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About Sacramento Contact Lenses Purchasing

By Edna Booker


When selecting ordinary spectacles, personal preference is the key factor. However the kind of contact lens you choose will be determined by the diagnosis made by your optometrist. They are prescribed according to your needs. Below are some tips to help you in purchasing Sacramento contact lenses.

The lens come in different types. The rigid type is non-permeable to gases. Generally its use is limited. The other type is the soft kind. Comfort level, health condition of the patient and how clear the vision is are the guiding elements on which one to purchase. The lenses for daily wear are the popular ones. The prolonged wear one can cause damage to your eyes if retained for long periods.

People whose working hours are not well defined will be suited by prolonged wear contact lens but they should go for regular checkups. The lens are to be removed before they sleep if possible. For those using soft lenses, the disposable type though expensive is commended. They are recommended for athletes because sport activities involve rapid eye movement. Also, in case of injuries the trauma they cause to the eyes is comparatively minimal.

They should be disinfected, cleansed and also rinsed daily. The cleansing product to use differs depending on the lens type. For the soft kind, lay it in the palm, gently apply 1-2 drops of cleansing product on it and rub carefully with the middle finger until they dirt is gone. Repeat the same on the adjacent side. For the hard kind, the index finger plus the thumb are utilized in the rubbing to cleanse both sides at the same time. It will take you a minute or two to complete the process.

Rinsing is done to remove all the traces of the cleanser which can cause harm to your eyes. The hard lens are rinsed using tap water while the soft ones are rinsed using sterile bottled saline. The rinsing process follows the same steps as cleaning.

Disinfection is the process that comes after rinsing is over. Hard kind of lens is placed in storage solution for disinfection. Hydrogen peroxide, heat or chemical are used in disinfection of the soft kind. Protein removal is another important procedure to be done on the lens every week. This works to get rid of accumulated proteins from tears. This is extremely important when one is using heat as the disinfection technique as denaturation of protein deposited prior can occur.

The optometrist is to be consulted to recommend which type of care products are to be used. The products for maintenance of hard kind of these lenses are simple and offer consistency. The steps involved are simple and short. A switch to hydrogen peroxide or even heat disinfectation is acclaimed for those having sensitivity problems from use of chemical mechanism of disinfectation.

The lengthy wear ones are not to be disinfected by heat. It will damage them. A simpler alternative to hydrogen peroxide to those who deem it complex and demanding is chemical method. Colored lenses are discolored by hydrogen peroxide.




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