Contact lenses
Contact lenses are an alternative to glasses. And many people sometimes think about wearing lenses, but are not so sure how to go about it. The difference is that these are worn on the eyes rather than in front of them, as with glasses.
So how about a lens on your eye?
It looks less scary than it sounds. The lenses float on a layer of tear fluid, without touching the cornea. The little plastic lens is customized and strengthened by automated processes. A good contact lens ensures that the cornea gets enough oxygen, that it does not shift too much or too little in relation to the eye, and that the shape of the eye does not change with wear.
In our assortment we have hard and soft lenses in different base curves (BC). The BC of a contact lens indicates its convexity. The larger the number, the flatter (flatter) the lens.
What advantages do I have as a lens wearer?
- Greater comfort and wearing comfort
- Lenses are practical and fit an active lifestyle, so you can also play sports with them.
- Visibility is immediately better due to a wider field of view, and there are no distortions in the image, as with glasses.
- Wearing fashionable sunglasses without prescription is now possible.
- Lenses are less susceptible to damage and temperature changes
Use of Lenses
Do you wear contact lenses or want to start doing so? Then these tips will definitely benefit you!
Insertion tips
- Always wash your hands thoroughly.
- Be careful with your nails.
- Make sure the lens is not inside out.
- Moisten the contact lens well.
- Now place the contact lens on the tip of the index finger and bring the hand with the contact lens to the eye, while pulling down the lower eyelid with the middle finger. With the other hand, one holds the upper eyelid open.
- Now bring the finger with the contact lens to the eye until the lens catches the eye.
- After this, blink softly a few times.
- Always insert the right and left contact lens into the eye in the same order to avoid mix-ups.
After use, close the liquids tightly again.
The lenses must be worn according to the wearing schedule recommended by your eye care professional.
Tips for removal
- Wash and dry hands thoroughly.
- You look up, now pull the contact lens down onto the white of the eye with the tip of the index finger. Now the thumb is added and you “pluck” the contact lens from the eye. The fingertips must be completely dry. If it does not work immediately repeat the procedure. Make sure the eye does not feel too dry. Re-moisten the eye with some liquid before removing the contact lens from the eye. This is to prevent the lens from tearing.
- Once the contact lens has been removed from the eye, moisten it immediately, this is to prevent it from drying out and thus damaging the contact lens.
- Now clean the contact lens in the palm of your hand with the cleaning solution for thirty (30) seconds and then rinse it thoroughly with the rinsing solution, definitely not with water!
- Now place the contact lens in the holder and then add the liquid so that the lens remains submerged and does not float.
- The risk of loss with soft contact lenses is low, but extra caution is required when doing water sports and especially when swimming.