 |
Do care for your contact lenses properly.
It's risky to skip steps in your lens care routine! Use the proper care products, and never
clean your lenses by popping them in your mouth! |
| |
|
 |
Don't switch brands of
contact lens care products
unless you ask your eye doctor first; not all care systems are compatible with
all lenses. |
| |
|
 |
If you wear disposable contact lenses,
don't "stretch" the replacement intervals your doctor has specified. |
| |
|
 |
Do
focus on value, not just price,
when
buying contact lenses.
Availability, convenience, and customer service are important. |
| |
|
 |
If you're a parent, don't hesitate to
let your teen wear contact lenses.
Almost 50 percent of new wearers are teens, and most of them start wearing contacts before age 15. |
| |
|
 |
Don't experiment with your
contact lenses by, for example, using food
coloring to tint them. Trying to change your eye color this way is dangerous because food coloring isn't necessarily sterile. |
| |
|
 |
Do get contact lenses even if you're a confirmed
glasses wearer. Daily disposable contact lenses
(wear them once, then throw them out) will be perfect for those occasions when even your favorite
glasses are a pain — like sports. |
| |
|
 |
Do see your eye doctor
if you're not completely satisfied with your contacts. With so many advances in recent years — like
bifocal contact lenses and
monovision contact lenses, for example
— there may be a different contact lens that will make you a happy wearer. |
| |
|
 |
Don't share your contact
lenses with anyone, ever! It might
be fun to see how you'd look in your friend's blue
or cat-eye contact lenses, but
sharing lenses can spread microorganisms and is dangerous. |
| |
|
 |
Don't take contact lenses for granted!
A contact lens is a medical device. If you experience eye redness,
eye pain, or develop other
unusual symptoms, see your doctor immediately. |
