If you decide to buy contact lenses, then you need to contact an ophthalmologist, as a rule, in shops where contact lenses are sold, there are their own ophthalmologists. In properly selected lenses, the eyes should not be sick and feel uncomfortable. It's not that easy to pick up lenses. They should be comfortable, mobile and do not block access to the tear fluid.
But before you go for a choice of lenses in the store, you should answer yourself the following questions.
1. How often do you plan to wear lenses?
There are lenses with a long period of wearing (for soft lenses - up to a year, for hard lenses - up to several years), planned replacement (from one to several months), frequent scheduled replacement (from one day to crescent), flexible mode of wearing (for several days can not be rented for the night or for a month).
Do you plan to wear lenses every day or on special days, full-time or part-time?
2. Will you take care of the lenses daily?
In order to avoid any problems with the eyes, you need to clean and disinfect contact lenses daily. If for some reason you can not do this, it is better to purchase daily disposable lenses. Such lenses do not require care, they simply need to be discarded after use and the next day they should wear a new pair.
3. Do I need to wear contact lenses at night?
The fact is that not every person can use "night" lenses. They are not considered safe for the eyes, and it is recommended that they be removed at night if possible. But if you still need such lenses, then the oculist will be able to choose the safest for your eyes.
4. Do you want to change the color of your eyes?
There are colored contact lenses that can simply give a shade to your eyes, completely change the color of your eyes or change the appearance of your eyes.
5. Do you wear bifocals?
For those who need bifocals, developed multifocal contact lenses and monovision lenses. Such lenses allow you to see well both in the distance and near.
6. Do you have any allergies, do you have dry eyes?
Some people who are allergic or dry in the eyes, can not wear contact lenses at all. Find out this will help you only an ophthalmologist.
7. What kind of lifestyle do you lead?
If you often travel during the day, then you will get lenses that do not need to be taken at night. Since when you sit in place for a long time in a vehicle or car, you start to blink less, and the eyes dry, and the "night" lenses have a moisturizing effect. Such lenses do not require careful care. And if you spend a lot of time at the computer, then you need lenses that perfectly pass oxygen and moisturize the eyes.
When you answer all these questions, when you come to an ophthalmologist, you can clearly tell what contact lenses you want. The doctor's task is to pick up the lenses for your vision and your wishes.
How to wear contact lenses?
Some people do not understand that it is difficult to wear contact lenses. He took the allotment and went. But it's not so simple! The fact is that if you do not follow the basic rules of hygiene contact lenses, you can at best deteriorate your eyesight.
Let's list some rules:
- contact lenses should be selected by an ophthalmologist based on the diagnostic results;
- To buy contact lenses it is necessary only in specialized shops;
- Before you start wearing contact lenses, you need to read the instructions;
- once a year you need to undergo an examination from the oculist;
- clean and well-washed lenses should be worn with clean hands and in a clean room;
- If the lens has changed color or damaged, it must be replaced immediately;
- If a foreign body gets into the eye, immediately remove the lens to avoid damage to the eyes;
- You need to remove the lens in front of the sauna, swimming, hot tub and in contact with irritating vapors and gases;
- First you need to wear a lens, and then already use creams, lotions, cosmetics;
- If during the wearing of lenses you have dry eyes, then you need to drip moisturizing drops, permissible for use with your contact lenses.
In no event is it possible:
- sleep in unintended lenses;
- wear lenses longer than the prescribed time;
- use the same lens solution or expired solution several times;
- store contact lenses in unintended solutions;
- keep the lenses in the container if they are not completely coated with the solution;
- to take lenses with nails or hard objects;
- wear disposable lenses several times;
- wear lenses during colds, ARVI, flu or seasonal allergies.
We hope that our article on how to properly choose and wear contact lenses will help you make the right choice!