
Contact Lens Saline Solutions
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios
Defined Tag: Contact Lens Saline.
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Introduction
Over time, contact lens wearers develop an increased risk for serious eye infections and even damage to the cornea. Symptoms of likely problems when wearing lenses include redness, soreness or burning in the eye, drainage, ambiguous vision, or acute sensitivity to light - photophobia.
For this very reason, extreme care should be taken for maintaining contacts, using contact lens saline solution. Contact lens saline solution is used for rinsing and storing the lenses, when you use heat or UV disinfecting process.
You may also require contact lens saline solution for use with enzymatic cleaning tablets or cleaning/disinfecting devices. You should never use contact lens saline products for cleaning and disinfecting.
Enzymatic cleaning tablets are for removing protein-residue from the lenses, usually on a weekly basis. Normally these tablets are used with contact lens saline solution, which eliminate dirt, mucus, debris and other solutions in preparation for usage. Lenses should be rubbed softly for a few seconds to release the debris and then rinsed with a contact lens saline solution.
Lens Care
Contact lenses can cause eye problems, such as injury to the cornea or eye infections. It is therefore vital to follow the directions for cleaning/disinfecting and wearing contacts, to avoid eye problems.
Prior to using enzymatic cleaner, clean and rinse your lenses using other products. Fill your lens case or vials with contact lens saline solution, and then drop an enzymatic tablet in each vial. Wait for them to completely dissolve, and then add your lenses. Leave them in for the requisite time, usually fifteen to thirty minutes. Afterwards, sterilize with another solution if necessary (certain enzymatic cleaners allow you to skip the disinfecting process if you use a multi-purpose solution instead of a contact lens saline).
Contact lens saline solution is thus used for rinsing your lenses after cleaning or chemical disinfecting procedure. They may also be used for storing lenses during thermal disinfecting.
Multi-purpose Solution
Nowadays, contact lens care is easier than ever. With the arrival of one-bottle multi-purpose solution (a combination solution designed to clean, rinse and disinfect contact lenses) and disposable contact lenses, imply that lens care involves much less time, expense and trouble than it did years ago. Available Brands
Contact lens saline products are sterile salt solutions used to wash away other solutions. They also may be used to store lenses and to clean lenses in a heating system. Well-known brands like Bausch & Lomb, ReNu, CIBA Vision, AMO, Opti-Free, Alcon are the most widely used saline solutions.
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