching the eyeballs don't hurt as you will be touching for a very short time. It only feels a bit ticklish. Try to be more aware of this when you start wearing your lens.

Always keep your hands clean and disinfected before touching the soft lens. Invisible germs and bacteria can enter through the lens into your eyes. Sit before a mirror and wear them carefully. There is no possibility of the lens getting into your eyes so don't panic or fear.

Cleanliness is Next To Godliness

• Wash hands with a powerful disinfectant before touching the lens
• To wear on the right eye, place the lens in your pointing finger of your left hand
• Always keep your finger moist when handling the lens, but not really wet
• Add saline solution on the lens
• Lift upper lid of the right eye with the right pointing finger, while lowering the lower eyelid by looking with the right thumb
• Now slowly place the lens anywhere in the center of the eyeball
• When the lens is placed don't look at the mirror but look at the lens as you take off your fingers
• Your lens is all fixed and your comfortable after a few blinks

Your eyes will water at times, but when it gets used to the lens and the procedure it will stop tearing. While removing, use thumb and index finger to take it away from the eyes by squeezing it gently. It is always best to get certified from eye practitioner before wearing the contact lens as he might teach you how to wear the Contact Lenses perfectly.