How long do new contact lenses need to be soaked

Many people can't wait to wear contact lenses after buying them, but they don't know that this will be bad for their eyes. For many people who wear contact lenses for the first time, they will encounter some problems during the wearing process. For example, many people do not know how long the newly bought glasses should be soaked in the care solution, and whether they need to be scrubbed before use. Therefore, only by fully understanding the relevant knowledge can we deal with these problems. So how long should new contact lenses be soaked?

Soaking time:

1. After taking it out of the bottle, you don't need to use the saline solution in the bottle anymore. You can wear it directly. The first time should not exceed 2 hours, the second time should be 4 hours, and the maximum should not exceed 8 hours. After wearing it, just soak it in the care solution. Soak for 12 hours. It is best to scald it with boiling water.

2. When you open your colored contact lenses for the first time, you need to soak them in contact lens care solution for several hours before wearing them. Generally, soaking them for more than 6 hours will have a care effect.

3. After soaking, the lenses must be scrubbed and cleaned before wearing. The soaking time for cosmetic contact lenses varies according to the oxygen permeability and water content of the lenses. Generally, lenses with higher oxygen permeability or water content can be soaked for a slightly shorter time. Otherwise, it is best to soak them for more than 3 hours before wearing.

4. Clean, rinse, disinfect and store lenses according to prescribed procedures. Note that you should rub more than 20 times during cleaning, rinse thoroughly, and disinfect for more than 4 hours;

Wearing method:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly.

2. Use soft tweezers to place the contact lens on the tip of your right middle finger.

3. The bowl-shaped contact lenses are on the front side, while the disc-shaped ones are on the reverse side.

4. Use your left index finger to open your upper eyelid and your right index finger to open your lower eyelid.

5. Without moving your eyeballs, bring the contact lens on your middle finger to your eyes and attach it to your eyeballs.

6. After adsorption, close your eyes and then open them again.

Precautions for contact lens care:

1. It is not recommended to use auxiliary tools such as tweezers and sticks, because if the tweezers are not wrapped, it is easy to damage the lens, and the wrapping of the tweezers and sticks is easily contaminated by bacteria and becomes a good culture medium for bacteria, thereby contaminating the lens and causing eye inflammation;

2. Do not use any eye drops when wearing contact lenses (unless they are eye drops specifically for contact lenses), otherwise the ingredients of the drops will be adsorbed on the lenses, not only making the lenses cloudy and hard, but also the high concentration of liquid ingredients retained on the lenses will damage the eye tissues;

3. After opening the bottle, tighten the lid in time after each use. Do not touch the bottle mouth with your fingers. The care solution should be used up within the specified time. If it is not used up, it should be discarded and replaced with fresh care solution.

4. Before wearing the lenses each time, carefully check whether the lenses are damaged, dirty or have sediment. If it is damaged, it cannot be worn. If there are stains and sediment, it must be cleaned and rinsed before wearing;

5. If the lenses are not used for a long time, they must be strictly cleaned, rinsed, disinfected, soaked in care solution, and placed in the storage room of the refrigerator. The solution should be changed once a week. When wearing them again, they must be carefully cleaned, rinsed and disinfected;