Care for contact lenses daily and weekly
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This document provides information on caring for and maintaining contact lenses. It discusses using daily cleaners to remove loosely bound debris from lenses. Weekly cleaners are formulated to remove proteins using proteolytic enzymes. Rinsing solutions are used to remove loosened contaminants and cleaners, rehydrate the lenses, and dissolve enzyme tabs. Proper contact lens care involves daily and weekly cleaning, rinsing, safe handling, and annual eye exams.
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- 2. Primary Eye Care OD-104 Sahibzada Hakim Anjum Nadeem Departmental Coordinator, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences CEO Anjum Eye Care & Optical Company Optometrist, Al-Khair Eye Hospital Lahore Co-Incharge OTTC, Optician, Refractionist, COAVS Phone:03344496480, Email: shanjum92@gmail.com
- 3. Overview Of Care And Maintenance I.Purpose: • Clean lens • Good comfort • Good vision • Safe lens wear II.Components: • Cleaner •Daily cleaner •Weekly/protein cleaner •Rinsing solution
- 4. Daily Cleaner Function: •To remove: •Loosely bound foreign matter •Cell debris •Mucus,lipid, protein •Cosmetics or other surface contamination
- 5. •Daily cleaners Contains friction enhancing agents/ polymeric beads •These are the small solid particles that behave as a mild abrasive but which do not affect lens surface •Eg. Allergan LC 65&B&L sensitive eye daily cleaners
- 6. •Extra strength daily cleaner •Alcon Opti-clean, Polycleans ii •B&L Concentrated cleaner •CIBA Miraflow
- 7. Weekly cleaners: •Usually formulated for protein removal •Sometimes called enzymatic cleaners because most contains one or more proteolytic enzymes
- 8. Rinsing Solutions: Function: •Removal of loosened lens contaminants •Removal of residual cleaners •Rehydrate lens •Resolve enzyme tabs Most common and most economical rinsing solution is saline Saline: •Isotonic saline can also be used: •As a medium for enzyme treatment in some regimens •To elute unbound adsorbed or absorbed lens contaminants •To rehydrate lens
- 9. How to wear contact lenses Safely???
- 10. STEP 1
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- 15. STEP 6 You should see your doctor annually to check your contact lens prescription. And it is considered as a very safety measure for your eyes.
- 16. STEP 7