Can i Put my contact lenses in water?!
Question: i just ran out tonight so i just put them in water about 30 min ago. is this a no-no? do i need to do anything to the water to make it bacteria-free? i just opened my last package of lenses this morning, so i really need to use them, and cant throw them away.
Answers: i just ran out tonight so i just put them in water about 30 min ago. is this a no-no? do i need to do anything to the water to make it bacteria-free? i just opened my last package of lenses this morning, so i really need to use them, and cant throw them away.
I think it's a no no to put your contacts in water..
but if you are going to put in the water, maybe i would prefer a distilled water... because distilled water is bacteria free, sterilized and it has no impurities...
we know very well that contacts absorb everything they get in contact with so when it gets in contact with chlorinated water, it will absorb the chlorine in it..
by the way, next time you should always have an emergency solution everytime..
but i guess its fine because you just placed it in water once...
you can still use it.. but i guess it will have a shorter lifespan.. i mean it will expire earlier...
but for now, it will still perform good... =]
it probably isn't a good idea but call your eye Doctor b/c different contacts do different things.
it's a no-no. Water can carry water-borne bacteria/fungi that can cause serious eye infections. In fact, when the Bausch & Lomb contact cleaner was recalled a couple years ago for causing eye infections... those were eye infections from a fungus that probably came from water contamination, not necessarily from the contact cleaner itself.
Placing contacts in water is bad because water contains bacteria and fungii that the lenses will absorb.
My friend stayed at my house and forgot her solution so she placed them in water for about an hour until we could purchase more. (I did not wear contacts yet so I could not offer her any). The contacts were fine and she was able to wear them the next day.
You should really just take a trip to the store and buy some solution.
in such circumstansces a boild and cooled water may be used with all care
It's ok to use purified water in an absolute emergency. Don't ever use just plain tap water; it has way too much bacteria in it, and could cause you to get a nasty eye infection.
Purified water can be used for a short period of time, but keep in mind water has no cleaning abilities, so you should really get some solution as soon as possible, and clean them well before you wear them again.
NO!
u really should not be using the contact lens once they are in water. the only way to clean and disinfect ur contacts is by using a Multi-Purpose Solution (ALCON"s Optifree and etc) or also from a hydrogen peroxide system.
the reason be it is that water contains many micro-organisms which can harm ur eye. Acanthemba which is a protozoa and it s usually found in watercan cause serious complications and infections to the eye and if left untreated, it will lead to blindness and also enucleation (removal of the whole eye ball).
psuedomonas which is another bacteria which lives in water as well. this bacteria is known to rupture the whole cornea within 24hrs and it s very resistant to antibiotics.
so as a word of precaution is dun wear the contacts
ack! Under no circumstances should anyone ever put their contact lenses in water! Contact lenses, even colored ones, are medical devices. They should only be treated with sterile saline solution or cleansing/disinfection/storing solutions.
Contact lenses absorb liquids they come into contact with, which is why I recommend to all my patients against swimming or showering with contact lenses on.