Cleaning and storing your fashion lenses

Colour contact lenses are foreign bodies. They can damage your eyes or cause infection if you don’t take adequate care of them. A good quality contact lens solution is necessary, as is a clean and dry lens case. Follow the instructions included with your cleaning solution, and ensure your lenses are removed and cleaned every time you use them to prevent bacteria growth.

Remember these points when cleaning and storing your fashion lenses:

• Saline is not a disinfectant. It can be used to rinse lenses prior to insertion but must not be relied upon to remove bacteria – use a solution designed for soft contact lenses that does NOT contain hydrogen peroxide.
• Never reuse contact lens solution – you might be re-infecting your lenses with bacteria. Use fresh solution every time you clean your lenses.
• Do not share contact lenses with another person as this can easily spread disease and infection.
• Do not allow anything other than approved contact lens solutions and sterile saline to come into contact with your lenses, even saliva and tap water.
• After removing your lenses from your case, rinse it thoroughly with saline and allow to air dry. Replace your case every time you replace your lenses, or after 30 days.
• Always re-clean your lenses if they have remained in your lens case for over 24 hours, to ensure efficient pathogen removal.
• Wash your hands before you handle your solution or lens case – you don’t want to transfer germs to it.