Eye
care for
contact lens users:Recent research has proven that bad hygiene among contact lens users and bad practice in lens management is one of the common causes for eye infection which could threaten sight by causing corneal scarring.Few pointers provided in the original article for quick review are:
Regular cleaning of contact lens cases,Replacing lens
cases regularly,Good hygiene with respect to bottle caps,Keeping bottles and lens cases in clean and closed surroundings,Hand washing and complete
rinsing of hands,Good rinsing of lens, and To use only solutions provided and not to add distilled water or any other substance for lens cleaning solution in contact lens cases.Research has shown that fusarium, a type of fungus can adhere to the cases which are made of plastic due to formation of a polymer, hence regular change of solution and lens cases at appropriate intervals can reduce the occurence of contact lens related infections.
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