Contact lenses provide more freedom and comfort than glasses. And therefore it is not surprising that many people with visual defects prefer to use them for vision correction. But, despite the numerous advantages of lenses, some difficulties arise with them - how to remove lenses, how to put them on correctly and how to perform proper care.
When selecting contact lenses, the ophthalmologist immediately inserts contact lenses to the patient, and then teaches this skill himself. But when a doctor nearby prompts and directs all actions, putting on and removing lenses does not seem such a difficult process. But at home there are already a lot of questions.
How to wear lenses
Before starting to put on the lenses, you should wash your hands well with soap, rinse thoroughly and wipe dry with a clean, lint-free towel or disposable towel. The lens put on must be sterile clean. On it in no case should there be any visible pollution - villi, hairs, specks, etc.
If the lens seems dirty, then it must be cleaned - put on a clean palm, drip a few drops of a special solution for the care of contact lenses of this type into the lens itself and a few drops under it. Then, with the index finger of the other hand, gently rub it and then rinse in a clean solution in the container (it is convenient to support the lens with tweezers with soft tips).
You should always start wearing lenses from the same eye, for example, from the right, so as not to confuse. A clean lens should be placed in the center of the index finger (for a right-handed person), examined once again for cleanliness and shape (whether it is turned out), slowly brought to the eye, with the middle finger of this hand pull the lower eyelid down, and you should look up. With a smooth movement, put the lens on the eyeball, remove the index finger and lower your gaze, you can blink.
If the lens with diopters, the correct position of the lens is easy to feel - nothing interferes with the eye, while there is a clear vision, with colored lenses about the same - nothing should interfere with the eye, the eye should not water, the lens itself is easy to see on pupil with a mirror. In order to put on the second lens, you need to do the same thing.
If it is difficult to put on the lenses by the method described above, then you can additionally pull the upper eyelid up with the middle finger of your left hand and perform all of the above movements and actions with your right hand.
Is it important to remove lenses at night?
Before going to bed, most of the existing types of lenses need to be removed - during sleep, the eyes are already experiencing the so-called. “Oxygen hunger”, and contact lenses intensify it even more. Also, the longer they are in the eyes, the more bacteria and microorganisms are on them, which can lead to various diseases. Therefore, you can’t be lazy in any way, and every evening you need to remove contact lenses.
How to remove lenses
Patients often ask ophthalmologists this question. “Tell me how to remove contact lenses” - they often hear them. Contact lenses are convenient, but you still need to handle them correctly. To avoid complaints like “I can’t take off my lenses,” you should carefully study the rules. All rules must be strictly observed to avoid various eye diseases. Finding out how to remove lenses is easy. The main thing is to carefully follow the procedure.
An ophthalmologist also explains and shows how to remove lenses. This happens during the selection and first trial use of contact lenses. But remembering immediately how to remove contact lenses is not always possible. It happens that at the doctor’s appointment everything was simple and clear, but difficulties arise at home. I have to run / go to the doctor again with a complaint that they say I can’t take off my lenses and ask for help. And therefore, at a consultation with an ophthalmologist, you need to carefully remember the exact procedure, ask all questions about putting on and removing lenses, it is better to write down the main points even briefly.
Before you remove contact lenses, you need to pay great attention to clean hands. Touching both the inside of the eye and the outside is only necessary with perfectly clean and dry fingers. In order to remove the lens from the eye, it is necessary to slightly pull the lower eyelid with the middle finger down and look up. With your index finger, you need to carefully lower the lens just below the pupil or to the side. Then with the index finger and thumb you need to very carefully “pinch off” the lens and, holding it with two fingers, pull it out of the eye. Immediately after removal, it must be put in a clean container and filled with fresh solution, tighten the cap tightly.