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Give Your Eyes a Rest
Environmental factors can play a significant role in eye health and comfort. Keeping hydrated is also important to prevent eyes from dehydration. If your eyes feel dry during the day, you might want to turn the air conditioning down and stay away from smoke. Exposure to dust or even lengths of time in front of a computer can dry out your eyes.
See Your Doctor in Person for Regular Checkups
Routine eye exams are critical to insure the health of your eyes and prevent conditions that may be harmful to your vision such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, or cataracts that can only be diagnosed by an eye professional. With online contact subscription and prescription sites available, you might question the need to see your local optometrist or ophthalmologist. However, they are by no means an assessment or prevention of eye disease.
Never Wear Torn or Ripped Contact Lenses
Once a contact lens is ripped, it loses its function and can irritate or inflame your eye. Torn contact lenses are often an indication that the lenses are old and overworn. It’s important to keep a time check on your lenses according to your doctor’s recommendations or manufacturer instruction to optimize their use and prevent any infections.
Clean and Disinfect Your Contact Lenses & Case Regularly
Wash your hands with antibacterial soap and avoid using any cream, lotion or oil before handling your lenses. Even if your contact solution is a “no-rub” solution, the FDA highly recommends the rub and rinse method for a deep clean. Create a schedule and make a daily habit of routinely cleaning and caring for your lenses. Replace your contact lens case every 3 months to reduce risks of infection.
Replace Contact Lenses Regularly & Follow by Your Doctor’s Guidelines
Overwearing your contact lenses for longer than recommended can lead to serious health problems such as infection and blurred vision. Replacing contact lenses in a timely fashion is important to optimizing eye health and comfort. Consider daily disposable contacts if you find yourself consistently overwearing your lenses.
Talk to Your Doctor About Daily Disposable Lenses
Single-use daily disposable contact lenses are the safest form of soft contact lens. If you’re wearing dailies, you won’t have to worry about cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting, and storing. Simply discard your lenses at the end of the day and start the morning with a fresh pair. Ask your eye doctor if daily disposable lenses are compatible with your prescription and if possible check out Hubble contacts for an easy, delivered right to your door option for dailies.