Johnson & Johnson Vision ACUVUE 2, Instruction Manual

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Adverse reactions
Be aware that the following problems may occur when wearing
contact lenses:
• Your eyes may burn, sting and/or itch.
• There may be less comfort than when the lens was first
placed on the eye.
T here may be a feeling of something in your eye.
• There may be the potential for some temporary harm due to
peripheral infiltrates, peripheral corneal ulcers and corneal
erosion. There may be the potential for other physiological
observations, such as local or generalised oedema, corneal
neovascularisation, corneal staining, injection, tarsal
abnormalities, iritis and conjunctivitis, some of which are clinically
acceptable in low amounts.
• There may be excessive watering, unusual eye secretions or
redness of your eye.
• Poor vision, blurred vision, rainbows or halos around objects,
sensitivity to light (photophobia) or symptoms of eye dryness
may also occur if your lenses are worn continuously or for too
long a time.
During therapeutic use of ACUVUE OASYS® Brand Contact Lenses
with HYDRACLEAR® PLUS, an adverse effect may be due to the
original disease or injury may be due to the effects of wearing
a contact lens. There is a possibility that the existing disease or
condition might become worse when a soft contact lens for
therapeutic use is used to treat an already diseased injured eye.
To avoid serious eye damage, you should contact your Eye Care
Professional IMMEDIATELY if there is an increase in symptoms
while wearing the lens.
If any of the above symptoms occur, a serious eye condition such
as infection, corneal ulcer, neovascularisation or iritis may be
present. You should immediately be seen by your Eye Care
Professional,so that the problem can be identified and treated, if
necessary, in order to avoid serious eye damage.
Recognising problems and what to do
You should conduct a simple self-examination at least once a day.
Ask yourself:
1. How do the lenses feel on my eyes?
2. How do my eyes look?
3. Do I continue to see well?
It is recommended that you see your Eye Care Professional
routinely as directed.
DO NOT expose contact lenses to water during swimming,
other water sports or bathing as this could increase the risk of
serious eye infection from microorganisms which could lead to
vision loss. If lenses have been submersed in water, the patient
should discard and replace them with a new pair. The Eye
Care Professional should be consulted for recommendations
regarding wearing lenses during any activity involving water.
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.
Discard any remaining solution after the recommended time
period indicated on the bottle of multi-purpose solution used
for disinfecting and soaking your contact lenses. The discard
date refers to the time you can safely use the contact lens care
product after the bottle has been opened. It is not the same as
the expiration date, which is the last date that the product is still
effective before it is opened.
Using multi-purpose solution beyond the discard date could
result in contamination of the solution and can lead to severe
infection, vision loss, or blindness. To avoid contamination, DO
NOT touch the tip of the container to any surface. Replace cap
after using. DO NOT transfer to other bottles or containers.
Do not store your lenses or rinse your lens case with water or
any non-sterile solution. Only use fresh multi-purpose 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.
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