Hard (RGP) Contact
Lenses
Wearing
Instructions
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Insertion / Removal Instructions
Modern
hard contact lenses are also known as RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable) contact lenses
INSERTION / REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
·
WASHING: Wash your hands before
handling your lenses, rinse well, and dry with a lint free towel. Fingernails
should be short and smooth to avoid damaging the lenses or scratching your eye.
Ivory or Neutrogena bar soap are recommended.
·
INSPECTION: Remove lens from the case
and inspect it for cleanliness.
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APPLY WETTING SOLUTION: Wetting
solutions are used to make the contact lens surface more compatible with your
tears. They also increase wearing comfort.
·
INSERTION: Hold the upper lashes (not
the lid) to prevent blinking. Pull the bottom eyelid down. Focus on a steady
point with the eye you are putting the lens on. Place the lens on the central
cornea, not to the side. Do not blink until the lens is in place.
·
EYE DROPS: One or two drops of lens
lubricant are recommended if your lenses feel dry or irritated.
·
REMOVAL:
· Sit at a table covered with a clean towel,
and lean over until you are looking down at the surface.
· Place your index finger at the outer junction
of your upper and lower lids. Stretch the skin outward and slightly upward
while keeping your eye open wide (don't allow your lid to slide over your
lens).
· Blink
briskly. The lens will be pinched by the pressure of your eyelids and will pop
out onto the clean towel. Or you may catch the lens in the palm of your hand.
·
Use the
same technique or reverse the hands to remove the other lens.
· Sit at a table covered with a clean towel and
lean over until you are looking down at the surface.
· Place the tip of the index finger of one hand
on the middle of the edge of the upper lid and the index finger of the other
hand on the middle of the edge of the lower lid.
· Press the lids inward and then together. The
lens should be wedged out of your eye and will fall onto the towel or your
hand.
·
The
lens may slide over onto the white part of your eye. If this occurs, re-center
the lens before trying to remove your lens again.
·
Use the
same technique or reverse the hands to remove the other lens.
·
CLEANING: Your contacts must be
cleaned after wearing. Place the lens in your palm, put a drop or two of
cleaning solution on it and rub in a straight back and forth motion.
·
CLEAN CASE DAILY: Before storing your
lenses overnight, rinse the case well with hot tap water and refill with fresh
solution.