Practical advice

• The lenses are strictly individual and do not lend themselves because the risk of infection is increased.
• Do not sleep with lenses unless they are prescribed over prolonged use day and night, which will require closer monitoring with your ophthalmologist.
• Respect the frequency of renewal of lenses that is specified on your prescription, for monthly lenses, note the date of opening so that a new box is opened exactly one month later, so the comfort and safety will be only best.
• Attention contact lenses with fresh water (tap water, mineral water, pool water, lake, river, sauna, steam room, etc.)
• You should not take a bath or swim with your lenses, because the risk of infection is increased and especially because of amoebias contained in fresh water.
• Never rinse your lenses with tap water
• For water activities, your ophthalmologist may prescribe daily lenses that you will need to wear with waterproof pool goggles.
• Do an annual checkup, by your eye doctor, or more depending on the visual disorder involved.

If any of the following signs appeared in your home:

• Eye irritation
• Lachrymation or unusual secretions
• Eye redness
• Blurred vision, sensitivity to light
• pains

… then … Remove your lenses and consult your ophthalmologist as soon as possible!

If you come to renew your lenses, always come with your lenses on the eyes, worn for 4 to 6 hours.

If you come to renew your glasses, remove your lenses the day before.

If you are coming for topographic control, remove the hard lenses four (4) weeks before and the soft ones one (1) week before the topography.

• After an adaptation to contact lenses, you have to wear them gradually until you get used to them and finally wear them from morning to night. It takes 3 to 4 weeks before you no longer have the sensation of a foreign body in your eyes (for rigid lenses).
• Use a mirror : at first sit at the edge of a table and bring a mirror to center the lens on the cornea, if it is not centered the first blow blink or push gently in the center of the cornea.

If it gets stuck up or down under the eyelid, moisturize the eye with saline and push gently with your finger towards the center (for hard lenses).

• It is quite normal for the eyes to water a lot of time to adapt to the presence of the lenses! help the drops prescribed by your ophthalmologist compatible with the type of lenses you wear.
• Start by putting the right lens then the left lens and put them in their case in the same order not to reverse the lenses right and left.
• Makeup

Make up after applying lenses and remove make-up after removing them

The use of non-waterproof mascara is recommended.

For the eyelids, it is better to use creams than powders.

The line of eyeliner should be located outside the eyelashes rather than at the edge of the eyelid.

Do not use a pencil inside the eye.

Avoid spray sprays on lenses (lacquer)

Close your eyes while spraying with hairspray or perfume.

• Shower

Favor the shower without a lens, otherwise avoid any contact with water.

(Amoebae present in large numbers in all fresh waters, even treated, use the lens to penetrate your eye and sometimes deteriorate it permanently).

• swimming

For bathing at sea, it is recommended to wear very tight swimming goggles. In private and public pools, Jacuzzi, lake, river, or pond, remove your lenses.

• Driving of vehicles

Have “contact lens wearer” annotated on the driver’s license.

Always have a pair of emergency glasses in the car.

Watch out for ventilation and long car journeys.

Remove your lenses for long trips by plane.

• pharmaceuticals

Do not use eye drops or ophthalmic products without medical advice before or while wearing lenses. Favor the eye drops in single doses and without preservatives. Do not hesitate to call for any information.

• Glasses

It is essential to have a pair of glasses to your sight.