Eye experts agree: it’s not a good idea to put your contact lenses in tap water, or even bottled or distilled water. Instead, use the contact lens solution recommended by your eye doctor.
Let’s go into why this is.
Did you find an old bottle of contact solution in your cabinet? You might be wondering if it’s still safe to use. Does contact solution expire?
The answer is yes. In this article, we’ll talk about why it’s best not to use expired contact solution and ways to ensure you always have enough.
Choosing the right contact solution can be hard! There are so many options, and it can be tricky to decide which one to pick.
Opti-Free Contact Solution and Biotrue Solution are two popular choices, but which one is right for you? Let’s compare them and find out.
If you wear contacts, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll deal with eye dryness at some stage in your journey with contact lenses. In fact, between 30% and 50% of contact lens wearers experience some level of dryness.
It’s not all doom and gloom, though. For most, eye dryness with contacts is very manageable once you understand why it’s happening.
We’re going to look at why contacts can cause dryness, which lenses are the biggest culprits for dryness, and what you can do to alleviate it.
Monthly contacts are designed for up to 30 days of wear, but only if they’re cleaned and stored correctly.
If you’re a monthly contact lens beginner, cleaning them can feel like a lot of work at first. But once you get the hang of things, it becomes second nature.
This guide tells you how to clean your lenses step by step, lists the common mistakes to avoid, and explains what kind of solution you should be using.
