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5. reMovIng THe lens
Always remove the same lens first.
a. Wash, rinse, and d ry your hands thoroughly.
b. Always be sure that the lens is in the correct
position on your eye before you try to remove it
(a simple check of your vision, closing one eye
at a time, will tell you if the lens is in the correct
position). Look up and slowly pull down your
lower lid with the middle finger of your removal
hand and place your index finger on the lower
edge of the lens. Squeeze the lens lightly between
the thumb and index finger and remove it. Avoid
sticking the edges of the lens together.
c. Remove the other lens by following the same
procedure.
d. Follow the required lens care procedures
described under the heading, CARING FOR
YOUR LENSES (CLEANING, RINSING,
DISINFECTING, ENZYMING, STORAGE
AND REWETTING/LUBRICATING)
Note:
If this method of removing your lens is difficult for you, your
eye care professional will provide you with an alternate
method.
lens WearIng sCHedules
lens WearIng sCHedules
Your eye care professional may either recommend
using the Bausch & Lomb SofLens Toric (alphafilcon
A) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens 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 with no lens
wear of overnight or longer, 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)
1. basIC InsTruCTIons
For continued safe and comfortable wearing of your
lenses, it is important that you
first clean and rinse,
then disinfect
[and neutralize (for hydrogen peroxide
systems)] your lenses after each removal, using the
lens care regimen recommended by your eye care
professional.
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.
You should adhere to 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 above.
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 the Bausch & Lomb
SofLens Toric (alphafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Contact
Lens.
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 system of lens care, either
heat (thermal) or chemical (not heat) 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.
