Contact lens habits you NEED to have | Optometrist Explains

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 😭

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.

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.

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

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

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 😐

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!😃

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!

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

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

Very informative and helpful! I have not been doing a lot of these things, but will now. Thank you so much for educating me.

This was so helpful,,, thank you!!! -new contacts wearer

Starting new role at Optical Clinic. This was most thorough and helpful. Thank you!!! ❤

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

It was really helpful, as i was going to start my new lenses. You saved my eye. 🤓

This helped me a lot since I started wearing contact lenses a few weeks ago. Thank you!

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

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

Thank you for this, you are a lifesaver 🙏🏽

Thank you very much for an amazing video!