Contact Lens Cases

Using the appropriate, tightly sealed, contact lens cases for your lenses is an essential part of properly caring for your contact lenses. It is impossible to care correctly and clean your contact lenses if the very place used to store them is ineffective at maintaining the lenses properly.

Contact lens cases that do not seal tightly can give rise to several problems, the most important of which is being susceptible to contamination. Any ingression by bacteria, tap water deposits, or other foreign bodies can lead to contamination and subsequent eye irritation or infection.

In addition, contact lens cases with improperly fitting contact lens caps can cause leakage the disinfecting solution to leak, leaving your contact lenses without the moisture they need to prevent them drying out, and potentially causing stains on other belongings.

There are a huge range of lens cases to choose from. Most opticians suggest using lens cases with screw caps or snap caps to ensure the case stays closed.

The following are a few hints for correct use of contact lens cases.

Before placing your lenses in the lens case, be sure that the lens case is clean and filled with new clean disinfecting or storage solution. Regardless of how often or thoroughly you clean your lenses, they will never be completely clean if stored in unclean lens cases.

Avoid getting tap water in or on contact lens cases, since tap water can carry microorganisms which can lead to eye infections. Although typical cleaning solutions kill these microorganisms, they don't always kill its cysts.

Follow the manufacturer's recommended procedure when cleaning contact lens cases.

When cleaning lens cases with tap water, ensure that the water used is hot and then carefully dry out the container before using it again or storing it.

Replace contact lens cases frequently. Lens cases are inexpensive, but are an important part of reducing the risk of eye infection and irritation to a minimum. Most manufacturers recommend changing contact lens cases every 1-3 months.

There is a great variety of contact lens cases on the market nowadays and you can have a lot of fun choosing the lens case that's right for you and also right for your contact lenses.