Contact lens habits you NEED to have | Optometrist Explains

Optometrist, Dr Pricilla Ho (O.D.), discusses all the good contact lens habits that you should be doing as a model contact lens wearer. Unfortunately only 1% of all contact lens wearers actually do all of these. Don’t make these common mistakes or you could be hurting your eyes!

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[jadew.]

Sometimes I find myself keeping terrible contact hygiene so I come back to these videos every now and then to scare and motivate me into being more careful 😭

[kayleigh]

I was told by my eye doctor during my last visit to thoroughly dry ur hands well after washing to avoid the tap water from getting into ur contacts. She said there’s fungus & bacteria in tap water that could cause an eye infection. But then there’s always traces of lint from the towel, so it’s always gonna be a battle no matter what lol.

[HorriblyBlandName]

I've followed nearly all of these good habits since I first got my contact lenses as a teenager because one of my biggest fears as an artist is losing my eyesight. I didn't know you were supposed to rub the lenses when you clean them though. I only rinsed them because I didn't want to accidentally tear them, but I'll start gently rubbing them now. I had a substitute teacher in high school who told the class a story about how her son fell asleep in his contacts and they got stuck to his cornea and tore it, and he had to have surgery to remove them and repair his eyes. He ended up being nearly blind in one eye. It terrified me, so I never even thought about sleeping in contacts.

[smartinez]

Didn’t realize I needed to remove contacts before taking make up off. Great tips. Good to know!

[Phialess]

Back up glasses are such a life saver! Learnt the hard way ... Love all the advice! I really have to change my contact case more often though 😐

[alcyonae]

There wasn’t a skippable or uninformative frame in this whole video. Thank you so much!

[Allisonnnnnx]

I started wearing contact lenses at 12! Terrible hygiene between 12-14. I’m 25 now and I’m very smart & careful with them. My eye health is perfect every time I go in every year!😃

[velyvely]

this randomly popped up in my feed, but im here to say IT HAPPENED TO ME and i nearly went blind! i had basically 1 week to save my eyes doing intense treatment (some sort of parasite/bacteria went in my lens, and then i mixed right and left lenses in the case and it spread to both) for 8 days i had to put these drops in every hour day and night aka setting my alarm every single waking and sleeping hour for 8 days!! i managed to save my sight but for like two years i had crazy sensitive eyes to light, and it has left little dots in my eyes that can still be seen during exams (like small holes basically) there is so many things people aren't aware of thats risking their sight whilst using lenses. please be careful, i was lucky to have a good doctor care for me

[alexsjade]

just got contacts 5 days ago. made the mistake of putting water in my case. thankfully i had a backup case so i am ok. but i realized watching this video i have not been cleaning both the lenses and case right. thankfully i found this video right when i started wearing them. thank you so much.

[kelumsamarasekara]

Today i got my contact lens .I'm very lucky to find this video .thank you ❤

[El_yea]

1. Wash your hands
2. Put lenses in before putting on make up
3. Remove lenses before taking of your make up
4. Don't shower/swim with your lenses
5. Rub and rinse your lenses
6. Use a proper contact lenses solution
7. Clean your lenses box and change it
8. Always fresh solution, no top up
9. Spare pair of glasses
10. Don't overware your lenses
11. Don't sleep with the lenses
12. Don't use lenses when you are sick
13. Pay attention to the expire date
14. Don't share your lenses
15. Test your eyes regularly

[em]

Thank you so much for this video!! I got told most (but not all) of this when I got my lenses but I just didn’t understand the purpose of it all which made it difficult to remember and actually be motivated to do. I’m thankful I understand why now and have learnt some new things too!

[RLenaers]

My contacts left me with very dry eyes last week, and i was so glad to have my backup glasses to be able to give my eyes a rest

[Sil-]

Thank you for all the informative tips! Learning the reasoning behind the why's really does make a difference!

[lenaalsaleem]

Very informative; thank you
I learned how to store my contact lens properly
This is my first time having a monthly contact lens

[grimmy_]

This is why I prefer using daily disposable lenses. Less hassle and less risks 🤓

[TheMensRoom]

Dr. Thank you. I fellow all theses. I do my best to clean mine properly. I was told by a retired optometrist that you should never fly in your contacts either. The reason is the pressurized air dries out your eyes more and it can cause redness in your eyes, and it can also make your eyes hurt. I'm sure you knew that cause you're a doctor but I didn't know that. I rotate between my glasses and my contacts. I wear monthways, so there are some time when I go a week with glasses. Just gives the eyes a break

[cpiper]

I've worn soft contacts for over 40 years and most of that was with extended wear lenses. The reason I use extended wear (like everyone else I know) is so I can sleep in them and wake up to clear vision. Never had an issue.
I prefer Acuvue Oasys as they seem to 'breathe' better. I've tried AirOptics but they didn't fit as well and would sometimes slide out of position.
When I do change over to my glasses, as I needed to do when working in a compounding lab, I followed the disinfection procedures you recommend in the video. That's just how I was taught at the very beginning of contact use. I'm surprised by some of the comments here from people who evidently didn't know or never had disinfecting procedures explained to them upon their first RX!

[davidliu]

Useful info! There’s no party like an acanthomoeba party.

[sunalt]

I actually did overhear a conversation between friends trying to buy coloured contacts when I bought mine at a convention and one said “would you wear them though when I’m not” and luckily the vendor stepped in but that could have been bad