Cleaning a contact lens case?!
Question: I am new at wearing contacts (only for a month)My eye doctor told me that I can replace the case for my lenses every 3 months and to just rinse it with warm water everyday and let it air dry. Recently, I have been doing research on how to care for them and the site said to replace the case every month and to rinse with clean solution. I am not going to say its a bad idea, but it can get really expensive because your not using the solution to clean the lens (my parents can't buy large amounts of it). My question is does it matter if I don't clean the case with solution and replace my case every 3 months like I was told to?
Answers: I am new at wearing contacts (only for a month)My eye doctor told me that I can replace the case for my lenses every 3 months and to just rinse it with warm water everyday and let it air dry. Recently, I have been doing research on how to care for them and the site said to replace the case every month and to rinse with clean solution. I am not going to say its a bad idea, but it can get really expensive because your not using the solution to clean the lens (my parents can't buy large amounts of it). My question is does it matter if I don't clean the case with solution and replace my case every 3 months like I was told to?
I've worn contacts for 5 years and have only changed my case once and I never have any problems. I rinse it out occasionally, but that is about it. I've also taken an old toothbrush and scrubbed it with soap and water and then rinsed it really really well then let it dry. So far so good!
I'm sure this isn't safe to do, but I've been wearing contacts for about 11 years now....
I have had the same case for about 2 years. About once a week, I rinse it with water and squirt it with the contact solution. I have never had any problems doing this... I can't say that YOU won't have problems doing it the way I do, but there is no way that I would replace it each month!