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4. Water aCtiVity
Instructions for Use:
Do not expose your contact lenses to water while you
are wearing them.
WARNING:
Water can harbor microorganisms that can lead to
severe infection, vision loss or blindness. If your lenses
have been submersed in water when swimming in
pools, lakes or oceans, you should discard them and
replace them with a new pair. Ask your eye care
practitioner (professional) for recommendations about
wearing your lenses during any activity involving water.
5. disCard date on solution bottle
Instructions for Use:
Discard any remaining solution after the
recommended time period indicated on the bottle of
solution used for disinfecting and soaking your contact
lenses.
WARNING:
Using your solution beyond the discard date could
result in contamination of the solution and can lead to
severe infection, vision loss or blindness.
6. basiC instruCtions
For safe contact lens wear, you should know and
always practice your lens care routine:
• Always wash, rinse, and dry hands before handling
contact lenses.
• Always use
fresh unexpired
lens care solutions.
• Use the recommended chemical (not heat) lens
care system and carefully follow instructions on
solution labeling. Different solutions cannot always
be used together, and not all solutions are safe
for use with all lenses.
Do not alternate or mix
lens care systems unless indicated on solution
labeling.
• Always remove, clean, rinse, enzyme and
disinfect your lenses according to the schedule
prescribed by your eye care professional. The use
of an enzyme or any cleaning solution does not
substitute for disinfection.
• Do not use saliva or anything other than the
recommended solutions for lubricating or
rewetting your lenses. Do not put lenses in your
mouth.
• Lenses prescribed in a frequent replacement
program should be thrown away after the
expiration of the wearing period prescribed by
your eye care professional.
• Never rinse your lenses in water from the tap.
There are two reasons for this:
a. Tap water contains many impurities that can
contaminate or damage your lenses and may
lead to eye infection or injury.
b. You might lose the lens down the drain.
•
Clean
one lens first (always the same lens first
to avoid mix-ups),
rinse
the lens thoroughly with
recommended saline or disinfecting solution to
remove the cleaning solution, mucus, and film from
the lens surface. Follow the instructions provided
in the cleaning solution labeling. Put that lens into
the correct chamber of the lens storage case. Then
repeat the procedure for the second lens.
• After cleaning, and rinsing,
disinfect
lenses
using the system recommended by your eye care
professional. Follow the instructions provided in the
disinfection solution labeling.
• To store lenses, disinfect and leave them in the
closed/unopened case until ready to wear. If lenses
are not to be used immediately after disinfection,
you should consult the labeling of the storage
solution for information on lens storage.
• Your eye care professional may recommend
a lubricating/rewetting solution for your use.
Lubricating/Rewetting
solutions can be used to
wet (lubricate) your lenses while you are wearing
them to make them more comfortable.
7. CHemiCal (not Heat) disinfeCtion
• Clean the contact lenses with the cleaning solution
recommended by your eye care professional and
thoroughly rinse them with the recommended
rinsing solution.
•
After cleaning
, and rinsing, to disinfect,
carefully follow the instructions accompanying
the disinfecting solution in the care regimen
recommended by your eye care professional.
• When using hydrogen peroxide lens care systems,
lenses
must be neutralized
before wearing.
Follow the recommendations on the hydrogen
peroxide system labeling.
• Thoroughly rinse lenses with a fresh solution
recommended for rinsing before inserting
and wearing, or follow the instructions on the
disinfection solution labeling.
•
Do not heat the disinfection solution and
lenses.
• Leave the lenses in the closed storage case until
ready to put on your eyes.
•
Caution:
Lenses that are chemically disinfected
may absorb ingredients from the disinfecting
solution which may be irritating to your eyes. A
thorough rinse in fresh sterile saline solution prior to
placement on your eye should reduce the potential
for irritation.
8. lens dePosits and use of
enzymatiC Cleaning ProCedure
Enzyme cleaning may be recommended by your
eye care professional. Enzyme cleaning removes
protein deposits on the lens. These deposits cannot
be removed with regular cleaners. Removing protein
deposits is important for the well-being of your lenses
and eyes. If these deposits are not removed, they can
damage the lenses and cause irritation.
Enzyme cleaning does NOT replace routine cleaning
and disinfecting. For enzyme cleaning, you should
carefully follow the instructions in the enzymatic
cleaning labeling.
