Do:
-Rub your contacts when cleaning them, even if the label on the bottle of solution says ‘No Rub’. Otherwise, contacts get coated with deposits. As a result, vision will be a little blurry. These deposits also tend to attract bacteria, which can cause an eye infection.
-Follow the recommended schedule of wear. Old contacts are coated with deposits, even if you clean and rub them everyday.
-Stop wearing your contacts if your eye gets red or painful, or if it is discharging mucus. Contact lenses will make things worse. See your eye doctor as soon as possible.
Don’t:
-Wear color contact lenses everyday. They are not good for the health of your eyes. Since there are no blood vessels in the cornea, it needs oxygen from your surrounding environment. Color contacts block this oxygen from reaching the cornea. This can lead to infections or neovascularization (blood vessels growing in the cornea).
-Wear contact lenses during sleeping. Even though today’s contacts are designed to let more oxygen reach the cornea, the combination of the contact plus the eyelid over the cornea can also cause infections and neovascularization.
-Wear contacts while showering or swimming. Micro-organisms, such as bacteria and acanthamoeba, can infiltrate the matrix of the contact lens. From there, they will reproduce very fast, creating much higher odds of getting an eye infection.
-Share contacts with friends. This also increases the risks of infections.
