What is contact lens lubricant and can it be used long term?

Contact lens lubricant is used to care for contact lenses. Contact lens lubricant can prevent contact lenses from being contaminated and causing eye inflammation or blindness. Most people think that contact lens lubricant has no shelf life. In fact, this is wrong. Contact lens lubricant also has a shelf life. After opening, the shelf life is generally 4 months. Everyone must be careful not to use it after the shelf life.

Many people drop the lubricant directly onto the contact lenses when using contact lens lubricant, but this is incorrect. The correct method should be: first let your eyes look downwards, then put the eyelids below you, and finally put the eye lubricant on the area below the eyelids. Because it has the function of removing protein, it can achieve the best disinfection effect. Now there is a bad habit that many people take the lenses out of the lens box and put them on directly. In fact, it is correct to rinse both sides of the lenses with contact lens lubricant for a few seconds. This will remove the protein on the lenses well, which is to maintain the oxygen permeability of the lenses. If the lenses are not soaked in the multi-effect care solution for six hours, the lenses may not be cleaned well. Because eyes are the windows to the soul, if a person's glasses are damaged it will bring great inconvenience to life. Please protect your eyes.

Basic knowledge of soft contact lens care: cleaning, rinsing and disinfection 1. Wash your hands: Be sure to wash your hands when removing or putting on contact lenses to avoid contamination and transferring bacteria to your eyes. Try to avoid moisturizing soaps as they are not good for contact lenses. Dry your hands with a lint-free towel.

2. To clean the lenses: Place one of the lenses in the palm of your hand, apply a generous amount of solution, then gently rub the lens against your palm with your fingers, using a back-and-forth (not circular) motion. Cleaning removes eye buildup, makeup and other debris that can disrupt lens comfort. The FDA recommends that you use a few drops of the solution in the palm of your hand to rub your lenses, even if you are using a "no-rub" product.

5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for the other lens.