CLEANING TIPS FOR RGP WEARERS
If your lenses continue to fog when you put them on try these steps
- Wash your hands immediately before handling lenses with non-cream dish soap. Usually any dish soap that has color is good.
- 2. Rinse your hands off until they are "squeaky" clean.
- 3. Rinse the lens off in water and wash it with the same soap, rubbing lightly between your fingers. Try to create some lather.
- 4. Rinse the lenses off, while continually, lightly rubbing them under water until they feel "squeaky" clean
- 5. Take 5-10 drops of the conditioning solution and rub the solution onto the lenses, for about 20 seconds.
- 6. You can now place the lens in your eye, or you can lightly run it under water (1-2 seconds) before placing it into the eye
- 7. If it still fogs, repeat all the steps except, rub in more conditioning solution.
- 8. If it still fogs, you may have something on it, and need to bring the lens in to be professionally polished.
TIPS ON WHY YOUR SOFT LENSES TEAR
If your lenses tear in the middle or just when you take them out, chances are you damaged the lens with your fingernail when you took the lens out of the case or blister pack. It might be just a partial tear and will not fully tear for a few days.
- Try spilling the solution out of the case and very gently, try grabbing the edge of the lens. Even very slight pressure from your fingernails can tear a lens. They can be stretched, but are very weak to any perpendicular object, almost like a knife going through soft butter.
If your lenses tear on the edge, chances are you are getting the lenses caught in the case when closing.
- Try putting the lens in the case first, and then filling the case to the point where the lens is submerged. Don't fill the case up to the top.
Of course, there is always the possibility of getting a bad batch. If you are having problems, please call the office and we will do whatever it takes to remedy the problem.
