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By Edna Booker


When selecting ordinary spectacles, personal preference is the key factor. However the kind of contact lens you choose will be determined by the diagnosis made by your optometrist. They are prescribed according to your needs. Below are some tips to help you in purchasing Sacramento contact lenses.

The main type of contact lens are the hard and soft ones. The hard ones are not prescribed most of the times. How comfortable you are to use a particular kind, the health condition you have the provided clarity in vision are the main factors to consider in choosing the kind most suitable to you. Day to day wear are recommended. Damage to your eyes can occur with the extended periods wear type.

Those whose working hours are not well defined should go for the extended wear one but make sure they go for checkups periodically. They should also not sleep with them if possible. For the soft kind, try to get the disposable ones. However, their prices are usually high. Athletes should use the soft kind as their profession involves rapid eye motion. If injury does occur, the resulting trauma to the eye by the lenses is insignificant.

They should be disinfected, cleansed and also rinsed daily. The cleansing product to use differs depending on the lens type. For the soft kind, lay it in the palm, gently apply 1-2 drops of cleansing product on it and rub carefully with the middle finger until they dirt is gone. Repeat the same on the adjacent side. For the hard kind, the index finger plus the thumb are utilized in the rubbing to cleanse both sides at the same time. It will take you a minute or two to complete the process.

After the cleaning follows rinsing. All the cleanser has to be rinsed off because the damages it can cause to the eye can be detrimental. Tap water can be used for the hard lens but the soft kind only sterile saline is to be used. The steps to follow are similar to those employed to clean it.

Disinfection is the process that comes after rinsing is over. Hard kind of lens is placed in storage solution for disinfection. Hydrogen peroxide, heat or chemical are used in disinfection of the soft kind. Protein removal is another important procedure to be done on the lens every week. This works to get rid of accumulated proteins from tears. This is extremely important when one is using heat as the disinfection technique as denaturation of protein deposited prior can occur.

The optometrist is to be consulted to recommend which type of care products are to be used. The products for maintenance of hard kind of these lenses are simple and offer consistency. The steps involved are simple and short. A switch to hydrogen peroxide or even heat disinfectation is acclaimed for those having sensitivity problems from use of chemical mechanism of disinfectation.

The prolonged wear kind of lens is susceptible to heat. If hydrogen peroxide method of disinfection seems complex and difficult for you, you may find the chemical one simpler. To note is that hydrogen peroxide cause discoloration to colored lenses.




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