As Internet Glases Company regulars know, we are not just internet spex suppliers, we also all work part time in practice. This gives us the opportunity to see real patients face to face, and keep up with the word on the street! Obviously we deal with contact lens patients too, and as the fun festive season approaches we have some food for thought for all you lens wearing party people out there!
It’s easy to get carried away as the festive spirit flows, and extend partying into the small hours and even, dare we say it, not go home at all if the party mood takes you! Now this is all very well, but the morning after the night before can be even more agonizing if along with your raging headache and sense of shame you’ve had a contact lens mishap. Patients have reported drinking their contacts, putting both in the same eye, sleeping in them, storing them in everything from beer to fruit juice – the list is as endless as it is terrifying!
Contact lens solutions are designed to fulfil several functions – they clean and sterilise the lenses after wear, lubricate them for all day wear, and maintain the correct hydration. While beer has many good points, it cannot be said to be at all effective in any of the above vital needs of a contact lens. Storing the lens in any liquid other than the prescribed solution can damage the lens can cause eye problems. Even water can be dangerous – it contains some nasty bugs that can attach themselves to the lens and cause permanent damage to the cornea.
So try and think ahead as you plan the big night out. Slip your contact lens case into your pocket, ready filled with solution, even if you’re not planning to stay out. Remove lenses before you become too incapacitated to cope! Get yourself some specs for nights out if you don’t trust yourself with lenses – we can supply something groovy and trendy that won’t eat into the Xmas budget too much. A little thinking ahead could save you time, money, and even your sight……
