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Keep your eyes safe.
Take time to care for your contact lenses.
Here are some tips for keeping your eyes healthy and comfortable while you wear contacts.
What To Do:
* Wash and rinse your hands before touching your lenses.
* Use only the lens cleaners and eye drops that your eye doctor suggests.
* Follow the directions that came with your lenses, lens cleaner, and eye drops.
* Take care of your lens case. Clean, rinse, and dry it each time you take out the lenses. Get a new case every six months.
* Get your eye doctor's OK using any new or different medicines. Tell your doctor about things you can buy without a prescription, like eye drops or lens cleaners.
* Use eye makeup that is safe for contact lens users.
* Take out your lenses and call your eye doctor right away if:
o your vision changes.
o your eyes are red.
o your eyes hurt or feel itchy.
o you have a lot of tears.
What Not to Do:
* Never spit on your lenses to clean them.
* Never use tap water, bottled water, or salt water made at home to store or rinse your lenses. It can cause infections.
* Never mix different cleaners or drops.
* Never let lotions, creams, or sprays touch your lenses.
* Don't use eyeliner on the inside of your lower eyelid.
* Never wear lenses when you swim or go into a hot tub.
* Never wear your lenses when you are using cleaning products.
* Never wear daily-wear lenses when you sleep--not even during a nap.
* Never wear your lenses longer than you eye doctor tells you to.
Contact lenses may cause major eye problems.
If you notice a problem, take out your lenses right away and see your doctor.
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