Do' s

• Wash hands with mild soap and dry them with a lint-free towel before handling and applying lenses
• Develop the habit of handling the same lens first to avoid confusing the right and left lenses
• Close the drain of the sink
• Use hair spray before applying lenses
• Apply make-up after the lenses are worn
• Remove lenses before removing make-up
• Replace eye make-up on a regular basis
• Keep solution bottles close when not in use
• Discard solutions if they have passed their expiration date
• Rinse the lens case with hot water daily and let it air dry
• Replace the lens case every three months
• Have a back-up pair of eyeglasses
• Have a back-up pair of contact lenses
• Follow your eye care practitioner’s instructions for the appropriate wearing time period
• Follow the cleaning and storing procedures as recommended by the solution manufacturer
• Return to your eye care practitioner for follow-up visits as recommended
• Remove the lenses if you experience redness, pain, swelling or irritation

Don' t s

• Rub the eyes when wearing lenses
• Use oil based eye make-up
• Use moisturizers prior to handling lenses since they can cause stinging and leave a film on the lenses
• Share eye make-up
• Use eyeliner on the inner eyelid margin
• Touch the tip of a lens care solution bottle to any surface, including your eye
• Top off solutions
• Use eye drops or solutions not intended for use with GP contact lenses
• Use tap water to clean your lenses
• Wear your lenses while swiming
• Wear your lenses to sleep unless prescribed by your eye care practitioner

Ask your eye care practitioner if you have questions or concerns

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