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Contact Lens Patient Instruction Review
HANDLING THE LENSES (soft)
Develop the habit of working with the RIGHT lens first to avoid
interchanging your lenses.
Remove the lens from its storage case and examine it to be sure that it is
moist, clean and free of any nicks or tears.
Before placement on your eye, check to see that the lens is not inside out.
This can be done by gently compressing the lens between the thumb and
index finger. If the edges are erect and point lightly inward when you bend
the lens, it is in the correct position (see FIGURE 1).
interchanging your lenses.
Remove the lens from its storage case and examine it to be sure that it is
moist, clean and free of any nicks or tears.
Before placement on your eye, check to see that the lens is not inside out.
This can be done by gently compressing the lens between the thumb and
index finger. If the edges are erect and point lightly inward when you bend
the lens, it is in the correct position (see FIGURE 1).
FIGURE 1
If the edges turn outward, folding back on the fingers, it is inside out (see
FIGURE 2) and must be reversed.
FIGURE 2) and must be reversed.
After gaining handling experience with our lenses, you should be able to
determine whether the lens is inside out by simply placing it on the tip of your
index finger and checking its profile. The lens should assume an erect,
bowl-like shape (see FIGURE 3).
determine whether the lens is inside out by simply placing it on the tip of your
index finger and checking its profile. The lens should assume an erect,
bowl-like shape (see FIGURE 3).
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 2
If it appears to have a 'lip' formed by the edges pointing outward, it is
inside-out and must be reversed (see FIGURE 4).
inside-out and must be reversed (see FIGURE 4).
FIGURE 4
