Article Surfing Archive

Hard contacts are quite a bit different from soft contacts and the materials they are made of are quite rigid and do not contain much water either. The material that they are made of is called polymethylmethacrylate. It is very different to clean hard contact lenses from cleaning soft ones, so you need to keep this in mind when you clean your hard lenses. If you are planning to purchase hard lenses, remember it will be a bit more complicated to clean them and you will have to purchase cleaning solution for the job. The following are a few tips that you should remember when cleaning your hard contact lenses.

Tip #1 - Wash Your Hands - One of the most important things you should do before you start to handle your hard lenses is to wash your hands. Be sure to use a good antibacterial soap when you are washing your hands to get rid of all the germs that may be on your hands. Also avoid washing in a scented soap. Washing your hands is very important because you want to keep your contacts clean and free of any harmful bacteria.

Tip #2 - Make sure to cleanse the Center of your hand. Next, after washing your hands, you will want to place your lens in the center of your hand. After placing the lens in your palm, you will need to put a couple drops of cleaner onto the center of your contact lens. Then use your other hand to very carefully work the cleaner into the lens for about a minute. Be sure that you are not too rough or you may actually tear or damage the contact lens.

Tip #3 - Rinse Well. After you have cleaned the lens carefully, you need to rinse off the lenses. Usually it is best to use water that is lukewarm for these rinses of your lenses. After you have made sure to rinse the lenses very thoroughly, you can place them back in your contact lens case. Make sure that you fill up the case with solution to soak them in; this will help to get rid of any protein build-up and will keep your lenses clean and fresh as well.

If you are very careful to take care of your contact lenses, no doubt they will last for quite a while. In fact, usually the hard contact lenses will last a great deal longer than soft contact lenses. As long as you clean them regularly and you know how to clean them, your hard contact lenses should be very simple for you to clean. The cleaning and soaking solutions are very easy to find. You can find them at drug stores and department stores. Usually you will find that there are several choices, so you may want to ask your eye doctor for a recommendation. Keeping your hard contacts properly cleaned will help you make sure that your eyes are never damaged by the contacts and that the lenses will last you a very long time.