How do you "rub" your contacts?!


Question: im 13 and i just got my first pair of contacts ever and i was wondering how do you "rub" your contacts

i use opti-free solution and it says no- rub bbut im not sure


so plese help me


Answers: im 13 and i just got my first pair of contacts ever and i was wondering how do you "rub" your contacts

i use opti-free solution and it says no- rub bbut im not sure


so plese help me

Very good question...! Many doctors think the NO RUB philosophy is a bit too good to be true, and still recommend rubbing CL's even when supposedly using no-rub formulas. Rubbing has been a practice for many years, and the no-rub solutions and philosophy are fairly new.

A lot depends on the individual and how much protein and gunk that your individual eyes produce. If you tend to get blurry contacts at the end of the day, with no pain or discomfort, you might have a protein build-up problem and should consider rubbing.

A lot of the newer lenses are made of silicone hydrogel (which goes by different brand names), which is a great material, for besides absorbing much less water from the eye's tear film, it is much more resistant to absorbing and letting proteins from the eye stick to its surface. A good silicone hydrogel CL, combined with a good multi-purpose no-rub formula solution, might indeed, for many people, be a true no-rub situation.

For older lens materials, or for individuals with protein build up issues, rubbing might be a better idea. I wear silicone hydrogel lenses, and don't have much of a protein issue with my eyes, but I am a fanatic about good vision through clear lenses, so I rub every night anyway.

But you should never use a tissue or any other sort of material--only use your clean fingers. Other materials may have chemicals or lint that could stick or be adsorbed into the lens.

How to actually rub has many camps. Some so do not use a circular motion, as it can damage the lens, make it weaker or even tear it. For older lens material that aren't as robust, or very thin materials with more water content, this may be true, and it might be better to rub in a more back and forth motion.

Silicone hydrogel is much stronger and usually thicker than a lot of other materials, so it can often be rubbed in a circular motion, or with more vigorous motions, with little effect on the lenses.

Also, hydrogen peroxide solutions (such as Clear Care) are a little bit more aggressive with proteins, and are much more of a true no-rub situation. But they require different care and use than most no-rub solutions (you can never use or get the virgin solution in your eyes! It must be allowed to deactivate for 6 or more hours).

Really, how to care for your lenses, and what is best for you and your lenses in combination with your solution, are questions for your doctor. Remember that you are paying them, and so their advice is not merely an option--it is something your should go out of your way to get. You did pay for it after all...!

Put one contact in the palm of your hand, squirt some solution on it, be careful not to drop it..take your pointer finger from your other hand and just rub gently in a circular motion. dont do it to hard or it will rip.

you use a damp kleenex and rub it gently

Do NOT rub them in a circle...you will rip them.

You want to rub them back and forth.

The " No Rub " solution has been tested for a long time...and it is meant to be used as " NO Rub "

Your lenses will be cleaner by just putting them into the solution without rubbing them at all.

Anything that needs to be cleaned off is on the surface of the lens, and the enzymes in that solution willl take them all off very effectively.

By rubbing your lenses, you are pushing any debris on there right into the matrix of the lens, making it harder to actually clean.

if you read the box of the solution even if it says no rub it actually tells u 2 rub i knw its wierd and every eye doctor i went to suggest rubbing so rub away . Also rub in a vertical horizontal motion not in a circular motion . good luck!

just place it on the hand and gently rub it. One side for about 30sec. For both side of the lenses.





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