CONTACT LENSES
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TO FIND A DROPPED LENS
  • Stay on the spot, shake clothing, step back.  Search not only the ground, but nearby objects, such as furniture.  Lenses can stick anywhere.
  • Shine a torch to locate a hard lens.  It will reflect in the beam.
  • Vacuum the area after pulling a stocking or tights over the cleaner's end so that the lens is sucked into it.
IF A LENS SLIPS AND LODGES UNDER THE EYELID
  • Don't panic.  The lens cannot slide to the back of your eye.  
  • To re-centre, stare into a mirror while turning your head away so as to bring the lens into view.  
  • Use your eyelid to push the lens very gently back into place.
  • If you fail, leave the lens overnight, if necessary, until you can consult your practitioner.
ALWAYS USE THE DISINFECTING AND STORAGE SOLUTIONS
  • Use the disinfecting and storage solutions recommended for your lenses.  Yo will invite serious infection if you keep them in water - tap water or purified water.
  • Use purified and not tap water, to dissolve soft lens cleaners that some in a tablet form.
DO NOT WEAR LENSES WHILST SWIMMING
  • Apart from the risk of the lens being washed away, the chlorine in swimming pools, and the salt in the sea, will contaminate them.
  • Do not wear lenses to the hairdressers - sitting under the drier can dry them out or they may become contaminated by the hairspray.
  • Avoid eye make-up that might get under the lenses - such as a powder shadow, kohl liner or fibrous mascara.
  • Remove lenses before applying eye drops or ointments.
INSURE YOUR LENSES AGAINST LOSS
  • Ask your contact lens practitioner about replacement schemes.
  • To keep spectacles as a stand-by, wear them a little each day.