Contact lens care during the summer

During the summer there are many trips that are made to enjoy the beaches and swimming pools. Sometimes these trips are made by train, plane or even by car. Just as you should check the condition of your vehicle before making the trip, it is necessary to carry out an eye check and take into account certain considerations if you wear contact lenses. Precisely, when traveling in summer, you should include in your hand luggage the cleaning liquids, the lens case and the contact lenses with the updated prescription. In order to avoid visual discomfort, the InterOptics optical center in Alfaz del Pi provides advice on hygiene and maintenance of contact lenses during the summer.

How to take care of the hygiene and maintenance of contact lenses in summer?

Contact lenses and lens cases are considered one of the main causes of contamination, so their hygiene and maintenance is important even in summer. Before fitting contact lenses, it is always necessary, regardless of the time of year, to carry out proper hand hygiene with soap and water. They should never be cleaned with saliva or water, but always with the liquids recommended by eye care professionals. Also, because in summer we visit more tourist places or enjoy the terraces among others in the case of make-up must first adapt the contact lenses. To remove make-up, the contact lenses must first be removed. In addition, it should be borne in mind that on no occasion should the contact lenses be worn longer, or sleep with them.
Because in summer we often go to beaches and swimming pools, it is important to take into account other tips on hygiene and maintenance. It is recommended to use disposable contact lenses because it will not be necessary to clean them after bathing,
thus preventing possible visual complications due to contamination. Another cause that can compromise the hygiene of contact lenses is swimming or bathing with them in the pool or in the sea. Precisely, in a recently published article we explained the different alternatives for swimming if you wear contact lenses. In addition to the above tips, it is necessary to bear in mind that during the summer, if you maintain inadequate hygiene habits, lipids or even proteins can be deposited on the surface of the contact lenses. Failure to follow the advice, hygiene, maintenance or wearing regimen of contact lenses during the summer may lead to visual discomfort or intolerance in their use. Other eye problems such as corneal lesions or even infections can occur if the hygiene and maintenance of contact lenses are not respected during the summer. To prevent possible complications, it is also advisable not to use contact lenses until the presence of a stye or other alterations in the eyelids subside. From the InterOptics optometry center in Alfaz del Pi we recommend taking care of contact lenses during the summer to prevent visual discomfort.

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