Cleanliness is of the upmost importance when handling contact lenses. Always make sure your hands are thoroughly washed and rinsed before you put your contact lenses in. Take care in rinsing your hands thoroughly, making sure that there is no soap residue left on your hands or under your fingernails. The use of alkaline-free soap is recommended.

Avoid excessive rubbing of the eyes.

Adhere strictly to the instructions regarding the period that the lenses can be worn, however comfortable they may feel. If the recommended period is exceeded, this can lead to inflammation and could make later lens wearing difficult.

Always keep the lenses in their specially prescribed solution.

Under no circumstances should you change the prescribed solution for your lenses. These products contain additives which you might not tolerate. Negative symptoms (burning sensation, red eyes etc.) can appear after several days, weeks or even months. Also, certain lenses only tolerate certain solutions. Products that are not expressly recommended by us can damage the lenses and make them unusable (e.g. discolouration etc.). For soft lenses never use products intended for hard lenses.

Always remove the lenses in the evening, unless you have lenses that can be worn day and night.

Never use eye-drops while wearing soft lenses, unless the instructions expressly state they may be used with soft lenses. If you have hard lenses, this does not apply.

Apply make-up after you have put your lenses in.

A lens that has dried-out can be saved by putting it carefully back into solution in the lens-case and leaving it to soak. After one hour, check that the lens shows no cracks or defects. Never re-use a defective lens.

Contact lenses can be worn while swimming, without problems, provided you do not open your eyes under water. If you want to keep your eyes open under water, use swim goggles. You do not have to removes your lenses when taking a shower.

Contact lenses can be worn in saunas and Turkish baths.

Contact lens wear is compatable with many sporting activities.

Always carry a lens case with you; with fresh lens-solution. It is also a good idea to keep a reserve lens-case at your workplace.

The lens case should be cleaned (rinsed in hot water) every day. A dirty lens case can lead to discolouration and/or fungi growth on the lens, which cannot be removed and can lead to inflamation.

Hair-spray and other sprays (deodorant, perfume, air-fresheners etc.) can damage lenses. It is recommended you close your eyes while using sprays to avoid any contact with the lenses.

Do not use hard objects (for example eyebrow pluckers) to take the lenses out of the lens-case.

Contact lenses can be rinsed with demineralised water. Normal tap water damages lenses and leaves limescale on the surface of the lens.

You should always wear your contact lenses when you have a doctors appointment; ideally towards the end of the maximum permitted wearing time. Otherwise, at least try to put lenses in right before the visit.

One is considerably more sensitive to light when wearing lenses. Persons wearing hard or semi-soft lenses are more sensitive than those wearing soft lenses. Sunglasses can help.