Helpful Hints for Contact Lens Wearers

• Always wash and rinse your hands before handling contact lenses.
• DO NOT use a contact lens if the sterile blister package is opened, damaged or expired.
• Never wear contact lenses that are torn or damaged as you can damage your cornea.
• You should be adept at lens removal before leaving your eye care practitioner.
• Remove lenses immediately if eyes become red or irritated.
• Always handle contact lenses carefully and avoid dropping them. Never use your finger nails to pick them up.
• Do not get cosmetics, lotions, soaps, creams or deodorants on your lenses.
• Make-up should only be applied once you have inserted your lenses - water based products are less likely to damage lenses than oil-based ones.
• If aerosol products, such as hair spray are used while wearing your lenses, keep your eyes closed while using the spray and until it has settled.
• Avoid harmful or irritating vapours and fumes while wearing lenses.
• Ensure that your hands are free from foreign materials before handling your lenses, as this may cause microscopic scratches on the lens.
• Carefully follow handling, insertion, removal and wearing instructions in this booklet and those prescribed by your eye care practitioner.
• Never wear contact lenses beyond the period recommended by your eye care practitioner.
• Ask your eye care practitioner about wearing lenses during sporting activities.
• Never use tweezers or other tools to remove your lenses from the lens container unless specially indicated for that use. Slide the lens up the side of the lens container.
• Clean the lens case every week (leave to air dry) and replace monthly (Lens case supplied free with all solutions).
• Always contact your eye care practitioner before using any ointment / eye drops in your eyes whilst wearing lenses.
• It is important to inform your employer of being a contact lens wearer as some jobs may require use of protective eyeware or may require that you not wear contact lenses at all.
• Certain medications, such as anti-histamines, decongestants, diuretics, muscle relaxants, tranquillisers and those for motion sickness may cause dryness of the eye, increased lens awareness or blurred vision.
• Oral contraceptive users could develop visual changes or changes in lens tolerance when using contact lenses.
• Tap water must never be used in conjunction with contact lenses.
• Contact Lens Care products should never be mixed.
• Contact lens wearers should consult their eye care practitioner should they experience any problems.
• Follow-up visits to your eye care practitioner are necessary to ensure the continued health of your eyes.
• ReNu Multi-Purpose and ReNu MultiPlus Solutions are not suitable for thermal disinfection systems.
• Healthy Eyes are essential for good sight. Don’t put this at risk through neglect.
• Insert contact lenses before applying make-up. Using oil-free make-up and fibre-free mascaras minimise the risk of deposits on the lenses.
• Check the preservatives in eye drops or ointments prior to use with contact lenses. Should eye drops or ointments be used, remove contact lenses. Eye drops can safely be placed on eyes, wait 20 minutes for absorption and place lenses back on eye.
• Use fresh contact lens solution everyday-do not re-use solutions.
• Do not dilute or add fresh solution to old solution.
• Ensure your lens solution bottle is closed properly after use.
• Do not store your lenses in Saline-it will not disinfect your lenses.
• Do not use Saliva to clean your lenses