help on eye contacts?

By catnes555. 04/02/10, 09:23 am

Well. I got my blue contacts a while ago. Could you maybe help me with:

Where should I store them?
How long will they last?
How many times can I use them?
How long can I put them in for?

Just to note, I have used them twice already (They arn't damaging my eyes or anything), they are in clear glass bottles (So, wondering if I shouldn't keep them in the sunlight or something). I have heard you shouldn't sleep in them, does that go for napping for a little too?

If asked I can post a picture of them.

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By Phlaming Phoenix-. 04/02/10, 10:15 am

depends on the brand etc.
Do you know what brand they are?
In terms of storage, just keep em under the sink or something. Out of the sun is a good idea. I wear every-day sort of contacts and i would assume the same sort of storage suggestions apply to coloured ones.

By vefalasiel. 08/02/10, 05:43 am

Just in your bathroom in a draw or under the sink or something is fine.

Depending on what brand they are and how often you use them it could be
anywhere from 3 months to a year.

You shouldn't wear them for more than 9 - 10 hours at a time.

Do you have a lenses case? I picked up a case for $2 so they are a good investment.

No you shouldn't sleep in them, idk about napping, I suppose that's ok.

By damian. 08/02/10, 11:11 am

re: napping.
actually it depends how long you nap for. P: if it's something like a 5min, 10min nap it's okay, but if you intend to nap for like an hour or something, take 'em off! c:

not that this ever stops me napping in them anyway... /falls asleep randomly a lot.
/slaps self. bad syn! it's bad for your eyes! take them off! /slapslap

By mystix-candy. 08/02/10, 11:15 am

I have plain contacts cuz my eyes are horrible v.v but hopefully the same things apply~

Hopefully, you got a contact lens case with them and a bottle of saline :3
remember to replace the saline every so often so you don't get conjunctivitis (it's not a good feeling ; ; very painful...)
It's better that you don't wear them for long, but if you do, then remember to bring along some eye rewetting drops~ nodnod

When I was young, I couldn't be bothered taking off my lenses so I'd nap in them. My naps were just a couple of hours but my eyes were dry after that so I recommend taking them off to sleep or nap for any duration longer than an hour~

By damian. 08/02/10, 11:20 am

mystix-candy wrote:: remember to replace the saline every so often so you don't get conjunctivitis (it's not a good feeling ; ; very painful...)

^this. it hurts like hell. /had it once. make sure you're putting the correct solution in; i remember putting in the rinsing solution to store my lenses-- end result, lenses got infected and i got conjunctivitis.
(my right eye hurt yesterday after i took my lenses off and i panicked, thinking i got it again; but my eye feels normal today so it might just be a false alarm.)

By catnes555. 08/02/10, 12:14 pm

Thanks for everyones advice!

Heres a picture of my contact lense's bottles

Spoiler:

So, for changing the solution, do you mean one a month or something?

And for the eye drops, what kind?

By damian. 08/02/10, 12:24 pm

if the glass bottles the contact lenses came in have been opened already, i recommend you get lens cases to keep them in.

change the solution every week if you don't wear them often. and change the solution every time you use the lenses. :3

By catnes555. 08/02/10, 12:30 pm

^
Oh..
Er..
I'm going to need some more solution then.
I think it will be fine in those bottles....But I'll see if I can get some cases. Just in case...
~~hehe...Just in case...~~

By damian. 08/02/10, 12:40 pm

P: you'd use less solution keeping them in the cases, fyi, unless you don't fill the glass vials up to the top. :3

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