Sacramento Contact Lenses Procuring In An Overview

By Edna Booker


Selection of regular eyeglasses does not involve many technicalities. It mostly depends on what the particular individual prefers. This is not the case when it comes to contact lenses purchase. The optometrist is the person who decides which kind of lenses will best suit your condition. Given below are some of the guidelines to use in procuring Sacramento contact lenses.

There are various kinds of these lenses. The hard type is not permeable to oxygen and therefore not recommended generally. There is a soft type too. The decision on which of these two to choose will depend on comfort, health and the clarity of vision desired. Daily wear lens are acclaimed. The extended wear ones can negatively affect the eyes if not removed for prolonged periods.

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.

The contact lens are to be cleaned, rinsed and also disinfected on a daily basis. The cleansers used for different lens type differ. For the soft ones, place it on the palm, shake cleanser gently and a drop or two on the lens. Gently rub it using the middle finger until all the dirt has been eliminated. Flip it over and repeat the same on the other side. For the hard type the rubbing is by the thumb and index finger to clean both sides simultaneously. The process takes one to two minutes.

Rinsing is for removal of the cleansing product. If traces are retained, it can damage the eyes. The hard kind is rinsed with water from the tap but bottled distilled saline is used to rinse the soft contact lenses. Follow the cleaning steps in rinsing too.

Disinfection follows rinsing. Hard or the rigid lenses are disinfected by placing them in a storage solution for specially prepared for disinfection. The soft ones require heat disinfection, use of hydrogen peroxide as a disinfectant or chemical disinfection. After from implementing these tasks, the lens require protein removal every week. This is for elimination of the proteins which have accumulated from tears. This is especially dire for those using heat as a disinfection technique as it can denature previously deposited transparent proteins.

Before purchase of the lens care products, the optometrist must be consulted too. The available care products for the hard or rigid oxygen permeable lenses are consistent and simple. There steps to be followed are short and simple too. For the soft lens users sensitive to chemical type of disinfection, a switch to either heat or hydrogen peroxide disinfection can be made.

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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