If you are a contact lens user, it is important to remember the following directives.

Always wash your hands with soap before handling contact lenses or before touching your eyes.

Wear contact lenses as prescribed by your eye doctor, and only for the recommended duration. Do not sleep with contact lenses in your eyes

Clean and disinfect contact lenses as prescribed. Clean your contact lens case after each use with either sterile solution or hot tap water and let air dry.

Some eye drops are not safe for contact lens wearers; always check with your doctor before using OTC medication also.

If you develop an eye irritation, remove your contact lenses and discontinue use until your eye doctor says you can.

Wear your contact lenses before applying makeup to avoid contaminating the lenses. Reverse the order when taking them off: remove your contact lenses and then remove makeup.

Daily or fortnightly disposable lenses are preferred over regular wear lenses as they minimise the risk of infections & allergy to protein deposits.