8
lens Wearing sCHedules
Your eye care professional may either recommend
using Lomb
PureVision
®
2 for Astigmatism
( balafilcon A )Visibility Tinted Contact Lenses as a
disposable lens or a frequent / planned replacement
lens.
Regardless of the schedule prescribed for
you, once a lens is removed at the end of the
prescribed wearing period, your eye should have
a rest period as recommended by your eye care
professional.
disPosable lens Wear
No lens care is needed. The lenses are discarded
every time they are removed from the eye. Lenses
should only be cleaned, rinsed and disinfected on an
emergency basis when replacement lenses are not
available.
freQuent / Planned rePlaCement
When removed between replacement periods, lenses
must be cleaned and disinfected before reinsertion, or
be discarded and replaced with a new lens.
Caring for your lenses
(Cleaning, rinsing, disinfeCting,
enzyming, storage and
reWetting / lubriCating)
For continued safe and comfortable wearing of your
lenses, it is important that you follow the lens care
regimen recommended by your eye care professional.
Failure to follow the lens care regimen may result
in development of serious ocular complications as
discussed in the WARNINGS section.
Cleaning and
rinsing
are necessary to remove mucus, secretions,
films, or deposits which may have accumulated
during wearing. The ideal time to clean your lenses
is immediately after removing them.
Disinfecting
is
necessary to destroy harmful germs.
If you require only vision correction, but will not or
cannot adhere to a recommended lens care regimen,
or are unable to place and remove lenses or have
someone available to place and remove them, you
should not attempt to get and wear contact lenses.
When you first get your lenses, be sure to practice
putting on your lenses and removing them while
you are in your eye care professional’s office. At
that time you will be provided with a recommended
cleaning and disinfection regimen and instructions
and warnings for lens care, handling, cleaning, and
disinfection. Your eye care professional should instruct
you about appropriate and adequate procedures
and products for your use, and provide you with a
copy of these Patient Instructions for Lomb
PureVision
®
2 for Astigmatism (balafilcon A) Visibility
Tinted Contact Lenses.
1. soaking and storing your lenses
Instructions for Use:
Use only fresh contact lens disinfecting solution each
time you soak (store) your lenses.
WARNING:
Do not reuse or “top off” old solution left in your
lens case since solution reuse reduces effective lens
disinfection and could lead to severe infection, vision
loss or blindness. “Topping-Off” is the addition of fresh
solution to solution that has been sitting in your case.
2. rub and rinse time
Instructions for Use:
Follow the complete recommended lens rubbing
and rinsing times in the labeling of your solution used
for cleaning, disinfecting and soaking your lenses to
adequately disinfect your lenses and reduce the risk of
contact lens infection.
WARNING:
• Rub and rinse your lenses for the recommended
amount of time to help prevent serious eye
infections.
• Never use water, saline solution, or rewetting drops
to disinfect your lenses. These solutions will not
disinfect your lenses. Not using the recommended
disinfectant can lead to severe infection, vision loss
or blindness.
3. lens Case Care
Instructions for Use:
• Clean contact lens cases with digital rubbing
using fresh, sterile disinfecting solutions/contact
lens cleaner. Never use water. Cleaning should be
followed by rinsing with fresh, sterile disinfecting
solutions (never use water) and wiping the lens
cases with fresh, clean tissue is recommended.
Never air-dry or recap the lens case lids after use
without any additional cleaning methods. If air
drying, be sure that no residual solution remains in
the case before allowing it to air dry.
• Replace your lens case according to the directions
given you by your eye care professional or the
labeling that came with your case.
• Contact lens cases can be a source of bacterial
growth.
WARNING:
Do not store your lenses or rinse your lens case with
water or any non-sterile solution. Only use fresh
solution so you do not contaminate your lenses or lens
case. Use of non-sterile solution can lead to severe
infection, vision loss or blindness.
